Subduing al-Quds: Israel’s High-stake Game in al-Aqsa and Why Netanyahu May Prevail | Ramzy Baroud

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Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust

Sept. 22, 2015

The State of Israel was established on the ruins of Palestine, based on a series of objectives that were initialed by letters from the Hebrew alphabet, the consequences of which continue to guide Israeli strategies to this day. The current violence against Palestinian worshippers at al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied East Jerusalem is a logical extension of the same Zionist ambition.

Plan A (February, 1945), Plan B (May, 1947) and Plan C (November, 1947) all strove to achieve the same end: the ethnic cleansing of Palestine of its original inhabitants. It was not until March 1948 that Plan Dalet (Hebrew for Plan D) brought together all of the preparatory stages for final implementation.

Championed by the Haganah Jewish militias, "Plan Dalet" saw the destruction of hundreds of villages, the depopulation of entire cities and the defense of the new country’s borders, ensuring Palestinian refugees are never allowed back. For Palestinians, that phase of their history is known as the “Nakba,” or the “Catastrophe.”

"Dalet" was an astounding success from the Zionists’ viewpoint. However, the borders were never truly defined -- in order to allow for territorial expansion, at the opportune time. That moment came when Israel launched its war of 1967 (known to Palestinians as "Naksa" or the "Setback&quot , seizing East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza, thus sealing the fate of entire historic Palestine.

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1. Fascinating version of the history of Jerusalem (aka Al-Quds)

I must say he quite doggedly sticks with his narrative.

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2. Just more of 'same ol', same 'ol'.

Fire bad. Israel bad. Palestinians good.