It is the 14th day of the latest conflict in Gaza, Palestine, and im sick of watching BBC news. Catastrophe in Gaza by Israel is analogical to the siege of Sarajevo by the Serbs in terms of the international reaction. In Slavoj Zizek's book Parallax View is an striking quote proposed by Rony Brauman who, on behalf of the Red Cross, coordinated the help to Sarajevo:
the very presentation of the crisis of Sarajevo as "humanitarian", the very recasting of the political -military conflict into humanitarian terms, was sustained by an eminently political choice: that of, basically, taking the Serb side in the conflict.
The occupation of the Palestine by the Middle East's Sparta is let to do what they are doing by too many international powers. And I have wittnessed here in Israel reasonable Isreaelis in favor for the brutalities done by their government, of course they are saying it is not enjoyable but it is necessary.
But here in Jerusalem, there is almost no physical signs of the war. One of the most important battlegrounds of this war is struggled of course in media but also in virtual reality also: The Israel Defense Forces has opened a Youtube channel broadcasting footage taken over the last five days in its air offensive on the Gaza Strip: http://www.youtube.com/idfnadesk. Interesting propaganda!
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