Hi Mark,
I place no blame on Hamas for the current situation. For decades, the U.S.
and Israel have kept the people of Gaza in what can only be described as
the largest outdoor prison and concentration camp in world history. This
reality is well-documented by Jewish scholars like Norman Finkelstein and
Israeli scholar Ilan Pappé.
Like Nat Turner Hamas members can be viewed as freedom fighters of the
first order. .
It was known to Israel that Hamas was preparing for the October 7 attack
for a significant period—possibly weeks or even months—before the actual
event. The IDF was ordered to stand down by military leaders with the full
consent of Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. It seems that Israel sought a
precipitating event to trigger violence, aiming toward the total ethnic
cleansing of the Palestinian people from their historic homeland.
Based on historical records that predate its establishment in 1948, Israel
and its Zionist leadership have always planned to expel the Palestinian
people through violence and military force. The Israelis routinely
dehumanize the Palestinian people, similarly to how Europeans characterized
Native Americans, providing justification for land theft and atrocities
(Settler Colonialism).
This is not a conflict between two equal parties. It is Israel, supported
by substantial military and financial aid from the U.S. (billions of
dollars every year), engaged in a systematic slaughter of the Palestinian
people.
Israel possesses one of the most powerful militaries in the world, with a
functioning army, navy, air force, and nuclear weapons. In contrast,
Palestine has no army, no navy, no air force, and no nuclear weapons.
The Palestinians survive through their resourcefulness, while Israel relies
on military strength supplied by the U.S. This situation transcends
the classic narrative of David versus Goliath.
Avram “Eliminate the state of Israel now." — Finkelstein
On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM Aram James
wrote:
> The ongoing genocide and war crimes committed by Israel, with the full
> support of the United States, will eventually be prosecuted in the
> International Criminal Court in The Hague. This will happen regardless of
> any alleged actions by Hamas. It is crucial to understand that the ongoing
> genocide is a separate and distinct crime from the alleged behavior of the
> group referred to as Hamas (freedom fighters).
>
> As Bob Dylan famously said, “You dont need a weatherman to know which way
> the wind blows.” In a similar vein, you don’t need a genocide expert to
> recognize that Israel is currently engaged in a massive, full-blown
> genocide of the Palestinian people. One can offer various intellectual
> rationalizations, but the reality remains indisputable—the actions of the
> state of Israel amount to genocide beyond all reasonable doubt. Israel is
> guilty as charged of war crimes and genocide.
>
> Avram “Let The Prosecution Begin” Finkelstein
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM Martin Wasserman
> wrote:
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>> The bias of the author is evident in the fact that the entire article
>> mentions Hamas only once, in passing. Hamas could end the suffering
>> tomorrow just by laying down their arms and releasing the hostages. But
>> they care more about scoring propaganda points against Israel than about
>> saving the lives of their own people.
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>> Martin Wasserman
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>> On Jul 22, 2025, at 3:08 PM, Aram James wrote:
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>> Famine Expert: Israels Starvation of Gaza Most Minutely Designed and
>> Controlled Since WWII
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>> Famine Expert: Israels Starvation of Gaza Most Minutely Designed and
>> Controlled Since WWII | Common Dreams
>> https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.commondreams.org%2fnews%2ffamine-expert-israel-s-starvation-of-gaza-most-minutely-designed-and-controlled-since-wwii&c=E,1,c3GVqMcKAgOl6td3RVCMw3bOIpzvt3OzwhAWtY8y4BGru1cFQ5R2aNbLHjeibwNXswt0pWWPsiMYLqTsBkMGOQCSK2Rklx44hRWpZV91Dyg_uAO-hg,,&typo=1
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