There is a close connection between the violence being carried out - TopicsExpress

There is a close connection between the violence being carried out by the Israeli government against the defenseless population in Gaza and the emergence of fascistic elements within Israel capable of such bestial crimes. Israeli leaders boast of being the only “democratic” country in the Middle East. This is a lie. It is a country based on the repression of millions of Palestinians enforced by militarized checkpoints and walls running through the Occupied Territories, and the domination of public life by a handful of Zionist multi-billionaire oligarchs and their operatives. In addition, the Zionists who are in control of their own ultra-nationalist government has been oppressing their own population as well. Just do the research. Israel is one of the most unequal societies in the world. Between 1995 and 2011, labor’s share of national income fell more sharply there than in the US. Over the past two decades, Israeli wages have plummeted. The country has 18 billionaires, substantially more per capita (in a population of 7.9 million) than in the US. While poverty has grown, the richest 500 Israelis have tripled their wealth over the past 12 years. The ruling elite seeks to deflect the immense internal tensions of Israeli society outwards, into repression and war against the Palestinians.