After Surprise Attack by Hamas, Netanyahu Says Israel Is “At War” – Mother Jones

Smoke rises from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

It also comes at a time of mounting tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, with the peace process effectively dead for years. Over the past year, Israel’s far-right government has ramped up settlement construction in the occupied West Bank, Israeli settler violence has displaced hundreds of Palestinians there and tensions have flared around a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site. (Huff Post)

Isn’t this a case of  Victim Blaming when put into the context? What has occurred in recent years in the world’s biggest open air prison along with what Israel promises will occur in the future has brought about resistance? Netanyahu literally stood at the UN with a map showing there was no Palestine. Putin declared there was no Ukraine only Russia and invaded. The world and condemned him. But not Netanyahu.

Nearly 300 Israelis and Palestinians have already been killed with the death toll expected to rise.

Source: After Surprise Attack by Hamas, Netanyahu Says Israel Is “At War” – Mother Jones