Gaza, "Israel΄s" Open Air Mass Gas Chamber

Source: PIC, 15-01-2009
Khalid Amayreh from Occupied Palestine

With the holocaust-like "Israeli" onslaught in Gaza entering its fourth week, and with thousands of Palestinian civilians mercilessly killed and maimed by the "Israeli" war machine while hundreds others still buried under rubble, "Israel" is planning a public relations campaign aimed at "making the world forget the bad images" from Gaza very soon.

The "Israeli" Foreign Ministry this week contacted an American PR firm requesting a "detailed PR plan" that would enhance "Israel's" image following the Gaza blitz.
Some military experts have compared the rampant havoc wreaked on Gaza with conditions in the German City of Dresden following the devastating aerial bombings by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the closing weeks of the Second World War.

According to the "Israeli" press, the "Israeli" Foreign Ministry Hasbara (propaganda) department has created a special task force to prepare for the aftermath of the "Israeli" blitz in Gaza.
The "Israeli" newspaper Ha'aretz said the task force would be charged with repairing damage to "Israel's" image.
"The working assumption is that ‘Israel' has suffered a blow to its image in the West in the wake of heavy civilian casualties in the Strip."

Palestinian activists and human rights organizations operating in occupied Palestine have released gruesome images of hundreds of badly mutilated children killed or maimed by the continuing "Israeli" aerial bombing and artillery bombardment of residential areas.
Palestinian officials have described the ongoing "Israeli" offensive as a real holocaust.

"What ‘Israel' is doing to the Palestinians in Gaza is a real holocaust. ‘Israel' is murdering civilians en mass, destroying homes, mosques and public institutions," said Ismael Haniya, the Prime Minister of the Hamas government during a speech on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Palestinian hospital sources of more than 1100 Palestinians, mostly children and other innocent civilians, killed and over 5000 people injured, many critically, as a result of the wanton bombings by "Israeli" F-16 fighters.

"Israel" has been using excessively disproportionate fire power, including Bunker buster bombs and White Phosphor shells, against a totally defenseless civilian population.
The "Israeli" paper said "Israeli" officials were worried that "negative sentiment" toward "Israel" would grow the moment the full picture of the "Israeli" blitz emerged.

"Israeli" hasbara officials have recommended several steps aimed at enhancing "Israel's" image, including the intensive involvement of the "Israeli" army in facilitating the transfer of food and medicine to the bombed-out inhabitants of Gaza.
One "Israeli" press officer reportedly recommended the employment of the so-called "candy tactic" as an "image booster." The "candy tactic" takes the form of filming "Israeli" soldiers while giving candies to Palestinian kids, especially after the perpetration of an especially-terrible massacre.

None the less, "Israeli" sources admit that no matter how effective "Israeli" hasbara efforts could be, the shocking reality on the ground in Gaza will be proven indelible.
This is why the "Israeli" foreign ministry is suggesting that the 'Jewish' (Zionist) state embark on a reactivated peace process with the Palestinian Authority (PA).