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By Gianluigi Gugliermetto 12/3/2025 |
Bombing and killings in Gaza have not stopped, despite the ceasefire agreement. About 100 violent deaths per week. Violence in the West Bank has increased since the ceasefire, with Israeli settlers burning olive orchards, scaring people away, and occupying land. |
The ceasefire seems to have achieved two main results: redirecting the Israeli violence against the inhabitants of the West Bank, and giving time to the Israeli Army to flush out and exterminate their enemies trapped in the tunnels in Gaza. |
“Israeli settlers burn trees, assault Palestinians in occupied West Bank olive harvest attacks.” Al Jazeera English |
On November 27, the Israeli army entered the West Bank for an “anti-terrorist operation” which resulted in beating and wounding people indiscriminately. On the same day, the video of two Palestinian men being executed minutes after having raised their hands has drawn a formal condemnation from several European governments. The level of violence in Israel/Palestine is so obscene that news like this usually becomes unimportant. The fact that this horrifying event has been noticed is therefore little sign of hope. But the images of dead Palestinian men returned to their families from Israeli prisons with clear signs of torture on their bodies should also horrify the world. Instead, the lack of reaction to this news makes me think that, after all, it was “good” for those two to be executed
on the spot. |
“25 dead in Israeli strikes on Gaza, second worst since ceasefire.” Channel 4
News | The violent potential of Hamas is basically reduced to zero at this time, but obviously violence
breeds violence, and with more than 60% of the inhabitants of Gaza having lost at least one family member in the last two years, anybody understands |
that unless Gazans are completely exterminated, or the Israeli occupation ends, new “terrorists” are on their way. In such a desperate situation, I am trying to take a step back and look at the whole of Israeli and Palestinian societies, and the trails of blood and hope that have accompanied them for about one
century. It’s not easy, and surely I can’t blame one or the other society as a whole — as most people seem to do, thus contributing to the atmosphere of violence and hatred. I look, for example, at remarkable nonviolent groups such as Rabbis for Human Rights — which for many years has tried to stop demolitions of Arab and
Bedouin villages and the illegal appropriation of olive orchards — and the organization of ex-members of the Israeli army, Breaking the Silence — which since 2004 has worked to bring the occupation to an end by bringing attention to the testimonies of young soldiers charged with controlling Palestinians. |
But I see also the “counter protests” by Israeli citizens who tried to block humanitarian aid from reaching Gaza, with the stated intent of starving the population. Such level of cruelty is mind-boggling, but it is also revealing of the truth expressed by many enlightened Israelis. In recent
months: “Historically, we are the |
“Israeli settlers block aid trucks to Gaza.” This action comes as a poll conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute found that 79 percent of Israeli Jews are “not so troubled” or “not troubled at all” by reports of famine in Gaza. Middle East Eye |
only colonizers with the identity of victims.” If I look attentively at this statement, I see that it truly encapsulates the tragedy on which the state of Israel has been built. And I wonder how long such an inherently paradoxical identity can continue. There are signs pointing to a crack. The
mental health of the Israeli population has worsened dramatically, with staggering statistics of deaths by suicide and clinical depression. The number of Israelis resettling in European countries — and to a smaller degree in North America — is rising, especially among left-leaning groups. Sad as these trends are for the well-being of the Israeli society at large, they might represent a sign that the victim/colonizer identity is no longer tenable. Truth is bubbling up from the ashes of
Gaza. Perhaps the unflinching engagement of Rabbis for Human Rights, Breaking the Silence, and many other organizations from within Israeli and Palestinian societies, has prepared the ground for a radical change. The violence of these days does not indicate that any change at all is underway, but we must hope that the
cracking point will soon be reached and the difficult work of justice will begin. |
Banner image: “A silent march for Gaza” in Sheffield, England. July 26, 2025. Photo by Tim Dennell on Flickr. Creative Commons. |
Queries for Contemplation How much time to you spend searching for reliable sources on
Israel/Palestine and how much time do you devote to spread the truth you have found? How does this conflict affect your spiritual life?
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