Complicated? It’s genocide and apartheid, plain and simple.

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**“Darkness is also

A thousand eyes that no longer see

And no one can sleep

With hell beneath their feet

How many have been killed

In the name of their God?

When will it end, how will it end?

Oh, God!”**

Good night, Beirut. GIT

Today marks over 400 days, more than 50,000 dead, and the war continues, spreading.

So, although at one point I thought I should write about the history of Palestine, in the end, as I read and researched through all kinds of sources—neutral, Palestinian, and Israeli—the conclusion I reached is clear:

Israel has no right to exist.

The reason for this is simple: if we look at history, for about 2,000 years before 1948, there was no such thing as Israel. In contrast, Palestine or something resembling it has existed since then. The so-called “Jewish” state exists because of the excesses, mistakes, and guilt of the West:

The first point is British overreach. After taking the Middle East from the Ottoman Empire and dividing it through the League of Nations, they decided to “grant” the Jews (in quotes for reasons that will be explained in this text) a place in Palestine through the Balfour Declaration. The British “viewed with favor the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.” What was really happening in a racist, anti-Jewish Europe was widespread persecution. In England’s case, there was significant immigration from Jews persecuted on the European continent. The pressure from powerful English Jews and England’s need to halt this influx enabled this declaration.

The declaration includes a very important clause:

“It being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.”

This phrase is one of many reasons I maintain that Israel has no right to exist. I must say that this was one of the first questions I was asked when the war began:

Does Israel have a right to exist?

At the time, though I was sure of my answer, I didn’t respond. However, when asked the same question recently, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, said: “Under international law, there is no such thing as a right to exist; you simply exist.”

To me, even if they once had a right, after over 75 years of atrocities, they’ve lost it. The main reason, as mentioned, is their lack of respect for the indigenous populations.

The Jews arrived in Palestine as asylum seekers, and their asylum documents turned them first into Palestinians and secondarily declared that they would not act against Palestine. They didn’t keep that promise. To me, this lack of honesty strips them of all rights.

Between the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Jewish population quintupled. Then, over 30 years, it doubled, and after the Balfour Declaration, before World War II, it tripled. In real terms, the population was as follows:

 • In 1800, Jews made up 1% of the population.

 • In 1900, they were 5% (a fivefold increase in 100 years).

 • In 1920, they were 10% (double in 20 years).

 • In 1935, they were 30% (tripled in 15 more years).

By 1948, they were 37%, and then the UN decided to allocate 55% of Palestine to this minority. Back then, terrorists weren’t Arabs but Zionists, most of them Europeans who had arrived as asylum seekers fleeing persecution in Europe.

One important point to note is that Europe was even more racist then than it is now (though it still is, albeit politically correct). This leads to another point: European societies were steeped in racism. This means that even though the Nazis carried out the Holocaust, the entirety of European society was educated within a racist framework.

During my research, for example, I learned about Theodor Herzl, the founder of Zionism. Before creating his own Mein Kampf, titled Der Judenstaat, he was an admirer of German culture, viewing Germans as the Kulturmann from whom Jews had much to learn and emulate. Herzl, like 60% of Israelis, was secular—not religious.

This raises a question: What does it mean to be Jewish without religion?

An Israeli acquaintance with whom I’ve corresponded online once asked me:

“Do you think being Jewish is a religion or a race?”

I’ll leave the question open. To me, it’s a religion. To Zionists, it’s a race, which brings us back to the crux of the issue: race. However, consider the origins of a large segment of Israel’s population—European Jews, or Ashkenazim. The 30% of Jews who arrived in Palestine before 1948 were educated in Europe. They were Jewish (by race) and saw themselves as “the chosen ones.”

Two key points arise from this:

 1. How can God grant you something if you don’t believe in God?

If you’re secular, like my Israeli friend, how can you claim ownership of land in the name of a God you don’t believe in? Secular Zionism, in my view, justifies a racial distinction that doesn’t truly exist. Arabs are Semitic (racially speaking), and in terms of religion, Christians and Muslims trace their origins to Jews: Jesus and Ishmael.

 2. The Jewish diaspora’s branches, particularly Ashkenazim, were primarily European.

Looking at something as basic as skin color, most are white, while the Canaanites were darker-skinned. In 3,000 years, they diverged so much that even their physical traits changed. However, many Zionists in Israel—and my Israeli friend confirmed this—are racist toward anyone darker-skinned, more Arab, or more Canaanite.

Today, I think I should stop. These are scattered ideas, thoughts, and discussions I’ve had with family, friends, and acquaintances. Delving into the history and complexities of the problem has led me to several conclusions. I’ll write about this further in a follow-up discussion on the topic.

For now, I’ll conclude with this:

 • Over 400 days of genocide.

 • More than 45,000 people killed.

 • Over 16,000 children killed.

As a point of comparison, in 1985, the officially recognized death toll from the earthquake was 5,000; unofficial estimates placed it at 30,000. The deaths in Gaza and Lebanon are nine times the official figure and 1.5 times the unofficial one. For me, as a Mexican, September 19, 1985, is a day of mourning.

Today, 400 days and 45,000 deaths later, I am still in mourning.

And if, even after all this, anyone still believes Zionists have a right to a country or “self-defense,” they must reconsider whether they’re on the right side of history—and, above all, humanity.