The latest round of Israeli's 'search for security' is now unfolding before our eyes. The timing of the Israeli attacks is significant. Israeli elections are due mid 2009, the new US president takes over early January and the Palestinian president's term expires early January.
In all three cases the destruction of Hamas is seen as a plus allowing. In this transition period of the US president and the Israeli government, especially no one will bear any political cost of the killings. And the new governments in Tel Aviv and Washington will take over in a 'more secure minus Hamas' environment. That is at least what is intended.
After showering continuous death and destruction on the Gaza Israelis are now intermittently allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. Also the Israeli government is busy trying to construct its own version of what is happening.
Here is the text of the interview BBC's World Today conducted on December 29 with Mark Regev is a spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and posted it on its web site.
Israeli Spokesman: I would really urge a word of caution about the statements about high civilian casualties in Gaza, I am not sure it is true. Hamas has established in Gaza over the last year or so a Taleban like regime — they have eroded independent institutions, civil society has become under the boot of Hamas…and it is very difficult to find accurate numbers.
BBC: So you saying don't believe the numbers coming out of Gaza.
Israeli Spokesman: Correct. They are questionable. Listen to what Hamas is saying like as if its only civilians are being hit and that we haven't hit a single Hamas gunmen. It's obviously not true.
BBC: But surely you have seen the images of men women and children in hospitals those wounded and those dead? Is Israel not concerned about the widening humanitarian crisis that is being created as a result of the bombardment?
Israeli Spokesman: Today some one hundred trucks will be entering Gaza with humanitarian support foodstuff, medicines and so forth. We don't want to see humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
This Israeli fabrication cannot fly in the face of facts. Neither does its concern for the Palestinian liberty and civil society! People see the truth that some sections of the Western and Arab media, including the BBC, are transmitting through airwaves. We know the latest round of Tel Aviv-authored and executed carnage of the illfated, helpless but unyielding, Palestinians is underway.
Is there no one to protect and comfort those dying and devastating Palestinians, the young and old, the children, women? The answer is hardly anyone who can exert power at the national or global level.
Otherwise, there are millions whose hearts bleed for the Palestinians — the truly wretched of our earth, for the children of a lesser god.
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