United by a Bulldozer - And I think to myself… by Gilad Atzmon
By Gilad Atzmon • Jul 4th, 2008 at 20:05 • Category: Analysis, Gilad Atzmon, Gilad's Choice, Israel, Newswire, Our Authors, Palestine, Zionism
According to Haaretz, the Shin Bet security service, the (IDF) Military Advocate General, the Defence Minister Barak and the Prime Minister Olmert himself are all backing the demolition of terrorists’ homes.
Not much can be said; at last, Jews start to agree on something among themselves, not only do they agree, they even compete among themselves to be the most outspoken about it. They all want to lead the current Hebraic belligerence championship. Each of them tries to shape and reshape an authentic image of vengeance. One may have to admit: compassion is not an appreciated feature in the Jewish state.
In fact, it is almost amusing to read Olmert’s statements:
“This is an attack which came from within Israel into Israel,” says the observant Israeli PM. “It creates a string of scenarios we never thought we would have to deal with in the past.” He continues, and I do not know whether to laugh or to cry. Israel invests so much effort in racially based discrimination of its Palestinian citizens (whom they themselves tag as ‘Israeli Arabs’ rather than just fellow Israelis) yet, they somehow fail to predict that one day it all may spark out. I honestly find it hard to believe. However, here Mr. Olmert is almost getting me. “We,” he says, “have invested thousands in the construction of…” Stop right there…. At this stage I really need a break from this crap. I need to drink water. I obviously expect Olmert to follow the Israeli right wing blind mantra:
‘We have invested thousands in the construction of infrastructure and education and homes for the elderly in all those Palestinian villages and they, instead of thanking us, all those ingrates do is just come and kill us.’
But guess what, I am wrong. Olmert doesn’t say it, he instead tells the truth. Here are his words.
“We have invested thousands in the construction of a security fence. While it has been very effective, it turns out that a fence cannot give us the answer to the problem of terror which comes from our side,”
Yes, this is indeed very sad for the Israelis to find out. Their megalomaniac 12-meter-high reinforced concrete wall - which they call ‘fence’ for some reason, didn’t save them. It didn’t provide them with security. Making Gaza into a concentration camp didn’t save Sderot and Ashkelon from being targeted by Qassam rockets either. It doesn’t take a genius to guess that by the time the ‘fence’ is finished Herzeliya, Ramat Asharon and Tel Aviv will be subject to the same fate. Israel had better be prepared to build a solid concrete roof over its populated areas. Being sensitive to the Israeli poetic usage of words, I can already guess that they will call this roof something like ‘defence cloud’, ‘security ceiling’ or even ‘concrete rainbow’.
However, the truth must be said, some do not agree entirely with Olmert. One as such is convicted rapist as well as Vice Premier Haim Ramon (Kadima) who told Army Radio on Thursday morning that Israel should treat the East Jerusalem neighborhoods of Jabel Mukaber and Zur Baher as Palestinian villages, and revoke the permanent residency status of those who live there.
For those who do not know, Rapist Vice Premier Ramon is the architect behind the so-called ‘security fence’. Seemingly he now wants to modify his original sinister idea. From being just a boring solid concrete security wall, he now suggests to make the wall into an elastic feature in which ‘bad Arabs’ can be locked behind. Once an ‘Arab’ being naughty or even just lives in proximity to a naughty one, we should place an entire village behind the wall or just strip all its inhabitants of their residency.
Indeed, the Jewish state is becoming more and more dynamic and innovative with its newly emerging ghetto walls and wicked measures of racial discrimination.
Here are Ramon’s words:
“One of the main reasons that the attack was carried out yesterday with such ease was because there are Palestinian villages that for some reason are called Jerusalem …They need to be treated as we treat Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jenin and Nablus….. These are Palestinian villages that were never part of Jerusalem, they were annexed to the city in 1967. No Israeli has ever been there, and doesn’t go near there,”
This says it all: “No Israeli has ever been there, and doesn’t go near there”.
No one can define Judeocentric feeling better than Ramon. The citizenship of a Palestinian who apparently carries an Israeli identity card would be defined by his relevance to an Israeli Jew. According to Ramon, if an ‘Israeli’ does not visit an Arab village, then the village should be put behind walls. One may wonder - what about the Palestinian villages within Israel that are not located in proximity to the wall and yet unvisited by Israeli Jews? If we give it time, the Israelis would either cleanse them or surround them with fences.
The message is clear. The Israelis are indeed united, and it is good that they are so united because it allows us to see what the Jewish state is all about. Sadly, there is no partner for peace in the Israeli society. The two state solution is a wet dream, and the one state is not a solution. It is going to happen by means of facts on the ground, what is known to be the Palestinian ultimate weapon, the so-called demographic bomb.
The Jewish state is on its very last declining phase. Seemingly, its leaders do not try to conceal their sinfulness anymore. The level of evil they perform on a daily basis will consume them before anything else. A culture that strives on hate and retaliation is doomed to crumble. All that is left to do is to keep the pressure and to expose them and their supporters amongst us for what they are.
Unfortunately, and this is indeed a tragedy, the Palestinians are at the forefront of the most crucial battle for a better world. The Palestinians have been captured in a grave encounter with a psychotic, phantasmic, bloodthirsty self-centric Jewish national identity that knows no mercy.
Nowadays, when Israel and its supportive lobbies are manifestly doing whatever they can to drag us all into a third world war, standing up for Palestine is the least we can do. As things stand, a tiny brave deprived nation is facing totally alone what seems to be the world’s greatest enemy of peace: namely Israel. As much as it is heartbreaking to see, this Palestinian battle is our battle. To liberate Palestine is to save humanity.
Second part: And I think to myself…
Here is a little anecdote that has been concerning me in the last two days.
Bearing in mind that not a single Palestinian freedom fighting organisation has claimed responsibility for the bulldozer event two days ago, I wonder why the Israelis are entirely sure that it was an act of terror.
It may as well be that the man was slightly mad, he might have had a phone row with his wife or alternatively a soaring dispute with his Israeli boss that made him flip.
I would assume that in order to declare an incident to be an act of terror, a terrorist motivation or a scenario must be established first. Without establishing such a motivation we are doomed to admit that we are dealing here with a criminal case that must be investigated. We should as well refrain from jumping to conclusions.
However, the Israelis seem to be pretty convinced here. For them, there is not a single doubt that the bulldozer man was nothing less than a murderous terrorist.
For the Israelis, an event becomes an act of terror once a Jew has been terrorised (ideally by a gentile but not necessarily).
But, here is the frightening twist.
Since every Jew on this planet can be potentially terrorised by almost everything and everybody, we are doomed to admit that as far as the Jews are concerned, the universe and its inhabitants can be established as a potential act of terror. As much as global warming and cancer may terrify some Jews, all of us are potential terrorists just for being there and yelling the truth.
Learning about Olmert and his house demolition squads, I suggest that we take some measures and be prepared for our dwellings to be demolished. If we are lucky, we just end up with Haim Ramon erecting a ‘security fence’ around us.
Truth must be told. Before Jewish emancipation it was Jews who willingly locked themselves behind walls, thanks to the rise of almighty regional superpower Israel, it is now the Jews (Israelis) who lock Goyim (Palestinians) behind walls against their will. From a Jewish nationalist perspective, this shift is realised as a major achievement.
We better bear in mind that the Israeli arsenal of hundreds of atomic bombs is not set for decoration or for humanitarian aid either. A nuclear weapon that is presented in the first act will be put into action before the very final scene. And in case you fail to see it, they have prepared enough for all of us. They obviously did it for a reason.
Gilad Atzmon is a jazz musician, composer, producer and writer.
Email this author | All posts by Gilad Atzmon
All very true Gilad and all very sad. Jewish brilliance which has brought the world so much is turned into a Zionist nightmare. What can we do?
Good article Gilad
All for what? The handwriting is on the wall: Israel will suffer the same fate as all settler/colonialist states dependent on the support and largesse of another country thousands of miles away. Increasingly, Israel is perceived by its benefactor, a declining U.S., as a major geopolitical liability, a bad investment. Indeed, enlightened Israeli Jews are well aware of this and as a result, about one million have emigrated while Jewish immigration has all but dried up. The ruins of Crusader castles in Palestine are a constant reminder to Israeli Jews that the Zionist venture in Palestine is an unsustainable occupation.
Yahya, I’m happy to see you here! I think you were probably the only person on the Me Peace (emphasis on the personal pronoun….) board that came to check out this article. Everyone claims they want to discuss, to hear the thoughts of “the other” or even thoughts that will show another point of view, but I think that means that they don’t have to listen to others, yet others have to listen to them (I speak of the Yigal’s and Mik’s and Elaine’s on there).
What to do? I think Gilad said it all when he said that the two states are not a solution and neither is the one state a solution, it is a reality that is going to happen by way of events just taking place. But, with Ramon deciding that ethnically cleansing parts of Jerusalem is his prerogative, we activists have to work harder to expose the criminal actions that are happening, and being justified all around.
You should look at the legislation that was introduced into the Israeli Parliament just two days before this bulldozer incident. There were two bills; one to deprive Palestinian families living in Israel of benefits should a close relative be caught in terrorist acts and the other that they may be deported. I think thats the gist of it -( I don’t think it was to legitimize demolitiojn of homes of relatives but I could be wrong on that.)
Now isn’t thast just too much of a coincidence?.
But it doesn’t stop there; it seems that the police did nothing to stop the bulldozer from travelling 150 metres on a rampage and the person that actually shot him only after he had done sufficient damage was his Jewish brother -in- law. with a gun he had taken from a policewoman - one of many standing around doing nothing. What does this mean?.. well it means that you draw up a bill to deprive Palestinians of even more rights - pushing them further into the persona non vivit (people that don’t really exist) mode and then you mind control a patsy to carry out an act to give a ‘reason’ for the legislation a ‘moral’ force so to speak……a legitimacy. Works every time. Problem-reaction -solution- all created fictitiously by the powers that be.
Woody Allen For President and Ruler of Israel
Pizza, thanks for the info. Have you got a copy of this legislation? Where did you hear of this.
Gilad, as much as the story itself cries out for an answer, I hear the sadness in your voice. I suspect the solution is that there is no solution. Time, itself, will be the final arbitor. Can we see or predict what will be, a hundred years from now? Will the world be a wonder-land or a waste-land?
For myself, I judge my humanity by two standards: compassion and shame. When I have lost the ability to feel even one of these standards, I will have lost my humanity.
Does the world at large still posess these two minimum standards? I for one, dare not contemplate this question…
–jws
David, and the Ottoman empire was what exactly? something other than a colonization?
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3563167,00.html
Actually it was a couple of hours before not a couple of days - they have no shame..
Force and fraud can only work for a limited amount of time. Let’s leave it to the sociopaths, paranoids, and megalomaniacs of this world The real battle is always between the lazy cowards and the crooks and suckers of this world. It has nothing to do with the farce of Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
No they have no shame. Anything to look like “victims” they will do! I will post it on the Ottawa Indy Media…
This article by Shamir references some of the legislative context to the bulldozer man, specifically about mixed relationships.
http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=8916
I’m curious….did they destroy the home of the bulldozer driver that killed Rachel Corrie too?
Jerry Mander
There is no similarity between Ottoman rule of Palestine and that of the Crusaders or Israel/Zionists. The Muslilm Ottomans did not butcher tens of thousands of Palestinian/Arab Christians, Jews and Muslims as did the “Christian” Crusaders. Nor did the Ottomans ethnically cleanse Palestine of its indigenous Palestinian/Arab Muslims and Christians (well over one million from 1947-67) in order to create an exclusionary racist state as did the alien European/Askenazi Jews. Nor did the Ottomans invade and occupy the Palestinian West Bank, East Jerusalem/the Old City, the Gaza Strip (still occupied under international law) and confiscate Palestinian land and water resources therein for illegal Jewish only settlements. (Not to mention Syria’s Golan Heights and Lebanon’s Shebaa Farms which are also under illegal belligerent occupation by Israel). Incidentally, don’t trot out the canard that the 1967 war was started by Israel as a defensive or preemptive move. Any first year Middle East Studies student at a reputable university knows this myth has long since been utterly debunked.
In terms of the sweep of history, the Zionist occupation of Israel will be brief. It will be lucky to survive even the 73 year span of the biblical United Kingdom of Israel - a grain of sand on the beach when compared to the history of Palestine and its native Palestinian/Canaanite inhabitants who are still on their lands and will soon outnumber the Zionist ursurpers.
I see it as Israel committing ‘ slow-motion holocaust ‘ against the Palestinians. And yet, I believe, it will end as their suicide.
Lancethruster wrote
I’m curious….did they destroy the home of the bulldozer driver that killed Rachel Corrie too?
Thats funny.
“Israel invests so much effort in racially based discrimination of its Palestinian citizens ”
Its reads like a everyday fact yet its fundamentally flawed for those who actually know the history. Palestinian Arabs are not a different race. The discrimination the Palestinian Arabs suffer is because the Arab League recruits the force to destroy Israel from them; and Israel wants to separate themselves from people trying to kill them. All polls show steady support from the brainwashed masses of Arabs, Imams and the media still preach the end of the infidel nation. (though you rarely hear that in the so called Jewish dominated media). The obsession with race indicates either a leftist fulfilling white supremacist dreams or a white supremacist writer. Who divides everything into black and white but white supremacists?
“Their megalomaniac 12-meter-high reinforced concrete wall - which they call ‘fence’ for some reason, didn’t save them.”
It stopped suicide bombers. It worked!
“Making Gaza into a concentration camp didn’t save Sderot and Ashkelon from being targeted by Qassam rockets either”
Egypt created Gaza.
“The Jewish state is on its very last declining phase.”
“the Palestinians are at the forefront of the most crucial battle for a better world. The Palestinians have been captured in a grave encounter with a psychotic, phantasmic, bloodthirsty self-centric Jewish national identity that knows no mercy”
Here the author reveals his anti-semitism blatantly.
Palestinian Arabs making a better world? When given any autonomy they kill each other????
“it is now the Jews (Israelis) who lock Goyim (Palestinians) behind walls against their will.” This clues us in with codewords for a white supremacist Holocaust denying audience.
Navel gazers run the risk of walking off the precipice.
20 years ago I declined the ‘honor’ of becoming a member (as a token goy) of FACT…a Washington lobbying group of mostly Jewish ‘Families Against Cancer Terrorism’…
I had had friends ‘disappeared’ by death squads in a previous life and had little use for this monopolization of ‘terror’ by a privileged group in America which trivialized the real suffering of millions of ‘others’.
I cant help but wonder if Israel was gone and a religious political Hamas ruled the land and started killing women for not wearing their hijab, burning down internet cafes, music stores, ended schooling for women and killed Jews like Gilad etc etc would you lot still support them and their agenda?
“Here the author reveals his anti-semitism blatantly.
Palestinian Arabs making a better world? When given any autonomy they kill each other????”
I’m sure I needn’t spell out the obvious re the above quote, but the author makes a very good case for anti-semitism.
[...] http://palestinethinktank.com/2008/07/04/united-by-a-bulldozer-and-i-think-to-myself-by-gilad-atzmon... [...]