Israel-Palestine truce must be made meaningful – for the long term

Andnbsp, Following an uncomfortable seven-day peace, Israel and Hamas are once more engaged in bloody fight. The peace has been broken, according to accusations made by both sides. What matters most is the outcome of this commencement of hostilities.

There will be hundreds more Palestinian deaths in Gaza and the West Bank. According to several sources, 184 Palestinians were killed as a result of Jewish airstrikes within 24 days of the cease-fire on December 1.

This brings the total quantity of Palestinians killed by Israeli power since the current battle phase began on October 7 to 15,500. In contrast, Hamas and its supporters have killed 1, 332 Israelis in addition to another.

It is estimated that more than 6, 000 of the Palestinians killed are kids. The fact that more than a third are children is extremely important, particularly when we take into account the statistics for previous conflicts between the two sides.

For instance, children made up 25 % of the dead during Israel’s Operation Cast Lead from December 27, 2008, to January 18, 2009. Between November 1, 2021, and January 18, 2022, there was another conflict in which 840 Arab kids perished.

The number of women Israel has killed in the ongoing conflict between the two main characters should be added to this data. 2, 700 of them are thought to have died.

Israel’s entire objective of driving Palestinians from their ancient land is closely related to the murder of children and women. To put it another way, it is essential to tribal cleaning. About 750,000 native Palestinians were driven from their homes and settlements in 1948 when Israel was founded on Palestinian territory.

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In contrast to 1948, protests against the massacre of mostly helpless, unarmed Palestinians by the Israeli government have been raised this period. Millions of people of all races and colors are calling for Israel’s continuous assault of Gaza to end right away in villages and cities across the countries. &nbsp,

The battle for a peace mediated and overseen by the United Nations may be intensified by member organizations all over the world. It is important to note that Qatar, one of the nations that negotiated the earlier cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, has also pledged to do so right away.

Citizens around the world who are calling for a ceasefire may back up their demand with two other important issues. To ensure the safety of the people living in Gaza and the West Bank, they should ask the UN to promptly establish an International Protection Force.

It is hoped that such a protection force operating under the supervision of the UN would not only protect people, particularly children, but also provide some protection for hospitals, colleges, and other public facilities.

The other issue is with water, gas, foods, medications, and other necessities of life. To ensure that the people receive sufficient and unhindered access to requirements, the UN does intervene through organizations like the World Health Organization and Food and Agriculture Organization. This task is essential. The following are:  

Addressing the underlying causes of the discord between Israel and Palestine is an extremely serious challenge for the UN. If this is n’t done right away, the conflict will keep happening, as it has for many years.

Because of this, outdoor Jewish community will need to exert pressure on Israel’s elite and society to treat Palestinians fairly. Three targets could be the focus of people’s force: the Jewish aristocracy, two, the aristocracy in the United States and Britain, Israeli supporters who are the most devoted to the West, and three, elites in Arab nations and the larger Arab world.

There is a valuable tool that the populace can use to target rulers. The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions ( BDS ) movement is this.

Right now, the Palestinian action against Israel that was started in July 2005 could be very important. It has already had some achievement. The BDS action needs to be improved and expanded right away. By convincing more and more establishments, organizations, and businesses to join the movement, citizens from all over the world may make a significant contribution to the cause.

Three additional measures could be taken into account under the BDS criterion. One is a global initiative to persuade countries that recognize Israel to remove their ambassadors from Israel in an effort to socially isolate the nation. This would be a short-term action intended to alter Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.

Two, a UN-imposed arms embargo that forbids any position or organization from engaging in the arms deal with Israel. Joint projects in the production of weapons and military hardware with Israel or businesses connected to it will also be subject to the ban. &nbsp: As an illustration of this plan, the US will be required to sever its military relations with Israel.

Three: The UN must make sure that no nation provides Israel with fuel while destroying Gaza and the West Bank.