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Date: October 22, 2024 at 05:18:36
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Happening Now-The Generals’ Plan: An Israeli Blueprint for Liquidation |
URL: https://www.juancole.com/2024/10/generals-blueprint-liquidation.html |
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The Generals’ Plan: An Israeli Blueprint for the Liquidation of Gaza
MIDDLE EAST MONITOR
10/22/2024
By Nasim Ahmed
A chilling scenario detailing Israel’s plan to liquidate northern Gaza through
starvation and extermination was revealed by +972 Magazine. Originally
published in Hebrew by journalist Meron Rapoport, the Israeli magazine
outlined a hypothetical operation that bears a striking resemblance to current
events in Gaza. Presented as a simulation of Israel’s plan in 2025, the key
elements of the extermination plan – from the motives for mass expulsion to
specific military strategies – align disturbingly with the ongoing assault on
Gaza.
Dubbed “Operation Order and Clean-up”, the plan in Rapoport’s scenario
involves ordering the temporary evacuation of all Palestinian residents north of
the Netzarim Corridor, ostensibly for their safety. However, the true intention, as
openly declared by far-right ministers like Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir,
is to impose a complete siege on the area, cutting off all supplies of water, food
and fuel until those who remain surrender or die of starvation.
Disturbingly, signs are that the blueprint for Gaza’s extermination is already
being implemented. This week, the World Food Programme (WFP) announced
that no food aid whatsoever has entered northern Gaza since 1 October, 2024.
WFP has said it is unclear how long remaining food supplies in the north will
last, as they have already been distributed to shelters and health facilities.
Rapoport’s scenario mirrors proposals from influential Israeli figures like Giora
Eiland. Eiland’s plan, unveiled recently, calls for ordering all residents of
northern Gaza to leave within a week, before imposing a total siege on the area.
The plan explicitly states that those who remain would either surrender or die of
starvation.
Referred to since as the “General’s plan,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu also shared details of the proposal during a closed meeting of the
Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee at the end of last month. It
was initiated by Eiland, who is described in Israel as a “strategist” of the Gaza
war and is among those consulting with Netanyahu during Israel’s genocidal
campaign.
Other influential figures who are said to be charting a course towards the
extermination of Palestinians in Gaza include Professor Uzi Rabi, a senior
researcher at Tel Aviv University. In a radio interview on 15 September, Rabi
reportedly suggested: “Remove the entire civilian population from the north,
and whoever remains there will be lawfully sentenced as a terrorist and
subjected to a process of starvation or extermination.”
Rapoport references several sources to argue that, while he is presenting a
hypothetical scenario, any plan for Gaza’s eradication would closely resemble
the actions Israel has been carrying out over the past year. A report in Ynet
indicated that government ministers had been pressuring Netanyahu to
“cleanse” northern Gaza of its inhabitants as early as August. Additionally, a
proposal titled “From a murderous regime to a moderate society: The
transformation and reconstruction of Gaza after Hamas”, authored by Israeli
academics, was submitted to decision-makers. The study called for the “total
defeat” of Hamas as a precondition for starting a process of “deradicalisation”
of Palestinians in Gaza. The strategy paper recommends aid to be delivered
only when areas have been “purged” of Hamas, a goal that is widely considered
unrealistic.
“Liquidation,” Digital, Dream / Dreamland v3 / Clip2Comic, 2024.
Critics, including those generally supportive of Israel, have cast doubt on the
feasibility of Israel’s stated goals of “total victory” and “purging” Hamas. They
argue that Israel’s strategy of widespread destruction and indiscriminate killing
is likely to backfire, fostering resentment and resistance among Palestinians for
generations to come. Moreover, the tendency for Israeli officials and their
supporters to blur the lines between combatants and civilians in Gaza provides
a dangerous justification for what the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has
deemed a plausible case of genocide.
Numerous statements from Israeli officials support this view. For instance,
Israeli President Isaac Herzog implied that there were no innocent civilians in
Gaza and attempted to justify attacks on civilians by claiming that the entire
Gazan population was responsible for the 7 October attacks. Likewise, Rami
Igra, a former Mossad director, argued that, due to Gazans voting for Hamas,
there is: “No such thing as a non-combatant population in the Gaza Strip.”
The rhetoric justifying indiscriminate violence against Palestinians in Gaza has
not been confined to Israeli officials. Prominent supporters of Israel abroad
have echoed similar sentiments, blurring the distinction between combatants
and civilians. In a particularly troubling example, Alan Dershowitz and Andrew
Stein, writing for the New York Post, openly questioned the innocence of Gaza’s
civilian population. They provocatively asked: “Just how many of Gaza’s
civilians are entirely ‘innocent’?” and went further, challenging: “Who exactly
are these ‘civilians’ and just how innocent are they?”
The scenario outlined in +972 Magazine exposes how the deliberate blurring of
the distinction between civilians and combatants is integral for a plan to
eradicate Gaza. The strategy, which effectively treats all Palestinians as
legitimate targets, paves the way for Israel’s mass extermination policy. Far from
being hypothetical, this approach mirrors actual practices in Gaza. An example
cited by Rapoport comes from a commander of the Israeli Air Force’s drone
squadron, who told Ynet in August about an operation in Nuseirat Camp:
“Whoever did not flee, even if he was unarmed, as far as we were concerned,
was a terrorist. Everyone we killed should have been killed.”
Speculating on what 2025 holds in store for Israel following a policy of mass
extermination in Gaza, the article states that one of the consequences is likely
to be the possible declarations of genocide by the ICJ and arrest warrants from
the International Criminal Court for Israeli leaders.
While the article presents this as a potential future scenario, it emphasises that
the open discussion of plans to starve and exterminate hundreds of thousands
of people demonstrates the current state of Israeli society. Rapoport warns that
despite potential obstacles, including international pressure and domestic
opposition, the scenario is not far-fetched given the accelerated process of
dehumanisation towards Palestinians in Israeli society since 7 October.
The author concludes by stating: “And regardless of what happens over the
coming months, the very fact that open proposals to starve and exterminate
hundreds of thousands of people are up for debate demonstrates precisely
where Israeli society stands today.”
The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily
reflect the editorial policy of Middle East Monitor.
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Date: October 22, 2024 at 12:30:01
From: ao, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Happening Now-The Generals’ Plan: An Israeli Blueprint for... |
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Yep, Hamas screwed up royally when they invaded Israel. Unfortunately, for the
Palestinians stuck in Gaza, Israel decided they are tired of being harassed.. so..
Hamas is getting what they asked for.
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Date: October 22, 2024 at 12:52:43
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: lol, "Israel decided they are tired of being harassed" |
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so you really have no idea what living hell Israel's apartheid regime has
condemned Palestinians to for the past 2 decades?
You're really that ignorant?
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Date: October 23, 2024 at 07:25:06
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces |
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both of you are either profoundly dishonest, or appallingly ignorant.
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces
https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-
its-blown-up-in-our-faces/
How Israel helped create Hamas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/07/30/how-
israel-helped-create-hamas/
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Date: October 22, 2024 at 16:16:41
From: mitra, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: lol, "Israel/ Rocket & Mortar Attacks Against Israel by Date since |
URL: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/palestinian-rocket-and-mortar-attacks-against-israel |
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Do not consider this an apology for political
positions, I think a two state solution might have
worked or at the least tried, before this horror.
Yet how could any state put up with this level of
attack? Note this does not include shootings,
stabbings, terrorist attacks on city buses.
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Jan. 1-Aug. 11200 RocketsIn addition to the bombardment
from Lebanon and Gaza, 200 rockets were fired from
Yemen.
September2,782 RocketsTerrorists fired 2,756 from
Lebanon & Syria; 26 from Gaza
August1,423 RocketsHezbollah fired 1,307 rockets from
Lebanon, and Hamas fired 116 from Gaza.
July1,307 RocketsHezbollah fired 1,091 rockets from
Lebanon, and Hamas fired 216 from Gaza.
June1,060 RocketsHezbollah fired 855 rockets from
Lebanon, and Hamas fired 205 from Gaza.
May1,000 RocketsHezbollah fired 1,000 rockets from
Lebanon, and Hamas fired 452 from Gaza.
April744 RocketsHezbollah fired 744 rockets from
Lebanon, and Hamas fired 113 from Gaza.
March746 RocketsHezbollah fired 746 rockets from
Lebanon, and Hamas fired 104 from Gaza.
February534 RocketsHezbollah fired 534 rockets from
Lebanon, and Hamas fired 165 from Gaza.
January334 RocketsHezbollah fired 334 rockets from
Lebanon.
2023
Oct 7-Dec. 316,000 RocketsIn the early days of the war
in Gaza, started by the Hamas infiltration and attack
on Israeli civilians, more than 6,000 rockets were
fired from Gaza.
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Date: October 22, 2024 at 12:56:50
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: lol, "Israel decided they are tired of being harassed" |
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You are either profoundly dishonest, or appallingly ignorant.
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces
https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-years-netanyahu-propped-up-hamas-now-
its-blown-up-in-our-faces/
How Israel helped create Hamas
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/07/30/how-
israel-helped-create-hamas/
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Date: October 22, 2024 at 05:21:14
From: akira, [DNS_Address]
Subject: +972: A plan to liquidate northern Gaza is gaining steam |
URL: https://www.972mag.com/northern-gaza-liquidation-scenario-eiland-rabi/ |
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Meron Rapoport
September 17, 2024
A plan to liquidate northern Gaza is gaining steam
"As Israeli ministers, generals, and academics bay for a decisive new phase in
the war, this is what Operation Starvation and Extermination would look like.
The date is October, November, or December 2024, or maybe early 2025. The
Israeli military has just launched a new operation throughout northern Gaza —
“Operation Order and Clean-up,” we’ll call it. The army orders the temporary
evacuation of all Palestinian residents north of the Netzarim Corridor “for their
personal safety,” explaining that “the IDF is expected to take significant action
in Gaza City in the coming days, and wants to avoid harming civilians.”
The order is similar to the one the military issued on Oct. 13, 2023 to the more
than 1 million Palestinians living in Gaza City and its environs at the time. But it’s
clear to everyone that this time, Israel is planning something else entirely.
Although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav
Gallant remain tight-lipped about the real goals of the operation, Finance
Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, as
well as other ministers on the far right, declare them openly. Here, they cite a
program that the “Forum of Reserve Commanders and Fighters,” spearheaded
by Maj. Gen. (res.) Giora Eiland, proposed just a few weeks ago: ordering all
residents of northern Gaza to leave within a week, before imposing a full siege
on the area, including shutting off all supplies of water, food, and fuel, until
those who remain surrender or die of starvation.
Other prominent Israelis, in recent months, have also called on the military to
carry out mass extermination in northern Gaza. “Remove the entire civilian
population from the north, and whoever remains there will be lawfully
sentenced as a terrorist and subjected to a process of starvation or
extermination,” Prof. Uzi Rabi, a senior researcher at Tel Aviv University,
elaborated in a radio interview on Sept. 15. And in August, according to a report
in Ynet, government ministers had already started pressuring Netanyahu to
“cleanse” northern Gaza of its inhabitants.
Another proposal was written in July by several Israeli academics, titled “From a
murderous regime to a moderate society: The transformation and
reconstruction of Gaza after Hamas.” According to that plan, which was
submitted to Israeli decision-makers, “total defeat” of Hamas is a precondition
for starting a process of “deradicalization” of Palestinians in Gaza. “It is
important that the Palestinian public also has a broad perception of Hamas’
defeat,” its authors argued, adding: “‘First aid’ can begin in areas purged of
Hamas.” One of the proposal’s authors, Dr. Harel Chorev, a senior researcher at
the Moshe Dayan Center where Rabi also works, expressed full support for
Eiland’s plan.
But back to our scenario: “Operation Order and Clean-up” gets underway, and
despite the army’s evacuation orders, some 300,000 Palestinians remain
among the ruins of Gaza City and its environs, refusing to leave. Perhaps they
stay because they saw what happened to their neighbors who left at the
beginning of the war, believing that it was a temporary evacuation, and who to
this day wander the streets of southern Gaza without a safe place to shelter.
Perhaps because they fear Hamas, which calls on residents to refuse Israel’s
evacuation orders. Or perhaps because they feel they no longer have anything
to lose.
Either way, the army imposes a complete blockade within a week on all those
who remain in northern Gaza. Hamas fighters — the Eiland document estimates
that there are 5,000 left in the north, but no one really knows their true number
— refuse to surrender. On international television and social media, people
around the world watch as Gaza City is consumed by mass starvation. “We
would rather die than leave,” residents tell journalists.
On Israeli TV, commentators are not convinced that such a move will be
decisive to win the war. But they agree that a “campaign of starvation and
extermination” is preferable to the army continuing to drag its feet in Gaza.
Some voices in the studios warn of the potential damage to Israel’s public
relations, but nonetheless the plan obtains the support of the majority of the
Jewish-Israeli public. Palestinian citizens of Israel, who intensify their protests
against the genocide, are arrested for even posting about it online, and the
police forcibly suppress demonstrations by the radical left.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expresses concern, affirms that the
Washington is committed to Gaza’s territorial integrity and the two-state
solution, and warns that this latest campaign could sabotage the negotiations
for a hostage agreement — but Netanyahu is unmoved. Under pressure from
the right, which sees the expulsion of Gaza City’s residents as its opportunity to
flatten the area completely and build settlements on top of the ruins, the army
begins the “extermination” phase that Rabi outlined.
Since the army has claimed civilians can leave northern Gaza — although
soldiers randomly shoot and kill those Palestinian civilians who try to evacuate
— it treats anyone who remains in the city as a terrorist. Such a strategy aligns
with what Lt. Col. A., commander of the Israeli Air Force’s drone squadron, told
Ynet in August about the operation to rescue hostages in Nuseirat Camp:
“Whoever did not flee, even if he was unarmed, as far as we were concerned,
was a terrorist. Everyone we killed should have been killed.”
Palestinians observe the destruction caused by an Israeli military operation in
Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Khaled Ali/Flash90)
Palestinians observe the destruction caused by an Israeli military operation in
Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, June 8, 2024. (Khaled Ali/Flash90)
Gaza City is completely destroyed, and among the ruins lie the bodies of
thousands or perhaps tens of thousands of Palestinians. No one knows the
exact number, because the area remains a “closed military zone.” Operation
Order and Clean-upis crowned a success. The army, as proposed in the Eiland
plan, prepares to replicate similar operations in Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah.
In coordination with field commanders, apparently without the approval of the
General Staff, the revitalized movement to resettle Gaza — which has been
waiting in the wings for months — begins establishing the first new
communities in areas that have been “purged” of Palestinians.
A likely but not inevitable scenario
There is no certainty that this scenario will materialize. It can be stymied at
various junctures: the army could convey that it is not interested in the full
occupation of the Gaza Strip, nor the reestablishment of a military government
there. The military is aware that such a large-scale operation could lead to the
execution of the remaining hostages, as happened in Rafah, and it doesn’t want
to be responsible for their murder. So too does it fear that such a large-scale
operation in Gaza could trigger a stronger response from Hezbollah, and
therefore to an intense war on two fronts, or perhaps more.
Despite all the leniency the U.S. administration has shown for Israel’s genocidal
actions in Gaza — starving and annihilating tens of thousands of Palestinians —
the next stage may be too much even for the self-professed “Zionist” President
Joe Biden and presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who speaks of “Palestinian
suffering.” This may well be the move that will force the International Court of
Justice (ICJ) to declare that Israel is committing genocide, and expedite the
International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants, and not only for
Netanyahu and Gallant.
European countries, which until now have been hesitant to sanction Israel, may
go all in. Netanyahu could conclude that the international price of such an
operation will be too high — the desires of his right-wing allies be damned.
Israeli society may also pose obstacles to the implementation of the plan. As
made evident by the mass demonstrations of recent weeks, large parts of the
Jewish-Israeli public have lost faith in the government’s promises of “total
victory” in Gaza or the notion that “only military pressure will release the
hostages.” Led by the families of the hostages — who have been radicalized
since Hamas’ recent execution of the six hostages in a tunnel in Rafah —
hundreds of thousands of Israelis, it seems, want not only to see the hostages
returned home, but also to put the war behind them. The Rabi-Eiland plan,
which will certainly prolong the war in Gaza and likely doom the return of the
remaining hostages, may be rejected by hundreds of thousands of
demonstrators for precisely these reasons.
However, we must also admit that the scenario I sketched out above is not far-
fetched. Since October 7, Israeli society has undergone an accelerated process
of dehumanization toward the Palestinians, and it is hard to see the army refuse
en masse to carry out such an extermination campaign, certainly if it is
presented in stages: first forcing out most residents, followed by the imposition
of a siege, and only then the elimination of those who remain.
Is this Israel’s first apartheid war?
It is not simply a matter of revenge for the atrocities committed by Hamas on
October 7. Within the distorted logic that regulates Israeli policy toward the
Palestinians, the only way to restore “deterrence” after the military humiliation
of October 7 is to completely crush the Palestinian collective, including its cities
and institutions.
For some, it might be easy to write off Israeli proposals to “finish the job” in
northern Gaza as genocidal bombast, unlikely to be carried out. But they were
conceived by Eiland, Rabi, and other influential people — not only those in the
“messianic” circle of Ben Gvir and Smotrich. And regardless of what happens
over the coming months, the very fact that open proposals to starve and
exterminate hundreds of thousands of people are up for debate demonstrates
precisely where Israeli society stands today.
Note: this article has been edited to clarify that the academic proposal
mentioned above — entitled “From a murderous regime to a moderate society:
the transformation and rehabilitation of Gaza after Hamas” — does not endorse
starvation or extermination, although one of its authors expressed support for
the Rabi-Eiland plan and even linked the two proposals.
A version of this article was first published in Hebrew on Local Call. Read it
here."
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Date: October 22, 2024 at 17:01:02
From: chaskuchar@stcharlesmo, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: +972: A plan to liquidate northern Gaza is gaining steam |
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i can only hope it won't proceed
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