Summary
The Israeli army’s proclaimed strategy, named in Makdisi’s Epilogue for Dahiyeh, the southern suburb of Beirut razed in the 2006 war on Lebanon: since 2006, in both Lebanon and Palestine, a premised sweeping and indiscriminate use of massive, disproportionate firepower against villages and civilian areas (Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation, PDF p.373-374).
Details
- General Gadi Eisenkot announced it months before the 2008-2009 Gaza bombing: “We will wield disproportionate power against every village from which shots are fired on Israel, and cause immense damage and destruction,” “From our perspective, these are military bases,” “This isn’t a suggestion. This is a plan that has already been authorized.” (PDF p.373-374)
- Makdisi presents it as openly proclaimed “in total contempt for international humanitarian law”, and as the context in which the Goldstone report’s conclusions about Gaza should not surprise (PDF p.373-374).
Related pages
Palestine Inside Out: An Everyday Occupation, Goldstone report, Gaza, Hizballah