The normalisation of language in Palestine

Propaganda is the means from which Imperialists and Capitalists impose principles and ideals upon youth. Books. Articles. Archives. Interviews.Documentaries. Though the form may vary, there is an underlying theme; the normalisation of language. There is no greater example of this than in the example of Palestine. Throughout this short analysis, I have highlighted four such examples of this. 

Apartheid, not War. 

Often referred to as the Arab-Israeli, or Palestinian-Israeli conflict, here we must affirm our most fundamental point. This is not a conflict. It is not a war. It is not a battle. Israel has a strong mobilised army. Israel has a ferocious naval force. Israel has an aggressive air force. Israel has the most modern warfare technology in the world. Israel has support of the global superpowers, both in terms of financial, diplomatic, and military aid. What does Palestine have? Palestinians have none of these, their only worthwhile tactic is guerrilla warfare, given that rockets etc pose no threat to the advanced technological advances of the Zionist colonialists. The Oxford Dictionary defines war as 'a state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.' But as I have just clarified, this is not a conflict, it is Apartheid. It is not a fair fight, it is genocide. 

The agenda of the Capitalist class is to whitewash history, and to edit literature, to mask the horrors of their imperialist campaigns.  By doing this, to the sub conscious worker on the other side of the planet, they are presented with, and buy into the idea that this is a War, and that 'Israel is defending themselves.'

Defence against whom?

A phrase uttered in almost every Zionist's argument behind the Apartheid regime is that 'Israel has a right to defend itself'. Whilst one acknowledges the horrors committed against the Jewish people, and urges everyone to do so, I can also categorically dismiss the argument that Israel has a right to defend itself, because there is no threat to Israel. The Arab bourgeois have long betrayed the Palestinians, with the possible exemption of Algeria. The Soviet Union, the Palestinians' greatest ally dissolved several decades ago.Israel continues to receive billions of international aid, which it uses to further the genocide of Palestinians by advancing its military and secret services. How is a teenager with a stone a threat to a country with such advanced warfare?  How is a farmer a threat to a country which has wiped out his entire family? Note that in the news, the word threat is used to describe Palestine and Palestinians more than Israel. Yet it is Israel which has created an Apartheid State. It is Israel which has brutalised millions in an illegal occupation (by international Law). It is Israel which has cut off water supplies to Gaza during Ramadan. It is Israel which uses young boys as human shields.It is Israel which has purposefully targeted schools and hospitals.  

But, Hamas....

Again a common rebuttal by the Zionists is that 'Hamas attacked Israel first', or that 'Hamas have (insert grossly fictitious fact here). The first point I will make is that when right wing groups are elected, the left are told to respect the election. Hamas are delusional in their ideology, nasty in their views- but ultimately are democratically elected.  Hamas are a group of working class guerrilla fighters. They do not possess the backing of a global superpower like Israel does. They cannot rely on billions worth of aid to assist their fight. Whilst I condemn the leaders of Hamas, and other Islamic extremists for their disgusting ideology one cannot help but feel sheer anger when Zionists try to claim the actions of a cell of guerrilla fighters (who lack any education and useful weaponry) is the reason that Israel resorts to breaching international law with its Apartheid regime, time, and time again. There was no Hamas before Israeli oppression intensified. Oppression breeds resistance. And whilst the ideology Hamas swear by is to be neglected and rejected, one cannot but feel sympathy for Palestinians who after being subjected to the brutalisation of the regime, feel Hamas are the best solution.

The Apartheid Wall

280 miles long, almost 30 feet high, the Apartheid Wall which annexes through Palestine,divides families from one another, children from their schools, and farmers from their land- yet why does the Western media label it as a Security Wall? This is where the normalisation of language can be best seen, perhaps. Security from whom? It is not a conflict, and this is not for security purposes. It is to keep Arabs out, to keep Muslims out, and to maintain the ethnocracy that Israel has become. It is symbolic of Apartheid. Since when did isolating men from their land become a security issue. It has plunged thousands more into poverty and destitution, Exploitation from the Capitalist system, and oppression from the Imperialists has ravaged the Palestinian people. This wall is a beacon of both. 

Victory to Palestine. Victory to the PFLP.