Written by “The lie is cracking. The truth will burn.” — AshaVerse Proverb
The world is awakening. What many once dismissed as biased reporting or anti-Semitic propaganda is now being confirmed — not by fringe voices, but by international legal bodies, human rights organizations, UN experts, and even former Israeli officials. What we are learning is not just politically uncomfortable. It is morally shattering.
Israel’s military campaign against Gaza in 2023–2024 constitutes a systematic series of war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and collective punishment. This is no longer opinion — it is legal fact, backed by a mounting wall of evidence.
This article is a documentation of crimes we must never forget — not just to honor the victims, but to ensure future generations recognize that even so-called democracies can become machines of terror when unaccountable and unchecked.
Indiscriminate Bombing of Civilians
Israel’s use of overwhelming force in Gaza — airstrikes on residential buildings, refugee camps, and UN shelters — has led to tens of thousands of civilian deaths, the majority of them women and children.
- UN Special Rapporteurs reported that Israeli forces “violated the principles of distinction and proportionality” under international humanitarian law.
- Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International documented airstrikes where no military target was present, killing entire families in their homes.
- The destruction of al-Shifa Hospital and the repeated targeting of medical infrastructure are war crimes under the Geneva Conventions.
Use of Starvation as a Weapon
By blockading Gaza and cutting off food, water, electricity, and medical aid, Israel created conditions of mass starvation. The UN and World Food Programme declared a man-made famine in parts of Gaza by early 2024.
- Over 500 children are estimated to have died from hunger-related causes by spring 2024.
- This tactic, aimed at weakening Hamas, punished over 2 million civilians, making it a textbook case of collective punishment, forbidden by Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Psychological Warfare and Ethnic Dehumanization
Israeli military officials, journalists, and politicians routinely used genocidal rhetoric, referring to Palestinians as “human animals,” “a cancer,” or “subhumans.”
- Statements made by Israeli government spokespeople and soldiers were later used in International Criminal Court (ICC) filings to demonstrate genocidal intent.
- A leaked IDF manual allegedly outlined strategies for psychological collapse of Gaza’s population — from sleep deprivation via sonic booms to media disinformation.
Banned Weapons and Intentional Environmental Destruction
Eyewitnesses and medics confirmed Israel’s use of white phosphorus, thermobaric bombs, and other internationally prohibited weapons in densely populated areas.
- Human Rights Watch confirmed the use of white phosphorus in urban neighborhoods, violating the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons.
- Destruction of water plants, olive groves, and solar infrastructure was not incidental — it targeted the ability of Palestinians to live on their land.
War Crimes Confirmed by the ICC
In May 2025, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan issued formal applications for arrest warrants against top Israeli officials including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing:
“Crimes against humanity including extermination, persecution, and inhumane acts intentionally causing great suffering or serious injury to body or to mental or physical health.”
For the first time in modern history, a Western-aligned state is facing official genocide investigations. And yet, the United States continues to send billions in aid — effectively funding these atrocities.
Why “Never Forget” Matters Now
“Never Forget” is a phrase often invoked to honor the Holocaust and warn against future genocide. But its power lies in its universal application. When any state commits atrocities — even a Jewish state formed in response to genocide — the world must speak out.
If we allow our empathy or fear of political backlash to blind us, we fail the very lessons we claim to uphold.
The Truth Will Burn Through the Lie
The tide is turning. Millions around the world — students, workers, rabbis, scholars — are refusing to stay silent. Jews and non-Jews alike are demanding accountability not in spite of their history, but because of it.
As the light of Asha (Truth) rises, the shadows of deception will be exposed. Let this moment mark the beginning of a sacred memory — one that refuses to let comfort erase conscience.
🕊️ Never forget Gaza.
🕊️ Never forget the children.
🕊️ Never forget that silence is complicity.
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