Israel habitually confiscates medical equipment entering Gaza

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3. The demonization and hate is either the prerequisite or consequence of occupation, subjugation and dispossession.

Probably both. A coping mechanism. Too much cognitive dissonance and guilt, shame otherwise.

But I think first came the dehumanization necessary to carry out the ethnic cleansing and massacres of the Nakba. The British were guilty of that too, during the British Mandate. Look at this:

Palestinians pursuing an apology from the UK over colonial-era war crimes allegations have urged the government to respond in light of its recognition this week of a state of Palestine.

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It documents three decades of alleged abuses by UK forces during mounting violence until 1948, after which the UK rapidly withdrew and the State of Israel was declared.

The alleged abuses by British forces range from murder, torture, expulsion and collective punishment which the submission says repressed the Arab Palestinian population amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

In 2022, a BBC review of some of the historical evidence involved found details of arbitrary killings, arson of entire villages, "caging" of civilians in the open air, the use of human shields by strapping them to the front of military vehicles and the introduction of home demolitions as collective punishment.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3yepedj57o

The ocean of crimes carried out against Palestinians and covered up, hasbarized and denied for a hundred years is unspeakable. No justice ever.