by Oui
Wed Aug 28th, 2024 at 09:26:17 AM EST
BREAKING NEWS
New article by Juan Cole ...
UN Idled, as Israel Expels 258K Palestinian Civilians in Gaza, including Aid workers, imperiling Polio Vaccination Drive
The Israelis are not only expelling thousands of innocent civilians from the town of Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip, they gave only a few hours notice that some 200 UN personnel had to abruptly depart their offices and dwellings there. UN head of safety and security, Gilles Michaud, told Al Jazeera, "the timing could hardly be worse," given that the UN is ramping up an enormous polio vaccination campaign, which will require a large number of new UN personnel to get on the ground in Gaza.
The Israeli expulsions were so disheartening that on Monday, an anonymous senior UN official told Reuters, "We're unable to deliver today with the conditions that we're in. As of this morning, we're not operating in Gaza."
THE ULTIMATE ... US vs "THEM"
The Jewish State of Israel and the "values" of the jungle ... a religion led by Amalek and genocide.
Amalek is traditionally perceived as Israel's arch-enemy and rival. In the Hebrew Bible, divine laws command the annihilation of the Amalekites, and war narratives recount their execution.What is the basis for this uncompromising judgement against Amalek?
What does it reveal about the national ethos, as well as about the realpolitik of the ancient peoples, the Israelites and Amalekites? To this day, commentators on the Hebrew Bible have endeavoured to explain and justify the tradition about the destiny of Amalek, or to deny and oppose it, thus reflecting their perplexity with the tradition.
This article will employ historical-literary (diachronic) tools to shed further light upon the background, circumstances and drives that formed the merciless tradition about the genocide of the Amalekites.
[work in progress ... ⚠️]
