If a regional war breaks out, I lay the blame largely at the feet of the Israeli government, who has, at every turn, chosen to escalate the situation rather than trying to deescalate. A ceasefire deal could have been agreed to MONTHS, perhaps even a half year or more ago. (Of course the war didn't *really* need to go on longer than the end of October, but I understand that that wasn't politically realistic.)
But I'm also gritting my teeth, because I know that in the coming days, as myself and those around me fear for our physical safety given the inevitable (and predictable) Iranian and Hezbollah response.
Yes, including those of us who have been being arrested for protesting the war, have been beaten up by settlers who continue to run rampant in the West Bank, and those who have done more than anything you, dear reader, have done to end Israeli apartheid by physically putting their bodies on the line.
Of course first and foremost I worry for those around me, and about what might come next, for Israelis, for Palestinians, for Lebanese, and for Iranians. But I grit my teeth because I know, or have recently learned, that the Western Left has far too often made the mistake of conflating the citizens and residents of a nation-state with that nation-state's governments.
Those of you who follow me have seen what I share, and have seen my posts. You should know that I think Israel is committing a potential genocide in Gaza, that Israel has long been an apartheid state which was founded on a campaign of ethnic cleansing, and that we need very strong sanctions and a ban on weapons sales to Israel until they change their ways.
But I'm still a human being, and I still don't want to die in an unnecessary war, even if I'm killed by the people you think, through your perverse enemy-of-my-enemy-are-my-friend reasoning, are 'the good guys'.
Please try to remember this when whatever happens next happens.
#Israel #Hezbollah #Iran #Gaza #Genocide
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