The Horror Of The Hamas-Israeli War And The History That Led To It. Steve Williamson and Karen McClelland welcome Daniel Nerenberg, Education and Communication Specialist for Just Vision to discuss the war in the Middle East.
Nerenberg begins by stating, “The war is far from over. Israel attacks are ongoing. Bebe Netanyahu promises to go into Rafah at some point, which will be an absolute catastrophe if it happens. Everyone has warned that it would be a massacre simply because people in Rafah have nowhere to go and you literally can’t bring tanks in there without causing major damage.”
“Where we stand today is what many observers are referring to as a genocide,” Nerenberg continues. “Over 34,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and tanks in the past six months – 14,000 children. The Israeli army has dropped 70 million kilograms of explosives…the point of reference is more than three of the nuclear bombs dropped in Hiroshima.”
This despite the fact that the Gaza strip had already been deemed unlivable in 2020.
As for bringing long-term peace to the region after the war, Nerenberg says, “First thing that needs to happen is that the structures of oppression must be undone. Once they’re undone, we can start talking about structural justice.”