The Black Book of the Gaza Genocide documents a year of hell with no way out of the barbaric war.
Agnes Levallo says: "At this stage it is ethnic cleansing, breaking the wall of silence, every genocide is a human genocide and every murder is a suicide. A painful struggle that makes us feel guilty because of our helplessness, in the face of the horror that is brutally embodied before our eyes every day.
Isn't it the dark bitter reality of Gaza that will remain etched in black stones in history forever. "The Black Book" is a work of human resistance against human indifference. Agnès Levallo, a specialist in Middle Eastern affairs and professor of political science at the University of Paris 2, brings together reports of the utmost importance from international, Palestinian and Israeli NGOs, as well as real-life investigations, the fruit of important work by Palestinian journalists... Isn't this the most deadly and destructive war in modern times? What is the purpose of the Black Book of Gaza, does it point the finger at the cause or the justification? Is it possible to imagine these massacres that lead to countless victims? The purpose of the Black Book of Gaza is not to be an informative work, but rather a reference for understanding, a loud and painful call for critical thinking, and a resumption of mobilization against injustice. Its structure has therefore been carefully and deliberately constructed to have an impact on the reader and encourage him to act. Let us not imagine helplessness: global responsibility, a solid philosophical principle, proves that every human being, as a citizen of this world, has the moral sense and the energy to act with realistic and visible logic, against international injustices, and thus to cross borders and the world's blatant failure to confront global challenges. Seven thematic sections that accurately illustrate the different aspects of the drama experienced by the inhabitants of Gaza: the gradual suffocation of an area under siege and confinement, the collapse of health insurance, the systematic killing of civilians, the excessive violence of lethal weapons used, the calculated disappearance of victims, the systematic destruction of the environment and, unfortunately, of all future prospects, and then the falsification of information and the elimination of journalism (which is what the municipality of Perpignan, affiliated with the national radio, did by refusing to award a prize to a Palestinian photojournalist for falsified evidence). What does this scientific structure illustrate? This scientific structure allows for the comparison of analyses, giving voice to diverse voices and revealing the complexity of reality. The book unfolds like a musical piece where the low notes of the characters and the reports are matched by the sad melody of individual testimonies, and the poignant force of some geopolitical analyses, which shows a stubborn condemnation of the violence of the entity, and the indifference of the world. Of course, the work does not aim to diminish the defensive power of Hamas - rather, it documents it with precision and clarity, highlighting the suicide attacks and justifying them as a defense of the occupied territory. But the justification for all these defenses here is logical, first and foremost the enormous difference between the existing forces. There is an armed resistance with local power, but it lacks innovative military equipment, a well-equipped army, the latest logistical and covert support, and massive diplomacy from the United States and Europe. The book analyzes this disparity based on the huge numbers of civilian casualties, the destroyed infrastructure, and schools and hospitals reduced to ashes under the pretext of “targeted strikes.” Reading these chapters is astonishing: they reveal a greedy, relentless war machine, pursuing a violent strategy that is devoid of moderation or proportionality. We wonder about the “lesser evil” logic that the Israeli army tells, which claims to minimize civilian casualties, while inflicting total destruction on the people of Gaza. The Black Book of Gaza also focuses on the psychological direction of this war. It notes the horrific words of Yoav Galant, the Israeli Defense Minister, who described the people of Gaza as “human animals.” Isn’t this inhuman description of the people of Gaza a principle of Jewish history that is currently being repeated in a striking and frightening way? Official Israeli discourse, far from merely targeting Hamas, attacks the very existence of Gaza as a human community. The civilian population becomes acceptable collateral damage in the “war on terror.” We hear this discourse in some statements by Western officials, ready to justify the unjustified in the name of the war on extremism. Isn’t the Black Book of Gaza a testimony to the unspeakable? In the face of the “attack of October 7, 2023,” which is “a significant attack,” “the Israeli entity wanted to defend itself against Hamas attacks,” they claim. The French Foreign Affairs Committee claims, “Hamas’ violence is unjustified (given that there are countless justifications for an occupied people suffering under the horrors of tyranny, deprivation, and injustice), but not without reason.” A logical observation, often ignored and even criminalized as a justification for terrorism. However, is this right subject in principle to international law, which imposes restrictions on the use of force? The war crimes in Gaza and now in Lebanon, despite the differences in conflicts, are not only a human tragedy in the modern era, but are also a blatant violation of this international law, issued on January 26, 2024, which the State of Israel has rebelled against and violated in its entirety, and continues to do so. Without regard to the rulings of the International Criminal Court. Or the resolutions of the thirty nations.
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