Netanyahu And His Extremist Collaborators Have Completely Undermined Israel's National Legitimacy

Gaza Is Destroying Israel

War criminals, whether the Hamas murderers, Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir or Smotrich, belong in prison; all of them. Not punishing them gives license for others just like them— now and in the future— to behave the way they behave. That’s why man has international criminal codes. This week, Netanyahu’s government let it be known they plan to occupy and “flatten” most of Gaza— as in depopulate. That’s over 2 million people.

There's no moral ambiguity here— this is state-sponsored butchery. When Netanyahu’s regime speaks of “flattening” Gaza, they aren’t talking about fighting terrorism. They are talking about wiping out a population— men, women, children— because it’s politically convenient. Because their bloodlust polls well with a far-right base that thrives on domination and dehumanization. This isn’t security. It’s sadism. It’s genocide marketed as self-defense, and every hour the bombs fall is another hour of Western complicity.

What’s happening in Gaza is not just a war crime— it’s a test of whether the international community has any spine left. If the Hague can’t summon the will to indict Netanyahu, Smotrich and Ben-Gvir, it should shut its doors and admit it was never built to restrain the powerful. And the U.S.? Every bomb, every bullet, every veto at the U.N.— it's all a fingerprint on the murder weapon. If we tolerate this, if we fund it, we’re not bystanders; we’re accomplices.

Barak Ravid reported that Israel's Security Cabinet approved a plan Sunday night to gradually reoccupy all of Gaza and hold it indefinitely if no deal is reached by May 15. Plans for the operation call for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to flatten any buildings that remain standing and displace virtually the entire population of 2 million people to a single ‘humanitarian area.’” Straight out of George Orwell. “The alternative to remaining in the humanitarian zone is for Palestinians to leave the enclave ‘voluntarily’ for other countries "in line with Trump’s vision for Gaza,”an Israeli official said. Such departures could hardly be considered voluntary, and no country has agreed thus far to accept displaced Palestinians. Israeli officials claim there are ongoing negotiations with several countries on that front.” No doubt El Salvador would be happy to— if the price is right.

Israel's military operations in Gaza have killed 52,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to the health ministry in Hamas-led Gaza.

Netanyahu has rejected any proposal that ends the war entirely, pressing Hamas instead to sign a shorter-term agreement.

Israeli officials hope the threat of a large-scale invasion will press Hamas to accept a deal on Israel's terms.

…The plan Israel approved Sunday, codenamed "Gideon's Chariots," is aimed at "completely defeating Hamas," Israeli officials said.

According to the plan, the IDF would invade Gaza with four or five armored and infantry divisions and gradually occupy and hold most of the strip.

Israel's ultranationalist finance minister Betzalel Smotrich said Monday that the occupation would be permanent and the IDF wouldn't pull back even in return for the release of the hostages. An Israeli defense official said permanent occupation is only an "aspiration."

The tactic will be massive destruction.

As the IDF occupies parts of Gaza, it will flatten all buildings and work on destroying tunnel networks, as it did previously in Rafah and in the northern Gaza Strip.

The IDF is planning to displace close to 2 million Palestinians to the Rafah area, where compounds for the delivery of humanitarian aid are being built.

According to the plan, all Palestinians who enter the humanitarian area will be screened to make sure they're not armed and not members of Hamas.

…Recent polls showed 60-70% of Israelis oppose a major operation to occupy Gaza and support a deal to end the war and free the hostages. The polls showed a majority of Israelis think Netanyahu is continuing the war for political reasons.