The Arab-Israeli Conflict and Foundational Truths
Propaganda has gripped so many of us, we doubt very basic and obvious truths based on what TikTok video we saw a few minutes ago.
Otherwise smart people are unable to hold on to foundational truths long enough to see when disinformation is screaming in their faces.
For instance:
On October 7th, Hamas invaded Israel from Gaza, slaughtering hundreds, kidnapping many, raping women, dragging dead bodies in the streets, and taking hostages, many of whom they still haven’t returned. While this was taking place, Hamas started a barrage of rocket attacks, firing over 5000 just that day.
In essence, Hamas declared war on Israel.
Since then, Hamas has not stopped firing rockets, will not return the hostages, and will not agree to a ceasefire (not that they’ve ever honored one in the past). Ghazi Hamad, a senior member of Hamas even said they will repeat October 7th until Israel is destroyed.
Any and every single mainstream news article that is dedicated to the civilian casualties in Gaza, the effect on pregnant women in Gaza, or any other heart wrenching and emotional story about Gaza is engaging in propaganda in the form of tragedy porn.
Every single source that focuses solely on Gazan suffering without acknowledging the events that caused the suffering–Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, October 7th–is not interested in peace, nor are they interested in the truth.
You have to have a strong enough mind to hold on to foundational truths, no matter how emotionally charged things get. Otherwise, you aren’t interested in peace or truth either.
Since October 7th, I’ve been writing a lot from this platform about Israel. I’ve been doing this for about 15 years, but I’ve more recently decided to do it in my artist capacity as well. If you’re new here, you can see some of my earlier articles below:
and one of the most popular ones…
If you can accept these foundational truths, you will also see how utterly insane the “ceasefire now” crowd is; essentially calling for Israel to surrender and be obliterated by Hamas. You’ll see how even crazier they are considering news just came out that some United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) employees took part in the planning of the October 7th attacks. Soon I’ll write a piece on UNRWA itself to highlight how much of a shame the entity is as a whole, but consider the link above exhibit A.
Don’t get swept up in chants, slogans, marches, demonstrations, and social media posts. Do the real work.