Israel Backed Gaza Militia Leader: Shocking, Not Surprising
Mainstream narratives often gloss over the inconvenient truths of occupation. The "Israel-backed" moniker for Yasser Abu Shabab isn't just a detail; it's a historical pattern. From promoting 'village leagues' in the 1970s and 80s to cultivating informants and collaborators, the playbook of using local proxies to manage occupied populations is as old as occupation itself. These 'leaders' rarely
serve the interests of their own people, instead becoming tools of control and division, easily discarded when their utility expires. One might ask, how many times will the media present such figures as isolated incidents, rather than a consistent (and failing) strategy of external manipulation? The celebrations in Gaza cited by Al Jazeera aren't just about one man; they speak volumes about the
rejection of any leader perceived as complicit in their subjugation. It's almost as if an 'Israel-backed' leader cannot, by definition, be a legitimate leader for Palestinians. Who knew?