Israel, the World Court, and the Conscience of Humanity Are All on Trial at The Hague - Global Research
Global ResearchJAN 2024
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Israel's just war against Hamas was prompted by the atrocities the group committed during its Oct. 7 attack. However, Israel must take into account the suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza who are trapped between Israel's military machine and Hamas's terrorist fighters. Humanitarian aid entering the strip must be significantly increased, while heavy fighting, especially airstrikes, must be reduced. Israel risks pushing Palestinians into Hamas's hands if it does not work to ensure the safety of civilians.
Pro-Israel narrative
Though this has been a tragic war, Israel must eliminate Hamas. Hamas's military capabilities and infrastructure must be destroyed to ensure Israel's security and the return of displaced Israelis to their homes. To eliminate this capacity for terror, Israel has been forced to use blunt tools to route Hamas forces, as they are so deeply dug into Gaza's civilian infrastructure. The international community consistently parrots Hamas propaganda, even as Israel has worked from the get-go to deliver aid to Gaza and find a solution to end this awful war.
Pro-Palestine narrative
Israel continues to demonstrate that its war is not against Hamas but against the Palestinian people as a whole. Nowhere in Gaza is safe, and Israel has effectively rendered large swaths of the strip uninhabitable. Israel is killing Palestinians at an unprecedented rate and has transformed Gaza into a bare and diseased wasteland. Though the US, Israel's biggest ally, wants to minimize the war's intensity, it must instead exert more pressure to end the war completely.