Born of colonialism: Israel is a true child of Western civilization and value system

The White House always says: We have to give Israel time. It is too early to judge. If something bad happens, Israel itself must investigate and respond.

Giving time to a murderer is a horrible thing to do.

A burnt body of a boy or a girl was pulled out of the rubble. It's still burning. This is a story that has been repeated many times in Gaza and Palestine. This could be the "Great Holocaust" that Israeli Deputy Minister of War Matan Vilnai promised for Gaza in 2008.

In another scene, an emaciated donkey limps in the sand trying to pull a Gazan family's cart. He looked hungry, thirsty, open like children. After all, Gaza's donkeys remember places better than most Western leaders.

This time, of course, the donkey's load was light. Maybe because the owner lost his wife or child. The same family moved from one "safe" zone back to another "safe" zone designated by Israel. "Safe zones" were only promises, but in reality they are killing fields.

The four-legged creature walked reluctantly. Even the donkey understood what Joe Biden had yet to understand: There is no safe place in Gaza.

Of course, the hungry donkey had more feelings than Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Rishi Sunak, Justin Trudeau and Olaf Scholz. Because he is not a donkey brought up according to the "values" of Western civilization.

He doesn't build a 2,000 pound bomb and drop it on the most populated area of ​​the planet like Camp Jabalia. He doesn't have the brains to create a slaughter factory for Israel through artificial intelligence.  

Most importantly, Donkey does not aspire to Western racism towards non-white cultures. US officials usually do not hesitate to denounce the killing of an Israeli. But in response to a question about the Israeli massacre in Rafah, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller justified the burning of children.

John Kirby at the White House "How many more burnt bodies do you need to see?" He was upset with the reporter who asked. The White House always says, "We have to give Israel time. It's too early to pass judgment. If something bad happens, Israel has to investigate and respond . "

Biden and Western leaders say about Rafah: "Israel has not yet crossed the red line." Israel has yet to cross Biden's red line, despite Israeli tanks reaching central Rafah, forcing UNRWA and the World Food Center (WKC) to halt food operations in Gaza, and piles of charred bodies of Palestinian civilians. Of course, Israel has investigated previous deaths, such as the killing of WCK staff, and said it was not intentional.

Israeli Army Chief of Staff Hertz Holloway described it as a "huge mistake". Netanyahu described the latest massacre in Rafah in similar language, calling it simply a "tragedy."

A spokesman for the Israeli army explained the number of journalists killed, around 140, and described the deaths and injuries of more than 100,000 Palestinian civilians as accidental casualties. Because "all possible urgent measures were used to reduce the harm to civilians", he said.

In the past 7 months, Israel has claimed to have killed more than 225 aid workers "by mistake". In addition, more than 700 medical workers were killed, and hundreds of people died of hunger while waiting for food trucks in the Gaza Strip.

In all of these cases, Israel has denied responsibility and blamed the victims for their own deaths.

In addition to supplying Israel with powerful bombs to kill people, the West is sending food to the people of Gaza to ease global pressure.  

As a result, it should be known that Gaza has not only become a graveyard for hungry children, but also a graveyard for the values ​​of Western civilization.

Source: Kanj, Jamal. 2024. Gaza: The Donkey and the Fate of Western Civilization. Counterpunch.