Sacred violence
According to its own myths Israel’s does not commit violence. To do so would be to enter the world of primitive savagery, to be the same as the terrorists, the arabs, who threaten its existence.
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At most, any force Israel deploys is defensive, honourable, even sacred. However brutal or destructive, it is not violence. How else can one explain Israel’s claim that no civilians were killed during it’s assault on Al Shifa hospital in March 2024? According to the Washington Post, the IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said it was a tragedy that Israeli soldiers were “forced” to destroy the hospital buildings. “We had no choice but to fight back,” said the navy special forces commander. As the journalists looked out at the destruction, one of Hagari’s officers said, “This is what they made us do.”
