Has Israel's Absolute Power Corrupted Absolutely?

Genevieve Cora Fraser

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." The 19th century historian, Lord Acton and his famous quote came to mind this week as Israel’s response to Palestine reached unprecedented levels of aggression. Operation Summer Rains led off with the abduction of Hamas legislators and mayors in an attempt to destroy the elected government of Palestine. The bombing of the Gaza power plant has left many of the 1.4 million Gaza residents without electricity, running water and sewers as the heat of the summer soars. The bridge attacks within Gaza has made transportation impossible, except for armed battalions and giant bulldozers. The guided missile assault on the Palestinian Ministry of Interior, which has left it in charred ruins, was justified with the claim that the building was the "meeting place to plan terror activities." And once again food and medicine is blockaded and hospitals left in chaos with rolling blackouts as Gaza residents await further onslaughts by Israeli Occupation Forces.

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Israel – Britain’s Imperialist Rottweiler
William Bowles

Frankly, I am beside myself with despair and anger at the actions of the Israeli government which have, as one commentator put it, more in common with the Nazi onslaught on the Warsaw Ghetto than any nonsense about defending the Israeli people from 'terrorism’. Worse still is the frustration I feel with the actions of the British government, which aside from a plaintive whine about "restraint", does absolutely nothing. Are we to stand by and watch 'our' government be party to a war crime of the most horrendous proportions? It seems so. So too, the 'impartial' BBC is directly complicit in covering up Israel's crimes against humanity and frankly, when the day comes and the Western governments are forced to answer for their crimes, the BBC should also be in the dock along with them. What kind of mentality is it that can condone what is being done to the Palestinian people? How do the people in the BBC news department live with the fact that the lies they write every day make them party to covering up the genocidal actions of the Israeli government...

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