Israeli "September 11, 2001"
New "September 11"
One gets the impression that someone needed to give Jerusalem a reason to get out of the long political impasse and internal political crisis. Now Israel has an excuse to destroy the Gaza Strip.
The Hamas attack became a large-scale terrorist operation. Militant groups deliberately exterminated civilians, bloodily and cruelly, capturing girls and children in such colors as in the Middle Ages. At the same time, it should be noted that there were several groups of militants who acted competently, were well armed and equipped, like army special forces. They are also noted for targeted terror.
It is known that the security perimeter of the Gaza Strip is built competently and worked out to the smallest detail. Not surprisingly, there is already information from Israeli military personnel who served there who are perplexed as to how this could have happened, some talking about sabotage.
There was everything on the border - a system of barriers, surveillance, UAVs, posts and patrols, alarm groups, army checkpoints with garrisons to temporarily delay any massive breakthrough of militants. We must remember that Hamas militants do not have serious armored vehicles, tanks, large-caliber artillery and air force to break the first line of defense. And after the alarm, the rear units, artillery and aviation. Plus a powerful system of special services and intelligence.
However, for several hours everything was paralyzed. The army appeared only 6-7 hours later, when the gangs were already “frolic”, shooting units and civilians who were not ready to attack. That is, the security system seemed to be turned off for several hours. And then they turned it on. This is obviously either a complete mess and incompetence, or deliberate intent. This is hard to believe, but these are facts.
The military-political leadership and Israeli intelligence were accused of the biggest failure of the security system, which had been developed and improved for decades.
Benefits for Israel
However, logic says that intelligence, and therefore the military-political leadership of Israel, knew everything. There is already information that Iran allegedly financed Hamas and prepared it for a military operation. This could not be missed; one could only consciously close one's eyes. Letting the enemy strike, understanding that an attack by militants does not threaten Jewish statehood and the vital centers of Israel.
Why admit?
First, the severe internal political crisis. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on trial for criminal offenses, including corruption, and faces prison. Therefore, the prime minister is trying to push through judicial reform in order to limit the influence of the Supreme Court, change legislation, and obtain a favorable composition of parliament. At the same time, in order for the reform not to be canceled, he must rule for life. This caused an unprecedented split in society and unrest. Israel's elite is also divided.
Netanyahu has always projected the image of a hard-right politician, a patriot and a nationalist. The only thing that can save him is a “small victorious war.” The bloody Hamas attack, which evokes images of the World War II Holocaust, has already mobilized society.
Secondly, Israel understands that a militant invasion does not threaten the state. The army and vital centers will not be affected. But the reason for starting a war will be excellent.
Thirdly, the Israeli leadership realizes that the current situation with the Palestinians and the Gaza Strip is a complete dead end. The intifada (armed struggle of Palestinian Arabs against Israel) ended in 1993 with the signing of the Jewish-Palestinian agreement. Then the Palestinians received the right of autonomy within Israel. But this autonomy immediately became a source of hatred of Jews and terrorism. Wild corruption is the fodder of Hamas. Israel has created a real ghetto.
Plus there is a demographic problem: the number of Palestinians is growing rapidly, against the background of Jews, who, in general, have few children and are aging. That is, if you continue to close your eyes to this dead end, then the Jewish state will end in the foreseeable future simply due to the demographic factor.
To get out of the systemic crisis, it is necessary either to develop Palestine in the spheres of culture, education, and economics, leading it out of savagery. At the same time, isolating and cutting off terrorist, corrupt structures, like Hamas, which parasitize on the misfortune of the Palestinians. But the Israelis do not want this. They are divided by hatred, questions of religion, blood and land.
Therefore, there is only one way - we must liquidate the Gaza Strip and remove the Palestinians from the country. In the style of the Albanians in Kosovo, or a recent example in Nagorno-Karabakh - the total exodus of the Armenians. Only the scale is larger. But for this it is necessary to prepare world public opinion. The death of several hundred Israeli civilians is a small price to pay for saving the entire state.
Peaceful people became victims of the Great Game.
An analogue of the American September 11, 2001 - to justify cruel measures and save the economy from the crisis, several thousand of their civilians were killed. They came up with the myth of international terrorism. Afghanistan and Iraq were razed to the ground. We pumped up the military-industrial complex. “The screws have been tightened” within the country. The crisis of capitalism was postponed for several years.
What's next?
The Gaza Strip is blocked: supplies of water, electricity, and food are cut off. The bombing of the Israeli Armed Forces is clearly aimed at complete destruction. The Israeli army has invited all residents of the Gaza Strip to flee to Egypt. And what about the announcements of the military-political leadership of Jerusalem about “subhumans”, about an “unprecedented response” to the Gaza Strip, which will be remembered for 50 years? It is obvious that Gaza will be completely cleared. The population of Gaza will be expelled to Egypt, on the border of which a new powerful wall and security zone will be built.
The collective West, against the backdrop of the bloody massacre perpetrated by Hamas, fully supports Israel. American President Biden has equated Hamas with ISIS terrorists. He expressed his readiness to intervene if necessary. The United States traditionally provides Israel with diplomatic, military (carrier strike group), military-material and financial support.
Will the Arab world and Iran come to the defense of the Gaza Strip?
It is obvious that, acting as harshly as possible, without ceremony, as now, the Israeli army will crush Hamas and clear Gaza. Naturally, the Arab world and Iran will stigmatize the aggressive Zionists, which is already happening. At the same time, part of the Arab world - Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt - will be generally neutral.
Egypt, Jordan, Syria and at least Lebanon have a land border and full-fledged armies with tanks, artillery and air force. Lebanon is still in crisis, there is no unity. He is not ready for war with Israel. But the pro-Iranian Hezbollah can operate from its territory.
Egypt has had normal relations with Israel and the United States since 1979. The situation inside Egypt is unimportant; the military crisis could lead to new unrest. Jordan is in a similar situation. Syria lost its combat potential during the Arab Spring and the permanent civil war and external interventions that began after it.
Radical Islamic organizations, movements from Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries express their readiness to come to the aid of Hamas. But it takes time to transport, supply, and prepare. Need a base in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Lebanon. And it will not be a regular army - but irregular formations.
That is, Israel can safely bomb them.
Iran has no land borders with Israel. If it uses ballistic missiles, it may receive a nuclear missile strike from Israel. The USA will not stand aside either. And this is already a big war. Tehran is unlikely to agree to this.
Additionally, Iran has received its benefits. Just like his patron China. In particular, the Israel-Saudi Arabia agreement torpedoed - Tehran's main competitors in the Middle East. This agreement was planned to be concluded with the support of the Americans. The Saudis were expected to recognize Israel diplomatically and cooperate with it militarily, economically, and technologically. The United States promised large-scale military assistance and supplies of the most modern weapons as a gift to both countries, as well as assistance to Riyadh in the development of nuclear energy. Israel was supposed to technologically assist the Saudis in their cutting-edge project, Saudi Vision 2030.
Also The global transport corridor project along the line India – Saudi Arabia – Jordan – Israel – Europe (Greece) was torpedoed. It was planned to build or modernize a system of seaports and railways to speed up the transit of goods and integrate the economies of a number of states. India should become a new “world factory” - a huge market, a gigantic disciplined population, cheap labor. And this is a blow to the old “Chinese factory”.
Now the Saudis have announced the suspension of negotiations on the India-Europe corridor through Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Thus, Israel may well be able to destroy the Gaza Strip. Society will be mobilized and armed to the teeth. The third temple will be built. However there is a possibility that this will be the beginning of a more serious confrontation, and that everything is just beginning.
The crisis of the capitalist system leads to the complete destruction of the previous world order. Everyone starts acting very rudely and directly. We may soon see a continuation of the global crisis in Europe, Central Asia or Taiwan.
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