The awakening of global public opinion about the nature of Israel; The common response to the Al-Aqsa storm with the first and second intifadas

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the Gaza war or Al-Aqsa storm operation is still going on after 5 months. This war, which started as a surprise, continues to have many surprises. One of the surprises caused by this irreparable failure for Tel Aviv is the widespread protests at the public and official levels of the world against the policy of mass killing and destruction of the Gaza Strip by the Zionist regime.

Although the first intifada in 1987 and then the second intifada in 2000 provided the grounds for global awakening to the violent and cruel policies of the Israeli regime, it seems that the wars in the Gaza Strip and the Zionist regime are the preparations for the downfall of the regime. Zionism in global public opinion, especially in the Western world, and then the decline of this regime will follow. Parallel to the strengthening of the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip and a more serious confrontation against the Israeli occupation, we were faced with increasing violence and more killings by the Zionist regime.

At the same time, the expansion of social media has led to more awareness of the audience, especially the youth, about the issues of Palestine. The younger generation remembers the developments of the last 15 years in the Gaza Strip with wars such as 22 days, 8 days, 51 days, 11 days and the current war in Gaza. Such a thing is interpreted as changing the views of the past on the Zionist regime as an apparently democratic regime in West Asia and associating it with a bellicose regime that seeks to widely violate human rights and destroy the aspirations of the Palestinians.

In the following lines, a number of examples related to the weakening of the position of the Zionist regime in public opinion and official world levels are mentioned:

Educational and academic levels:

One of the most important areas to mention is universities, schools and educational centers in Europe and America. In the last 5 months, numerous incidents and news have been published regarding the opposition to the presence of Israeli leaders in European universities. The presidents of important American universities such as Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, and M.I.T. of Massachusetts were summoned to Congress and then forced to resign due to anti-Israeli student protests. The license of a number of associations and organizations in these universities that have had activities against the Zionist regime, such as Columbia University in America, has been revoked. Besides, many Zionist organizations in America announced that anti-Semitic acts have increased by 200 to 300 percent.

Popular protests:

During the past 5 months, many popular protests in various cities and states America and European countries have been held with the aim of opposing the Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip. This is despite the fact that in some European countries, such as Germany and France, measures and support for the Palestinian resistance were prohibited. At the same time, the Zionist media made an extensive effort to justify Israeli operations as a counter to the killing of Hamas on October 7.

The self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell”, the US Air Force officer, is considered an important turning point in this regard. Although the official media boycotted this event and military and political figures sought to normalize it within the framework of conventional suicides, social media, in which people play the main role, dealt with this event well.

Progressive Movement:

Although the American government continues to fully support the crimes of the Zionist regime in Palestine militarily and politically, the critical spectrum towards the policies of the Zionist regime in the United States is gradually increasing in many layers of education, The media, political and government system has been influenced and expanded, and according to some statistics, about 100 members of Congress are in this spectrum. The increase in the position and power of this spectrum has caused the concept of “the United States always supports Israel” to be associated with doubts.

As For example, these people in the US Congress are seeking to limit and condition the aid of the White House to the Zionist regime. Even in the US Senate, where the additional bill of 99 billion dollars for aid to Ukraine, the Zionist regime, and the issue of border security was recently approved, 29 senators, including Bernie Sanders, voted against it. Part of these negative votes is related to the opposition to the aid of the Zionist regime.

Change The tone of the American government:

If according to the positions of the American government, especially Joe Biden, the president of this country, If we pay close attention to the five-month war in the Gaza Strip, we can see that full support for the Israeli regime has turned into criticism of Netanyahu and his cabinet. The publication of news such as the sanctioning of a number of settlers by the American government, the request of the Biden government from the Zionist regime to adhere to international laws in the use of American weapons, the dispute between Netanyahu and Biden over the loss of international support due to the continuation of the Gaza war, the advice of Richard Haas to Biden’s reconsideration of his relations with Netanyahu, the repetition of the issue of a two-state solution from the words of the heads of the American government, and the Knesset’s reciprocal approval with 99 votes against the unilateral recognition of the Palestinian state, Biden’s criticism of the excessive use of force by the Israelis, and Biden’s emphasis on The 6-week ceasefire these days is one of the things that show a change in tone.

Global criticism of the Zionist regime:

Examination of protests at the official and unofficial levels of European and American countries Latin also expresses the weakening of the position of the Israeli regime. The relatively strong criticisms of the governments of Spain and Iceland regarding the massive Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, massive demonstrations in France, England and Germany, European Union foreign policy chief Joseph Burrell’s criticism of the Israelis’ actions, as well as the criticism of the continuation of American military aid to this regime, comparing the Israelis’ actions with The actions of the Nazis and Hitler by Brazilian President Lula da Silva and then recalling the ambassador from occupied Palestine, the numerous statements of the UN Secretary General condemning the actions of the Israelis, which were met with a negative reaction by the leaders of this regime, and the statements of Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the affairs of the Palestinian Territories. The fact that “Israeli oppression” was responsible for the killing of more than 1,200 Israelis on October 7 is a small part of the criticisms of international organizations and societies towards the policies based on the killing and destruction of the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip.

In such a situation, it is expected that the anti-Zionist atmosphere, which is spreading all over the world, will gradually cross the borders of the societies in the coming years and lead to the entry of a new generation of politicians who commit themselves to power. They do not know about Zionism and the Israeli regime, and they openly stand against this occupying regime. In other words, Israel is failing before the public opinion of the world, and this failure will severely affect its interests in the coming years.

Author: Saman Zahedi, expert on Middle East issues

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