With growing military spending and cutting-edge technology, Israel stands out in a context of asymmetric forces in the Arab-Jewish conflict. In addition to its “battle-tested” weaponry, its defence investment receives a significant boost from allies such as the United States. The Palestinian state has developed various warfare tactics that go beyond artillery.
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The war in the Gaza Strip has caused more than 9,000 deaths and has left cities razed to the ground. Following Hamas’s terrorist attack on 7 October, the Israeli response has reached genocidal proportions. Behind it all is a history of more than a hundred years of war, oppression and hatred
What gives rise to thousands of hands engaging in the systematic slaughter of a particular group of human beings? The answer is complex, but it begins with a process of dehumanisation of the victims, which, as history has shown time and again, is the prelude to ever greater atrocities and horrors.
Fascism is a regime that represses freedom, promotes discrimination and obstructs solidarity. It is undesirable for peace and coexistence. It is therefore important to distinguish what is and what is not fascism.