{"id":9111,"date":"2024-06-08T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T20:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/gracecoloredglasses\/?p=9111"},"modified":"2024-06-08T16:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T20:05:02","slug":"introducing-the-global-hall-of-shame-deflection-denialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/gracecoloredglasses\/2024\/06\/introducing-the-global-hall-of-shame-deflection-denialism\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Global Hall of Shame, Deflection & Denialism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
Did you know that the United Nations has a blacklist of countries that harm children in conflict?<\/p>\n
Me neither.<\/p>\n
The list includes Afghanistan, Congo, Mali, Myanmar, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Syria and groups such as Al-Qaeda, Daesh, Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram.<\/p>\n
Soon, it will also include Israel (as well as Hamas).<\/p>\n
Reuters reports<\/a>: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel\u2019s military to a global list of offenders for committing violations against children in 2023. The global list is included in a report on children and armed conflict that Guterres is due to submit to the U.N. Security Council on June 14.<\/p>\n
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad will also reportedly be listed.<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s U.N. envoy Gilad Erdan said he was officially notified of the decision on Friday. \u201cI am utterly shocked and disgusted by this shameful decision of the Secretary-General,\u201d said Erdan. \u201cIsrael\u2019s army is the most moral army in the world, so this immoral decision will only aid the terrorists and reward Hamas.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the decision \u201cwill have consequences for Israel\u2019s relations with the U.N.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that the UN had \u201cadded itself to the black list of history when it joined those who support the Hamas murderers.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Strong words indeed, gentlemen.<\/p>\n
Also unconvincing words. Let\u2019s take just a moment to look at each of these statements:<\/p>\n
A photograph of the strike aftermath from Oct. 31, 2023 shows people gathering around multiple large craters amid destroyed buildings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n**
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**\u201cIsrael\u2019s army is the most moral army in the world.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
The superlative morality of the Israeli military has always been a myth<\/a><\/span>. The fact that these Israeli leaders continue to repeat it with a straight face shows either how utterly brainwashed they are, or how gullible they think we are (many of us are indeed that gullible).<\/p>\n
It says a lot about us if we believe that a a country being charged with genocide<\/a>, whose leaders are charged<\/a> with war crimes and crimes against humanity, whose military has slaughtered over 15,000 children \u2013 is a moral army.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis immoral decision [blacklisting Israel] will only aid the terrorists and reward Hamas.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cRewarding Hamas\u201d is one of the latest in a string of mantras the pro-Israel crowd repeats endlessly.<\/p>\n
First of all, the use of the word \u201cterrorist\u201d for a group that resists occupation and oppression is a political, not a fact-based choice. For example, the Nazis considered Jews who participated in resistance against their annihilation to be terrorists.<\/p>\n
Focusing on Hamas, the alleged \u201cbad guys,\u201d at this moment distracts from the fact that Israel kills massive numbers of children. We mustn\u2019t lose sight of that. International organizations do not employ loaded words \u2013 genocide, war crime, crime against humanity, apartheid \u2013 casually. These labels are based on research and documentation. Israel rarely if ever actually addresses the evidence behind the accusations; instead, it attacks the messenger.<\/p>\n
Calling out Israel for its crimes won\u2019t help Hamas \u2013 it will help Palestinian children. Resenting the UN for wanting to help Palestinian children simply proves the UN\u2019s point.<\/p>\n
The decision [to blacklist Israel] \u201cwill have consequences for Israel\u2019s relations with the U.N.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
This is meaningless, and is not keeping anyone up at night. Israel already claims<\/a> the UN is anti-Israel; its ambassadors regularly engage<\/a> in hostile<\/a>\u00a0and cringe-y<\/a> lectures. Prime Minister Netanyahu has himself engaged in theatrics<\/a> from the podium.<\/p>\n
The \u201cconsequence\u201d that Israel is not talking about is the addition of its name to the list of shame. It\u2019s not that they\u2019ve forgotten about it \u2013 it\u2019s that it wants us<\/em> to forget.<\/p>\n
The UN has \u201cadded itself to the blacklist of history when it joined those who support the Hamas murderers.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
First, Hamas is also on the blacklist<\/em>. (Israel has killed over 15,500<\/a> Palestinian children since October 7th, and Hamas has killed, by Israel\u2019s own count, a maximum of 38<\/a> \u2013 actually, some of them are known to have been killed by Israeli forces<\/a>. What Hamas is doing on the same list with Israel is a matter for another day.)<\/p>\n
Second, if Netanyahu thinks for a second that he won\u2019t go down in history<\/a> as a mass murderer<\/a>, he is kidding himself. His actions and choices, not Hamas\u2019 or the UN\u2019s, brought Israel to this juncture. He and his military are rightly in the company of the leaders<\/a> of Al-Qaeda, Daesh, Al-Shabaab and Boko Haram \u2013 and of course, the most stinging partner in crime, Hamas.<\/p>\n
Hind Rajab<\/span><\/a>: an ordinary girl whose story is both extraordinary and, sadly, all too ordinary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n***
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Let\u2019s not lose sight of the real issue here: Israel is killing children \u2013 thousands and thousands of them.<\/p>\n
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***The move to add Israel to the Hall of Shame comes nine years after the U.N. special envoy for children and armed conflict recommended that Israel and Hamas be added to the list for endangering children during the 2014 war in Gaza.<\/p>\n
560 children<\/a> were among more than 2,100 Palestinians killed<\/a>. Zero Israeli children and 84 adults were killed.<\/p>\n
If the UN had moved faster, putting Israel on the blacklist in 2014<\/a>, thousands of Palestinian children could have been saved \u2013 that is, if Israel had responded with humility and decided to treat vulnerable lives with respect, not contempt.<\/p>\n
Oh, and if the United States had lived up to its own ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all \u2013 instead of giving billions of dollars worth of weapons \u2013 we would find ourselves next to Israel on the blacklist of history, as we now surely are.<\/p>\n
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As I recently\u00a0wrote<\/a><\/strong><\/span>,\u00a0I have for the time being washed my hands of Christians who\u00a0refuse to engage<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>with the issue of Palestine, and for now (at least until the end of this horrific war) I will be writing about the significance of what is going on \u201cover there\u201d from a global and historic perspective.<\/em><\/p>\n
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***I\u2019m here for anyone who cares to have an intelligent conversation about reality, instead of living in a silo of confirmation bias.<\/em><\/p>\n
I invite you to subscribe to my<\/i>\u00a0newsletter<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a>. I write about the Palestine-Israel issue regularly, and other issues relevant to progressives or those considering becoming progressive. If you would like to comment on this post, please pop over to my<\/i>\u00a0Facebook page<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0All of my posts are there and open to constructive comment. I welcome your thoughts.<\/i><\/p>\n
If you are interested, here are some of my earlier posts on the Palestine issue:<\/p>\n
Further reading on the Palestine-Israel issue:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThe Palestinians\u2019 ironclad, inalienable right to resist<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\nNetanyahu exposes his profound racism in one glorious tweet<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nRafah attack: Netanyahu\u2019s lies expose the truth about Israel<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nA waking nightmare \u2013 what just happened in Gaza?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nIsrael, the ICC, and the disintegration of our species<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe truth about Gazans as human shields \u2013you\u2019ll be surprised<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nTHIS RIGHT HERE is happening RIGHT NOW. This is Israel.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nUnlock the global and historic significance of this moment<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nWhat to say when you\u2019ve run out of words<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nA 3-minute challenge to see whether you are alive<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nDid you know the US is complicit in genocide RIGHT NOW?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n5 tips for finding the best news reporting on Palestine<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nYou need to meet this little girl named Hind<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nDoes Israel really have \u201cthe most moral army in the world\u201d?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nWestern \u201ccivilization\u201d exposed for its colossal ruthlessness<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nTo Biden, Palestinian genocide is already complete<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe lies we believe about Gazan Christians are killing them<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nCan followers of the Prince of Peace support a group that uses violence?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nWhy support for Palestinian resistance is the right response for Christians<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nA Palestinian Pastor\u2019s powerful message to us: \u201cit\u2019s time to stop praying\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nChristians: Why do we skimp on compassion when it comes to Palestinians?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nDon\u2019t compromise truth on Israel and Palestine<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nWhat People Of Faith Need To Know About Gaza And Israel Right Now<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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***Posts about my Gazan family (in chronological order):<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\n\nFollow this refugee family\u2019s quest for survival in Gaza<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe hardest decision our family in Gaza has ever made<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe unexpected one-word message coming out of Gaza today<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe new normal: eating during a famine in Gaza<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe truth about Gaza: \u201cI swear, we don\u2019t mind death\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\nThe reality of survival in Gaza, on Spiritual Brewpub<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n3 funerals and a wedding in Gaza<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\u201cWe\u2019re surrounded. Israelis are everywhere. We are dying.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\u201cWe were surrounded by tanks. It\u2019s a miracle we got out.\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\u201cIf I Should Die Before I Wake\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n***
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FEATURED IMAGE: by David Werbrouck, via Unsplash<\/p>\n
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