The Price for Israel’s Government to Stay Together: 33 Palestinian Lives

The end of Operation Shield and Arrow emphasizes the cynicism of the common Israeli electioneering tactic of bombing Gaza.

May 19, 2023

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The family of Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander Tariq Izz ad-Din in Gaza. Everyone in this photo was killed at the beginning of Operation Shield and Arrow in an Israeli airstrike that targeted their home.

This motif is a recurring one in many countries. Start a war, win an election. Initiate conflict, distract the voters. The conflicts themselves may a…

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