Absolutely essential, sober, & devastating analysis of #israel's assault on #Gaza, by an Israeli historian.
1/ I’m an Israeli historian. My community is still too silent about the horrible war in Gaza. Over 8 months I’ve closely followed the war, reading >1000 articles and viewing >1000 videos/images of the war from all sides. My summary conclusions & full report are in the 🧵:
PDF of his ongoing reports on #Gaza here:
https://www.academia.edu/112967602/Bearing_Witness_to_the_Israel_Gaza_War_updated_to_18_June_2024_
I, Lee Mordechai, a historian and an Israeli citizen, bear witness in this document, as events are unfolding, to the horrible situation in the Gaza Strip. I write my personal opinion out of a sense of double responsibility: as a citizen whose
"#Israel has created famine in #Gaza & used it as a weapon of war…Israel created & maintained shortages of water, medicine & electricity.
Israel has also dismantled Gaza’s civilian infrastructure, including its health & educational systems. As a result, more people die from treatable conditions, all universities have been damaged/destroyed & ~625,000 children have no access to education."
"Israeli discourse has thoroughly de-humanized Palestinians…led by Israel’s highest state officials"
"12/ One of the purposes of the war, according to the Israeli government, is to release the hostages – some 120 of whom remain in Hamas’ captivity. The evidence indicates that compared to the ethnic cleansing this is a low priority for the government.
13/ To date Israel has killed more hostages than it released through military operations (7). On many occasions Israel’s Prime Minister has stalled the negotiations for releasing hostages or attempted to obstruct them."
"The evidence is sufficient for me to believe that what #Israel is currently doing to the #Palestinian population in #Gaza is consistent with the definition of #genocide as I understand it. In an appendix, I explain my reasoning for using this term."
https://www.academia.edu/112967602/Bearing_Witness_to_the_Israel_Gaza_War_updated_to_18_June_2024_
I, Lee Mordechai, a historian and an Israeli citizen, bear witness in this document, as events are unfolding, to the horrible situation in the Gaza Strip. I write my personal opinion out of a sense of double responsibility: as a citizen whose
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