MAKHOSINI MGITYWA

A hundred years from now students of history and the Palestinian genocide and ethnic cleansing, will be disgusted with us. We are witnessing this holocaust and doing absolutely nothing about it. In our defense though, we are just too weak to do much. But shame on us nonetheless.

How did Palestinians get to be in this tragic situation? World powers wanted a home for Jews from Europe after their holocaust. They looked at Uganda among other options as their possible home, but they finally chose Palestine.

The true genius of the Zionists that wanted a Jewish state was their decision to call the new state “Israel”. Nothing demonstrates the power of branding better.

By calling the apartheid Zionist state “Israel” they duped Christians, the religion of the world’s most powerful countries. Chief among these being the United States of America, the real sponsor of the current genocide. Americans believe, as do other Christians elsewhere, that the biblical Israel is the same as the Jewish state, cleverly named Israel.

“He who blesses Israel will be blessed, and he who curses Israel will be cursed” (Genesis 12:3).

Poor Palestinians are seen by Christians the world over as enemies of Israel, as in biblical Israel, and that they deserve what’s happening to them.

Before people start ranting about religion being a problem, let me hasten to add: the problem here is not religion per se. It is the infinite stupidity of some of the people who follow religion. Sad.

First published as a Facebook post Wednesday 30 July 2025. Re-published in herri with kind permission of the author.