On one hand, further intensified pressure on Israel to end
its war crimes in Gaza can be anticipated. This could yield short-term gains
for Palestinians, particularly in Gaza, including increased humanitarian aid to
the Strip and even, from a very skeptical standpoint, a quicker end to the
aggression than Israeli authorities have projected. In other words, in an
ever-tightening world for the Israeli officials against the background of ICC’s
warrant, continuing war on Gaza is a gamble with catastrophic international
consequences for the government.
On the other hand, from a more realistic perspective, ICC’s
arrest warrant for the two top Israeli figures is merely the beginning of a
“Plan B” for Israel. This strategy, employed since the war’s outset alongside
the initially stated objectives, aims to enable Israel to withstand an internal
collapse.
Plan B, is not a twist in the story of Israel’s plot to
expand territory and remove adversaries, but the predesigned next stage should
the plan to achieve those objectives fail, the political life of an individual
in exchange for the life of an entire, albeit unlawful, state.
In simple words, Netanyahu’s government was greenlighted to
“do whatever it takes” to fulfill the purpose of this war since its outset and
was warned that he would end up politically dead if the goals were not met. As
the prospect of defeat looms, implementation of the “Hannibal Directive” has
been initiated at the political level.
Since the start of the recent war on Gaza, which later
expanded to Lebanon, this strategy has been the elephant in the room no one was
willing to discuss publicly.
Many prominent political and public figures worldwide have
relentlessly tried to reduce this war to include only “certain Israeli
individuals” rather than the “Israel Project”, in part manifested in an
illegitimate occupational state.
They keep accusing Benjamin Netanyahu, along with a handful
of other political figures – mostly the Minister of National Security Itamar
Ben-Gvir as well as Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich – of fanning the
flames of the war, committing genocide and other atrocities in Gaza and
elsewhere, and other acts of political and military violence “that endanger the
lives of Israelis” as if they were elected by non-Israelis.
That said, through employing the political Hannibal Directive,
the continuation of the “Project Israel” is ensured, by assuring the global
public opinion that the individuals responsible for the century’s most horrific
crime against humanity have been removed from power.
Therefore, there are two versions – the day after the war
with Netanyahu’s government, and the one without it. And the difference lies in
the scope of the achievements. Therefore, it is safe to say that ICC’s recent
move does not serve the interests of the Palestinians in the long run.
In fact, it makes next to no difference for Palestinians who
are in the driver's seat of the Israeli government. Palestinians have endured
life under the dominance of all Israeli political factions and classes with
little to no practical distinction.
The only way to stop the aggression, genocide, and ethnic
cleansing in Palestine, is to stop the occupation of the country. Political
views may differ from one Israeli party to another, but their weapons are the
same.
Courtesy: Tehran Times
