The Israeli army, with full backing by their political class and much of their population, has killed over 100,000 captive civilians in the open air concentration camp in Gaza. They killed most of their own people on October 7th, 2023, through the indiscriminate bombing of everything that moved when it was realized that Hamas had invaded. They are now in the process of killing tens of thousands of civilians in Lebanon, and show no sign of stopping. And Lebanon appears not to be able to retaliate in any significant way. Over the next few months, we’ll see news stories of ancient structures in Lebanon totally destroyed by the IDF as they draw out their bombing campaign. I was wrong about the region’s ability to retaliate, which seems to prove that Israel has no real enemies in the Middle East. They themselves are the implacable enemy of everyone within range. Assassinations will continue, bombings will continue, US weapons and money will continue to flow, as Israel racks up a body count that closes in on half a million innocent dead. They kill for the sake of killing, its an end unto itself for them. It seems almost too late for the region to respond now, even though a single severe retaliatory strike after every Israeli bombing campaign might have deterred Israel from continuing its spree. Escalation in order to achieve de-escalation should have been the strategy from Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria. They appear to believe that if they do nothing, Israel will stop. Do they regret their decision not to inflict a severe blow, knowing what they know now?
This is Beirut this morning
Imagine how we would react if Lebanon did this to Tel Aviv pic.twitter.com/TYp6fe0D5b
— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) October 4, 2024
