Posted on 02/25/2024 7:28:18 PM PST by Uncle Miltie
When Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza in 2005, the "pro-Palestine" propagandists could no longer plausibly refer to it as occupied territory. So they came up with another trope that has become a cliché: Gaza is an "open-air prison." The jailer in this dubious metaphor is only Israel, (even though Gaza also borders Egypt and Hamas prevents Gazans from leaving and steals its foreign aid) and it has imposed a "16-year blockade, depriving the people there of food, water, and the other necessities of life, especially healthcare," so goes the tale.
According to Ilana Feldman, the term "open-air prison" was first used in 1997 in the Philadelphia Inquirer and quickly found currency among Irish and Canadian journalists in the early 2000s. It became a staple of anti-Israel rhetoric in the U.S. in 2009 after Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) claimed (in a campaign video and on Iranian television) that "The Palestinians are virtually in a concentration camp."
In 2010, British PM David Cameron said that "People in Gaza are living under constant attacks and pressure in an open-air prison," adding that "Gaza cannot and must not be allowed to remain a prison camp."
From politics to pop-culture, it grew like an infectious meme in 2015, when the graffiti artist (pardon the oxymoron), Banksy, went to Gaza to spray-paint on some walls. He photographed them for his website, and added witty captions, like: "Gaza is often described as 'the world's largest open air prison' because no-one is allowed to enter or leave."
Of course, people leave and enter Gaza all the time. Prior to October 7, thousands of people left Gaza every day, crossing into Israel to work at jobs that paid them five times more than they could earn in Gaza. That arrangement is over, thanks to Hamas.
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Instead of operating like normal , civil. human beings, Hamas spent their money on their war machine to kill unprotected civilians in Israel.
Oh, boo-hoo! It’s kinda the price you pay for invading a country, butchering innocent women, children, and babies and then get the crap kicked out of you.
Whatever ‘po’ baby’ attitude I might have had, was scuttled to the bottom of the Meditterranean Ocean by the actions of so-called ‘Palestinian’ apes at the Municj Summer Olympics in 1972.
As of that moment, I agree with Israel, from the river to the sea, with every “Pale-Philistine” becoming shark food.
Wrong thread. Sorry.
I'll never forget that moment, when Jim McKay said, "They're all gone."
Allegedly Gaza is a “prison.”
If so, move to one of the 50 Muslim majority countries in the world. 22 are in the Middle East.
As square miles they encompass an area of 5.25 million square miles, compared to the 3.6 million square miles of the United States.
So the “prison” has a lot of area to which to flee.
Ditto
The Bible is true when it says; “they who bless Israel will be blessed and they who curse Israel will be cursed.” The nations surrounding Israel who have continually cursed Israel are reaping God’s condign judgment as manifested in their permanent cursedness. The Arab nations; Iran; Pakistan; etc. are examples of civilizations that are failed and live in abject moral loathsomeness. But there are many in the west who are not far behind; the UK’s slow demise into civil decline and the US are rapidly approaching the tipping point of iniquity as they turn their backs on Israel in support of Islam; and enjoy wicked immorality and sins against God. God does not play when He promises judgment for evil.
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