Israel’s Brutal Attack on the World’s Largest Open Air Prison

Israel’s Brutal Attack on the World’s Largest Open Air Prison:
An historical account of the occupation of Palestine and how it might end
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) have launched yet another brutal assault on the occupied Palestinian territories of Gaza and the West Bank. Triggered by a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip by Hamas, the latest offensive by the IDF threatens to more punishing than ever, with Israel’s war minister clearly announcing plans to cut electricity, gas, water and all other basic amenities to what is described as the ‘world’s biggest open air prison’.
While a poverty-stricked and exceedingly young Gazan population is besieged from all sides by Israeli settlers, tanks, airstrikes and more, much of the so-called ‘international community’, including Muslim countries, are at best issuing vague statements demanding an end to violence, and at worst explicitly announcing unequivocal support for Israel. Such complicity with the brutal Zionist settler-colonial project is not new - it has been almost six decades since the West Bank and Gaza were annexed, and 75 years since the creeping occupation began, and for most of this time, western powers and Muslim states alike have been complicit with Zionist expansionism.
One need not support Hamas to understand that the crimes of the Zionist regime are far greater than any militant resistance against Israel. Indeed, the space for Islamist organisations like Hamas has steadily increased in occupied Palestine precisely because they are viewed as the only political force willing to at least challenge Israel’s systematic project of ethnic cleansing, siege and psychological terror.
In contrast, until the 1970s, when revolutionary internationalism was at its peak, complicit ruling classes in Muslim countries were challenged by left-progressives that sought freedom from imperialism, capitalist exploitation and all forms of oppression. Crucially, in Pakistan and other Muslim countries, the Palestinian cause was supported in much the same way as other anti-imperialist causes, like the Vietnamese war of national liberation led by Ho Che Minh, the Algerian freedom struggle led by Ahmed Ben Bella, the liberation of Congo led by Patrice Lumumba, and the Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro & Che Guevara.
In contrast, most young Pakistanis today see most political causes through a ‘Muslim’ lens, and believe that all major political and economic developments are explained by what the ideologue of US imperialism Samuel Huntington called a ‘clash of civilisations. In this worldview, that there is no link between what is happening in flashpoints like Palestine and in our own imperialist-ravaged region.
But what has happened in Afghanistan is clearly due to the machinations of imperialism, religious right and our own military establishment. Meanwhile Pakistan’s ruling class is committed to a political-economy project of exploitation and humiliation in war-torn ethnic peripheries like ex FATA, Sindh, GB and Balochistan as well as urban areas where dispossession and xenophobia are commonplace.
These linkages between global and local manifestations of capitalist-imperialism defy notions of ‘Muslims vs Jews’. To stand for the Palestinian struggle is to stand for all causes, for freedom from all forms of class, ethnic-national and patriarchal oppression.
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Aasim Sajjad Akhtar with Fatima Shahzad as moderator

[@chakdeamerica]

Imagine that Israel lost the 1967 war and the Palestinians drove out the Jews. Would the Palestinians agree to restore the borders before 1967 and allow the Jews to return?

[@amreshyadav2758]

Pakistan should concentrate on their own people having injustice and inequality rather than poking their nose in Kashmir and Palestine.. You have nothing to provide.

[@mindpotential]

This country can never progress. Look at the attendance in this talk vs any prior science or history talk. This goes a long way to tell you what the national priorities and interests are. Pakistan is doomed

[@shanmukhappamuttagi5310]

Blackhole conduct a session on " State of Minorities in Pakistan with decreasing Population "

[@MrYaatri]

A Pakistani saying the Jews, Muslims and Christiana living in one state with equal lights, is welcome. Do Islamic states, such as Pakiatan gurantee equal rights to non Muslims?

[@c2000-m7q]

Ek bar ajarbaijan ke aggression session karna

[@UmeshGupta-sh7nj]

If you have guts discuss non Muslim population in Pakistan as per 1941(1947) census and non Hindu population in India. Baki sab bakwas hai.

[@dilipsinhjadeja2888]

Muslims aapani galtiya sudhar le sbhi problem solve ho jayegi

[@yogendras04sm]

Kabhi Gaza largest prison ho jata hai Kabhi Kashmir,par Shinziang to Jannat hai.

[@jaspal8jan]

Hoodbhoy, why didn't you have session on Russia-Ukraine war? You also have a religious lense!!

[@TheUndergroundRockstar]

The Black Hole actually had a full session on it on 18th July (last year) to be accurate. They even invited Markian Chuchuk (Ambassador of the Ukraine) there. Just thought to inform you. Cheers.

[@chaudhry6769]

Because everybody's butt is fuming with fire for Ukraine But no maistream media channel is talking about Palestinians

[@rakadus]

Did you expect him not to have one?

[@GP-wk2vh]

Live and learn to let others live, please teach this🎉

[@ayushranjan3861]

Largest open air prison,abe bhai map dekho Egypt ka bhi border hai gaza ke sath, wo toh aur high security rakhte hai gaza se

[@Irene-m9n8b]

Madam,it is essentially a proxy issue of 3 Abrahmic religions. It shows the 3 one and formless God religions are never at peace with one another. Magnamanity and accommodation can show light in this dark tunnel which is more than 2000 years long.Physically the number of people and amount of land directly involved are very small.And a paradigm shift other than blame game is required.

[@ModiFan785]

At least they gave an ultimatum before 24 hrs. A big praise.

[@PEs2020-u5d]

Economic impact of current conflict on the world especially Pakistan? If pak recognize israeel then what will be its impact on kashmir cause?

[@Iamdryasirarafat]

Did I hear right? Maj Gen Zia in 1980? Really?

[@sandipkumargupta1001]

This is such a good channel and so informatic. However the accent of both sounds unreal, are they faking it or this is actual Pakistani accent? No offense meant.

[@rameshkhatri8873]

aapka analysis kaphi had tak credible hei,namaste 🙂🙏🕉️

[@shamsindhi6827]

Nice and informative discourse

[@krishnatikoo3445]

An attitude of live and let live and respect for beliefs can lead to a peaceful existence on the planet otherwise peace remains an illusion.

[@shabbirahmeddar7765]

فلسطین پر پروگرام صرف بلیک ہول ہی سے توقع کی جا سکتی ہے۔ ٹیم بلیک ہول کو اس کوشش پر بہت بہت مبارک۔

[@NiazHJafri]

More & More Power To The Black Hole/The Team !!! ✊️👊🤛🤜

[@klggizez]

This show is really a treasure of blessings for those love the true prospective of issues affecting us.

[@haroonrashid7463]

Appreciations for good thinkings and conversations: انسان دوست اپنے اپنے علاقے میں :ظلم کے خلاف ،انصاف اور امن کے لئے :کام ضرور کریں

[@MahendraGurjar0123]

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[@MrYaatri]

Gandhi had a view on violence carried out by the oppressed. in his view, it was unacceptable, just as violence by oppressive ruling class is unacceptable.

[@haroonrashid7463]

Only Justice,human rights/democracy can give peace/peaceful world 🌍 prior to religion and races .

[@haroonrashid7463]

Correct ✅ Cruel and unlawful parameters are unrest .

[@abunasar6851]

is discussion Mein Shamil hone ke liye kya karna padta haiplease koi bataega

[@krishanukrori2452]

Gaza is a self governed territory under Palestnian authority since 1995. It lost control of Gaza to Hamas in 2007elections. Since then Hamas has been ruling without election in Gaza with a murderous tyranny. Ye sab kyun chhupata hai tum miya log??? Sach baat kyun awam ko batata nhi hai??? Sirf Modi, BJP, Netanyahu ko gaali dena aaata hai tum log ko!! Aapna koi muslim mulk mein democracy kyun nhi hai??? Is "kitaab" mein kya hai jo tolerance tum log mein nhi hai???

[@ShoukatAli-ir6qm]

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[@babarazam900]

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[@atamjeetsingh4916]

👍

[@manojkumarsahoo3119]

Excellent sir you are telling the absolute truth. All people should know it. Many people don't know history and unnecessary things are telling.

[@atharzia3304]

Thanks for signing this

[@AC00322]

It was an absolute pleasure for me to be a part of this discussion which was very open and informative, the speaker has opened the eye of many people about the Jewish history and how the Israel Palestine conflict started.