The IDF portrays itself as a 'moral army' that takes extreme measures to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza. @yuval_abraham spoke to a number of former soldiers from the Intelligence Corps who exposed horrific practices that shook me to my core. Here's a thread:

@yuval_abraham The Israeli army knows ahead of each military operation that it will be killing non-combatants, often children. There is an "allowed" number of children that is permissible to kill. As long as this amount is not exceeded, the killing can be approved in advance.

The soldiers described how following an Israeli shelling, they are asked to monitor the phone conversations of family members in order to hear the moment in which they tell each other that their loved one has died — that’s how they check who was killed.

One interviewee described how some of these conversations are used to teach soldiers Arabic. “The commanders presented a call from a mother whose husband told her on the phone that their child had been killed. She started screaming and crying."

Israel is constantly amassing collaborators in Gaza. “Today we control everything that goes in and out, whether physically, electronically, or in terms of people. People in Gaza beg to be able to study abroad or visit relatives. This can be used to turn them into collaborators.”

Intelligence gathering doesn’t focus solely on political leadership. It trickles down to average people. “There is no such thing as privacy. You know everything about the person. What they like, what they have photographed, whether they have a lover, their sexual orientation."

This is how Israel controls Gaza. It has mastered the art of long-distance killing and blackmailing people into collaboration. It has put the occupation out of sight and mind of Israelis who neither know nor care what it takes to besiege millions of people.

@edokonrad @simonerzim @yuval_abraham The comments below are a significant measure of the success of the dehumanising of Palestinians people. Terrifying. Is this land really worth this amount of bloodshed? A land for Jews. Is this what the founding Zionists were imagining when they talked of a light unto nations?

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham Douglas Valentine did groundbreaking work on this. Got access to top intelligence agents who designed this programs of terror in the beginning of the Cold War(collaborator nets, civilian terror, barbaric violence), and describes how they’ve been recreated all over the planet 👇

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham . I don't believe one word of this article As usual, there is no way to identify anyone or corroborate any events; never will be &never could be It's as skillfully crafted as any fiction The Soviets &the Nazis did the same thing, &frankly they're still running #Pallywood

@edokonrad @BarbaraGirouard @yuval_abraham WTAF?

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham That this terrible violence continues with little regard for its victims and without condemnation tells us the true nature of Western governments: expedient, brutal, dishonest, not to be trusted on any issue. Genuinely sickening.

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham How do you begin to understand these people?

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham None of your examples show brutality or criminal acts. Dealing with enemies that want you dead is not a pretty thing. At no time is the death of civilians a goal or desire. Blackmail as a way to prevent deaths is honorable IMHO

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham You're a good guy Edo, so I Imagine this will shock u too. Seems permissible numbers are high considering any one of these who were injured could easily have been killed as well as those that were. 2003 Dispatches documentary, 'The Killing Zone' 👇

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@edokonrad @yuval_abraham Yeah, you lost me the moment you claimed the IDF can foresee all casualties in advance. Most psychic army in the world.

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham How to desensitize soldiers. Despicable.

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham “The army also admitted that it shoots unarmed people, according to a female officer who gave an interview to Ynet after the latest onslaught. “The [PIJ] operative came down from the position as he was unarmed, and I opened fire,” she said. “When he fell, I fired more.” 😡🤬😡

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham Sickening to read this. I couldn't finish it.

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham "... IDF Intelligence Corps over the last months reveal that during its military operations, in many cases the army knows ahead of an attack that it will be killing unarmed civilians. The decision to kill them is not a mistake, but rather a calculated and conscious one."

@edokonrad @yuval_abraham Simple solution, Gaza to stop firing rockets. What part of that do you fail to understand. Simple.