Written by: Dr. Javad Masoumi, international researcher
2023 was a very turbulent year; The continuation of the war in Ukraine, the fight against the petro-dollar and the de-dollarization of the global economy, the effects of water changes on the human ecosystem, the decline of France’s position in Africa, Erdogan’s re-victory in the Turkish presidential election and the development of the role of artificial intelligence in the world; It was only a part of the important and effective developments in 2023, and in these developments, the most important trend-setting event of 2023 is the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation. The operation that completely destroyed the military and intelligence hegemony of Israel and imposed an irreparable defeat on the part of the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas to the child-killing Zionist regime, and the effects of this strategic victory can be seen on the horizon of the coming years in the issue of Palestine, the region and the world observed
Since the establishment and occupation of the Palestinian land, Israel has always faced the terrible nightmare of “collapse” and “collapse”, and this nightmare took on the color of reality on the morning of Saturday, October 7, and a big surprise happened to Israel. If we examine the reasons and roots of the Al-Aqsa storm operation, we will arrive at a date before October 7, this is exactly the issue that the Westerners deliberately do not raise and call the Hamas operation “unreasonable”, “unjustifiable” and “terrorist”. And with the tactic of repeating a “claim” he tried to turn it into a “reality” in the public opinion of the world, if the fact is that the Al-Aqsa storm operation on October 7 was not without reason and had precedents in the author’s “Amer Zohr” relationship. And the Palestinian-American comedian writes about the background of Hamas operations on Twitter :
75 years of ethnic cleansing, 15 years of siege, confiscation of Palestinian lands, massacres in Palestinian cities, desecration of Palestinian holy places, daily attacks on Palestinian homes, constant humiliation of the entire The nation and… nothing about today’s situation is “unreasonable”.
The fact is that the Gaza Strip witnessed three major wars with Israel from 2008 to 2014, which resulted in thousands of martyrs and injured, and among them a large number of martyrs were innocent women and children. Also, during the past 15 years, the Gaza Strip has The land, air and sea have been under the most severe siege by Israel, and the Gaza strip with a population of nearly 2 million people has become the world’s largest open-air prison during this time, a fact that is ignored by Western authorities and the Al-Aqsa storm operation is only He avenged some of the atrocities and crimes that Israel has committed against them.
What is certain is that the West’s full support of the Israeli regime against Hamas could not turn the “false claim” technique into a “reality” in the eyes of the world public opinion. In other words, the brutal killing of people, especially women, children, medical staff, journalists, and massive attacks on hospitals, medical centers, mosques, schools, churches, and residential areas; It turned the public opinion of the world so much that Israel could not change the place of oppressor and oppressor and win the war of knowledge in Gaza.
Some statements about the victory of Hamas in the Gaza war in 2023
- At the same time as Israel’s brutal and predatory attacks in the Gaza war, public opinion in the five continents of the world revolted against Israel, and within three months, millions of free people from America to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific poured into the streets and In solidarity with the Palestinian nation, they called for an end to these barbarities.
- In a report about the war between Hamas and this regime, the “Institute for National Security Studies of Israel” acknowledged Israel’s defeat in the cognitive war and wrote: “Finally, Hamas won another cognitive war against Israel.”
- “John Mersheimer”, a prominent theorist of international relations and a professor at the University of Chicago, says: “The Gaza war has had the opposite results for Israel. 95% of the world’s public opinion has supported Palestine in this war, and this shows that the world’s public opinion is against Israel. have became”.
- Other polls by reputable international centers in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and in the countries of the West Asian region show that the popularity of the Hamas group has increased much more after the Al-Aqsa storm operation.
- The results of the latest polls conducted by the New York Times show that the majority of 70% of the American people generally disapprove of the performance of the Biden administration regarding the Gaza war.
- Another survey conducted by “Harvard” University shows that the majority of young Americans, in solidarity with the Palestinian nation, even want the destruction of Israel and consider this regime oppressive.
- According to the “New York Post” report, the Harvard-Harris poll shows that 51% of Americans aged 18 to 24 support a radical solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which would lead to the end of the Jewish state and its replacement by a Palestinian entity under Hamas will rule. This survey also shows that more than 60% of the 18-24-year-old American youth called the Al-Aqsa storm operation an action in response to the dissatisfaction of the Palestinians.
- “Middle East Monitor” news site in a report investigates and follows the process of demonstrations in support of Israel and the Palestinian people. It was from Israel.
- The Reuters news agency reported that distributors of goods in the United States say that sales of Palestinian clothing have increased unprecedentedly since the start of the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7.
- The Guardian English newspaper also wrote in a remarkable report that American youths have turned to reading the Quran to understand the cause of Palestinian resistance against the Israeli regime.
- Solidarity with Palestine and opposition to Israel is not only limited to public opinion in America, and some reports indicate widespread solidarity with the Palestinian nation among government institutions and agents of the Biden administration. In this regard, the American publication “National Review” has announced in a report about a hidden and creeping rebellion inside the Joe Biden government against Washington’s policies in support of the criminal Zionist regime.
The role of the resistance front by surprising the Yemeni axis in the Gaza war after Al-Aqsa storm
In the current war in Gaza, the resistance front in Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen have taken extensive and effective measures to defend the oppressed Palestinian nation and support Hamas, and have narrowed the field against Israel and its supporters from land, air, and sea in the world. But Yemen’s Ansarullah can be mentioned as a surprise maker in this war to the extent that, from a military and geopolitical point of view, Yemen’s official intervention in the Gaza war is considered a very important turning point because in a situation where rich Arab and Islamic countries are trying to approve a ceasefire or even They refuse to open the Rafah crossing to deliver humanitarian aid, the poor, war-torn but brave and zealous nation of Yemen has opened a new front against Israel, so that the Yemeni resistance axis has taken a comprehensive and gradual strategic plan to confront Israel. In general, regarding the role of the Yemeni resistance front, it can be stated as follows; Since Israel has five sea crossings to supply its oil, gas and basic goods imports, the most important of these crossings passes through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which is considered the strategic backbone of Israel’s economy, and is now under the control of Yemen.
With the escalation of Yemen’s attacks on Israeli ships in the Bab al-Mandab strait and the Red Sea, the United States was forced to form a naval coalition against the Yemenis, but this American coalition was not effective in practice, and businessmen and the shipping industry are indifferent and distrustful of it. It seems that Israel is currently worried about the closure of the Bab al-Mandeb strait to the movement of commercial ships that are transferred to the port of Eilat through the Red Sea or the Suez Canal; Because this will increase the travel time of cargo ships from the east to Israel by five weeks, in this regard, “Gideon Levy” stated in the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz, cargo ships will have to go around the African continent at the Cape of Good Hope and be transferred from the Strait of Gibraltar to the Mediterranean Sea, which means that the sword of the Yemeni resistance is right under the throat of Israel and the West.
Conclusion
The Al-Aqsa storm operation on October 7, 2023 is considered a complete strategic failure for Israel, and Israel will never be able to compensate for the political, security and prestige losses caused by this war. But Israel may be able to turn Gaza into a burnt city and destroy it, but it will not be able to destroy the resistance, and new generations of resistance forces will rise from the ruins of Gaza and take up the flag of resistance with more strength and power than before. Importantly, the killing of women and children will only strengthen the motivation of the Palestinian nation to continue the struggle. Surveys also clearly show that the Palestinian nation and the nations of the region consider resistance as the only option to deal with the Israeli occupation. Israel and its supporters should know that 2023 is the year of their heavy failure and that the horizon of its effects on the regional and global level will be much more visible in the following years.