One by one, countries are “recognising” Palestine as a state. I ask myself: What does that effectively mean? Will those countries stop importing Israeli goods? Will they withdraw funds invested in Israel? Will they instantly halt all trade with and financial services to Israel?
Of course not; money talks louder than justice.
Will they send UN troops to throw the illegal settlers out of the illegally occupied West Bank? Will they boycott the US that blocks all Security Council resolutions aimed at defending the Palestinians? Will the ICC condemn the country that is arming and financing Israel and protecting it militarily?
Of course not; the top dog calls the shots.
I put to you that all this “recognition” talk of Palestine is just lip-service, just a cover-up. We – the general public in most “Western” countries – are seeing some of what is going on in Gaza, partly thanks to the testimony of the brave and heartbroken US Lt Colonel Tony Aguilar, but above all because numerous journalists have volunteered their lives in Gaza, knowing that the IDF systematically kill journalists and health workers.
We – the general public in most “Western” countries – are shocked and increasingly angry. We are casting about us for our pitchforks. One by one, then, governments have to pretend to be doing the decent thing before the old pitchforks in ramshackle tool sheds have been located.
Yes, recognising the state of Palestine is a step in the right direction, but it will not stop the genocide; it will not deter Israel’s imperialist ambitions in the Middle East. It will not in any way prevent Israel from exterminating Palestinian “untermenschen”, and also the “untermenschen” of neighbouring countries, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, to begin with.
The Israelis need “lebensraum”, you see.” They are taking their cues from the wrong teachers. (And I don’t think the Christian Zionists should count on going to heaven either.)
And we, “nous autres”, we are under the US heel, as Santa Ursula has just demonstrated so very eloquently. “Master, tell us how we can serve you.”
Nevertheless, recognition of the state of Palestine is important. Vital.
A state has the right to defend itself.
Did you know – I didn’t till George Galloway, not the mainstream media, informed me – that the captain of the Palestinian football team was murdered waiting in line for food? The mainstream is absolutely useless!