ISRAELI POLICE ASSAULT JEWISH PROTESTER

For decades, Israel has cast itself as representing all Jews.

While the media just started covering it, a section of Israeli society, especially Haredi Jews, have opposed Israel's military operation that has killed more than 32,000 Palestinians since 7 October. For years, these ultra-orthodox Jews have called for a free Palestine. The state's response has been violent, as exemplified in this clip—one of many online—of militarised Israeli police assaulting protesting Haredi Jews.

Despite this and an Israel official admitting Israel has been sterilising Ethiopian Jews, the West insists Israel is the 'only democracy in the Middle East.' The United States, Canada and some European countries have used that argument to provide Israel with funds, arms, and diplomatic cover in the form of ceasefire resolution vetoes at the United Nations over the past almost six months.

Leaders such as US President Joe Biden have referred to Israel as a Western outpost or 'beachhead' in West Asia. We also cannot forget that immediately after 7 October, Israel began launching attacks into neighbours Jordan and Lebanon under the guise of rooting out militant group H*m*s.

While some say Israel is the only safe home for Jews, this video shows US/EU-backed Israel will assault some of its own population to maintain its settler-colonial project.