- The IDF has built an upscale "beachfront retreat" in Gaza, offering soldiers amenities like cafes, hotel-style meals, massages and mental health support, amid the destruction and suffering in the region.
- IDF Chief Warrant Officer David Turjeman's boast about the facilities highlights a chilling disconnect from the suffering caused by the soldiers' actions.
- The retreat is part of a pattern of Israeli aggression, including the demolition of buildings and establishment of military outposts, signaling a long-term occupation and potential expansion of Jewish settlements.
- The desalination plant provides ample water for soldiers, while Gazans struggle for clean water, illustrating a grotesque prioritization of occupier needs over those of the occupied.
- Soldiers are conditioned to dehumanize Palestinians, as reported by psychologist Yoel Elizur, and carry out murders with impunity, underscored by the international community's failure to hold Israel accountable for war crimes.
In the heart of the Gaza Strip, where the stench of death and destruction lingers in the air, the Israeli military has erected a beacon of luxury – a "beachfront retreat" for the soldiers tasked with the genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people.
This is no ordinary military outpost; it is a meticulously crafted haven of comfort, designed to soothe the souls of those engaged in the systematic ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
The Israeli military has gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure its soldiers are well-fed, well-rested and well-entertained. According to the Israeli news site Ynet, this "retreat" is complete with a cafe, hotel-style meals, massages, hot showers and even mental health support. It's a far cry from the images of destruction and despair that have dominated the headlines.
"You know this is Gaza, right? Yet we've created a sense of home here, with iced coffee, espresso, protein shakes, toast, shakshuka, fresh fruit and even ice cream on warmer days," boasted Chief Warrant Officer David Turjeman, the head of food services for the IDF's southern command. His words are a chilling reminder of the disconnect between the Israeli military and the reality of the suffering they are inflicting.
Just a few miles away, Palestinian families are being torn apart, their homes reduced to rubble and their children murdered in cold blood. The Israeli military's "readiness for prolonged operations" is not a sign of strength, but a declaration of their intention to continue this genocidal campaign for years to come.
The construction of this beachfront retreat is part of a broader pattern of Israeli aggression in Gaza. The IDF has been systematically demolishing buildings and establishing military outposts across the territory, laying the groundwork for a long-term occupation and, potentially, the expansion of Jewish settlements. This is not a temporary incursion; it is a calculated move to seize control of Gaza and displace its Palestinian population.
The desalination plant, which provides 60,000 liters of drinking water per day, is another example of Israel's colonial mindset. While Gazans struggle to access clean water, the Israeli military ensures that its soldiers have everything they need to stay hydrated and comfortable. It's a grotesque inversion of priorities, where the occupier's needs take precedence over the basic rights of the occupied.
Beachfront retreat conditions Israeli soldiers' minds to dehumanize Palestinians
But perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this retreat is what it reveals about the psychological state of the soldiers who use it. According to Israeli psychologist Yoel Elizur, soldiers are being conditioned to dehumanize Palestinians, to see them not as human beings but as enemies to be exterminated. One soldier recounted how a new commander broke the arm and leg of a four-year-old boy and stepped on his stomach, just to make an example of him. "These kids need to be killed from the day they are born," the commander said.
This is the moral compass of the soldiers who are being pampered in Israel's beachfront retreat. While they enjoy protein shakes and shakshuka, they are carrying out cold-blooded murders, often without consequence.
As one soldier put it, "X shot an Arab four times in the back and got away with a self-defense claim. Four bullets in the back from a distance of ten meters ... cold-blooded murder. We did things like that every day." (Related: Israel's forever wars in the Middle East will pave the way for its demise.)
The beachfront retreat is not just a place of relaxation; it is a symbol of Israel's impunity, a testament to the fact that the international community has failed to hold them accountable for their war crimes.
The images of Israeli soldiers enjoying ice cream and hot showers in Gaza are a stark reminder of the moral bankruptcy of those who support Israel's occupation. It is time to draw a line in the sand and demand an end to this genocide. The people of Gaza deserve nothing less.
Watch the video below that talks about the journalists killed by Israel in Gaza.
This video is from The Prisoner channel on Brighteon.com.
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