The "defense" army ended up being convicted of killing children, thus proving itself to be the "invincible" army according to its own definition—a civilized army that kills "to defend its state" and a technological army that supposedly adheres to the rules of international law in all its wars! This army, which owns a state called Israel and has an alliance with the US military, has now found itself, its state, and its alliance in tatters. It is convicted of killing children, a charge also faced by “ISIS”, its leaders are wanted by the criminal court, and its state is in the cage of the International Court of Justice.
What does this mean, and what future awaits the “defense” army, its state, and its alliances?
We are at a stage where the magic turned on the magician. Everything that existed before the war on Gaza has changed. The invincible army is losing every day in a war that is now entering its ninth month, after initial estimations that it would be decided in a few hours. The civilized army, which claims to follow international law, is condemned by the supreme authority of international law—the United Nations.
The narrative of defending the state has transformed into a powerless defense of the sin of occupying another people, with the most egregious sin being the killing of many children.
This is the reality Netanyahu is trying to mask with statements and claims, while the facts on the ground every day reveal the tearing away of masks that once concealed the truth.
Yousef Ramadan is the Ambassador of Palestine to Bangladesh