October 7 - Cause and Effect (supplemented)

Alik Bakhshi

October 7 - Cause and Effect (supplemented)

 

On October 7, 2023, Israel suffered a terrorist attack by Palestinians from Gaza. Taking advantage of what must be called the carelessness of Israeli border guards during the holidays, they killed 1,200 people and took 242 hostages into Gaza. Thus, the war began once again, lasting over five months and, despite Israel's incomparable military superiority, continuing to this day, claiming the lives of both Palestinians and Israelis.

 

The US and the EU, while condemning the actions of Palestinian terrorists and believing Israel has the right to punish Palestinians, simultaneously urge Israel to be more cautious when dropping multi-ton bombs on Gaza, which has the highest population density in the world. Frankly, it's amazing how, from above, a pilot dropping a bomb can distinguish a terrorist from an ordinary citizen. After all, the Palestinians don't have a regular army with tanks, guns, and planes. In fact, judging by the scale of the destroyed buildings, they were all inhabited by terrorists, and it must be said, this is closer to the truth. It's hard to imagine that their residents wouldn't wish death on the Israelis, given the conditions of their disenfranchised existence under apartheid and the number of people killed by rockets, bombs, and shells. I wouldn't be wrong if I said that every Palestinian is a potential terrorist, including women.

 

It doesn't take much insight to fail to understand why, from the very first day of Israel's establishment, there has been a war between Jews and Arabs in Palestine, and why martial law has been declared in Israel, which hasn't been lifted to this day. It's because of the demographic situation that arose immediately with the establishment of a state for the Jews. Israel cannot be a Jewish state if the majority of its citizens are Arabs. This is why exiled Palestinians emerged, becoming refugees scattered across neighbouring Arab countries. The remaining Arab population of the former Palestine received Israeli citizenship, while the majority of Palestinians were isolated in the autonomous region, whose territory, like shagreen leather, is shrinking year after year.

 

 

As a result of Israel's expansionist policies, the territory of the Palestinian Authority differs sharply from the territory of the Palestinian state envisaged by the infamous UN resolution to establish two states for two peoples – Jewish and Arab – on the site of Palestine. The Israeli government ignored the UN resolution and solved the problem by erecting a concrete wall around the occupied territory, which resembles a vast, roofless prison. The population of the autonomous region is deprived of the civil rights inherent to state citizens and is used as a source of cheap labor. The isolation of Palestinians in a concrete prison strongly resembles the actions of a state pursuing apartheid. It would be a different matter if the construction of this wall reflected a mutual agreement on the state border between Jews and Palestinians. Unfortunately, such an agreement does not exist, and the wall's placement merely consolidates the annexed territories for Israel, emphasizing its aggressive intentions toward the Arabs. Most importantly, the wall becomes yet another, additional barrier to peace.

 

Currently, due to the war, Israel is experiencing serious problems in construction, which has been completely halted, and in declining agricultural production, the prices of which have increased by 50%. Israeli businessmen, accustomed to dealing with Palestinians from the Palestinian Authority, are unwilling to pay significantly higher wages to workers brought in from abroad. Continuing the war could lead to a catastrophic economic situation.

 

As I wrote previously (1), the blame for the ongoing war in the former Palestine lies entirely with the UN, which should have foreseen the current standoff and deployed troops to the designated dividing line of Palestine, as outlined on the map.

 

 

The Palestinian terrorist attack on October 7, which triggered the military action, also prompted the international community to address the cause of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Many Western politicians, including Biden, suddenly remembered the idea of ​​a Palestinian state and began to speak about its creation as the only way to end this half-century-long conflict. This circumstance leads to a rather unpleasant conclusion: if not for the Hamas terrorists, no one would have even mentioned the forgotten Palestinian state, even though everyone had long known how to stop the bloodshed between Jews and Arabs, but remained silent so as not to irritate...

 

By the way, a few words about terrorists. The fact is that guerrillas also engage in terrorism; moreover, any war cannot do without mass terror, resulting in the death of civilians. The difference between terrorists and guerrillas is the same as between spies and intelligence agents. (2, 3)

 

For greater clarity, a brief historical overview.

Palestine never existed as an Arab state. This territory was part of the Arab Caliphate, which was destroyed by the Turks. After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Britain and France divided all Arab lands among themselves, fragmenting them into separate Arab states. In 1948, the territory of Palestine, inhabited by Arabs, was further divided into two states: Palestinian and Jewish. However, the Jews, armed with weapons, prevented the Arabs from establishing a state by occupying all of Palestine. Since the Arab population of Palestine far outnumbered the Jews, most of the Arabs were forced into autonomous regions, while some fled to neighbouring Arab countries. This is how the newly established Jewish state of Israel ended up with more Jews than Arabs. Since 1948, Palestinian Arabs have been trying to achieve their own state, as decided by the UN, but Israel has prevented this decision from being implemented and has been at war with the Palestinian Arabs ever since. To end the war, the Jews have two options: either allow the Palestinians to establish a state within the territory, in accordance with the UN resolution, or kill all the Arabs within the autonomous region.

 

1. The UN's Fatal Mistake. , https://alikbahshi.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-fatal-mistake-of-un.html

2.  International terrorism and its stakeholders.

       https://alikbahshi.blogspot.com/2026/04/international-terrorism-and-its.html     

3. Terrorists or partisans? https://alikbahshi.blogspot.com/2026/04/terrorists-or-partisans.html  

 

February 21, 2024