Earlier today, genocidal Israeli forces dressed as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital in the occupied West Bank (NOT Gaza), killing three Palestinians including a patient. Imagine for a moment that it was Hamas members that stormed an Israeli hospital disguised as doctors, nurses, patients and civilian women, and executed three Israelis. Imagine the headlines, the breathless coverage, the framing of these Israelis as innocent victims under attack by an enemy with no sense of morality or respect for the rules of engagement. Now understand that none of that will take place in this case, because the victims are Palestinian.
The Palestinian Health Ministry in the West Bank said the Israeli soldiers opened fire inside the wards of the Ibn Sina Hospital in the West Bank town of Jenin. Now I’m no expert on war crimes, despite the endless number of them occurring in plain view over the past several months, but I would think that disguising yourself as a member of the local population and storming a hospital to kill patients would qualify as criminal.
Speaking of criminal, this video from CNN does an excellent job of illustrating how easily the Israeli soldiers lie, even when on camera, even when all evidence proves that they’re being dishonest. The video features the IDF destroying a cemetery in Gaza, claiming they had no choice because of Hamas tunnels located underneath it. CNN then asks to see these elusive tunnels, but the Israeli forces say no. Of course, when the IDF does provide drone footage it directly contradicts their claims. Their claims would be remarkably audacious if we weren’t talking about war crimes.
One last war crime to mention, if you recall a few days ago we saw footage of a Palestinian man gunned down in Gaza while walking in a group of people waving a white flag. The Israeli military has now announced that they will review the shooting, saying video footage of the murder “raised concerns of possible wrongdoing by soldiers.” I’ll spoil the ending for you, not one Israeli soldier will be held accountable or punished for this crime. It’s always the same story.
Separately, but related, the genocidal prime minister Benny Netanyahu ruled out any possibility of a military withdrawal from Gaza or the release of thousands of jailed militants, which were the two main demands of Hamas for any potential ceasefire. So we’re back where we started; every day a new war crime to be defended by western leaders and rationalized by western media with no end in sight.
Side Items
Imran Khan to the Big House: A Pakistani court convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan of revealing official secrets earlier today and punished him with a 10 year prison sentence. Khan, who was pushed out of office in a no-confidence vote back in 2022, is already serving a three-year prison term, with more than 150 other cases still pending against him. His supporters say that these cases are simply meant to sideline the imprisoned politician as the country preps for parliamentary elections in a few days
Lost Tribe of Indian Israelis: This fascinating article tells the story of a small community in northeast India that is trying to relocate to Israel, where they claim their roots lie. Seems like everyone’s roots trace back to Palestine except the Palestinians…interesting