Afrasianet - The U.S. mainstream media are keen to keep Palestinians in the dark as they face Israel's latest attempt to complete ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza.

Civil society, students and professors, human rights organizations, independent journalists, prominent politicians, and the ICC system are all highlighting the reality of Israel's genocide, leading to an unprecedented wave of global condemnation.

In November, Ofer Kassif, an Israeli parliamentarian known for his anti-Zionist stances, was again expelled from the Knesset after being investigated by the Ethics Committee for supporting South Africa's efforts to bring a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.

The committee convicted Kasif of "inciting the bloodshed of Israeli soldiers" simply for calling Palestinians resisting the occupation in the West Bank "freedom fighters." But the most serious charges against him were his obstruction of "Israeli propaganda", with the committee claiming that his statements "undermine the ability of the State of Israel to confront charges of genocide."

But attempts to silence Kassif backfired spectacularly. During his forced exclusion from the Knesset, he toured Europe during which he delivered moving speeches to large crowds at London's Marx Memorial Library and the Indian guesthouse YMCA, where he condemned the genocide in speeches that attracted wide attention.

But Kasif was not the only one working to dismantle Israel's once-effective propaganda machine.

On Wednesday, December 4, independent publishing house OR Books, whose modest office is located in Manhattan's lower East Side, organized the launch of If I Had to Die: Poetry and Prose, written by Rifaat al-Arair, a Palestinian teacher and poet who was assassinated by Israel in Gaza on December 6, 2023.

The creative Palestinian novelist Suzanne Abu Al-Hawa wrote the introduction to the book, in which she recounts her first contact with Rifaat Al-Arair, when he was writing his university thesis on her famous novel "The Morning in Jenin". Since then, their friendship has grown stronger via Twitter (X), where they exchanged messages and discussions, but those messages were lost forever when Suzanne Abu al-Hawa's account was permanently suspended in early 2023, following a campaign by Zionists to cancel it.

Abu al-Hawa recounts that a decade later, with the Israeli offensive on Gaza, Rifaat al-Arair asked her to create a new Twitter account (X), saying:

"We need your voice there." When she sent him the link to her new account, he jokingly replied: "Your first four followers [wink emoji]."

"Suzanne Abou El Hawa will never be silenced again," she firmly wrote in the book's introduction, in a clear pledge not to let anyone silence her voice again.

The launch of "If I Had to Die" was tantamount to removing another stone from the Israeli propaganda wall. Zionism has relied on demonizing Palestinians, claiming that Palestinians have no art, culture, or words to express their human spirit, but this new book has refuted these claims.

The book was a huge success, with the publisher expressing concern that print copies would run out. It was quickly ranked as one of the world's top 50 bestsellers.

In another arena, the Oxford Union witnessed a debate on the Palestinian issue, entitled: "This Council believes that Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide."

In that debate, Mohammed al-Kurd, a Palestinian writer and poet, began his speech with a strong phrase: "Personally, I don't think there is room for discussion in the presence of burning flesh," referring to the live broadcast of genocide committed the moment they occur.

Kurds described sitting down to discuss an issue such as the live-streamed genocide as condescending and inhumane. He asserted that Zionism is "an ideology based on racial superiority, over murder, and on land theft," and said unequivocally: "This fact is not in dispute."

"There is nothing the Palestinian people can do to make these people stop trying to exterminate us. Their problem is not with our way of living, but with our very existence."

Suzanne Aboulhawa also gave a moving speech, saying: "I am here for history. I speak to generations that have not yet been born, and I record the facts of this wondrous era, when the bombing of defenseless indigenous peoples is legitimized. I am here for my two grandmothers, who died as destitute refugees, while foreign Jews live in her stolen homes."

At the end of the debate, the resolution was voted on, and passed by an overwhelming majority.

Following the debate, Arsene Ostrovsky, one of Israel's defenders, appeared on i24, where he mocked Oxford's decision, saying they "encourage Hamas under the guise of enlightened thought or freedom of expression," emphasizing the Israeli mentality that always seeks to silence every dissenting voice.

But the accumulation of evidence has made Israel's position weaker than ever. South Africa has filed a 750-page case with the International Court of Justice. Amnesty International also issued a 300-page report showing that the Israeli authorities have committed and continue to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

This evidence is based on videos filmed by Israeli soldiers, where their actions are clearly visible, clips that have been watched worldwide and ignored by Western media and governments.

Ramzi Baroud noted that the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Galant, marking a new step towards holding Israeli war criminals accountable.

Israel is facing an unstoppable tide.

There is a radical change in the way the world sees this genocidal regime. Israeli propaganda can no longer control the narrative, and Israel's propaganda cannot avoid accountability for its attempts to eliminate the Palestinian people in Gaza.

However, Palestinian journalists, many of whom have been killed, continue to convey the narrative of genocide to the world.

Today, Israel's actions have influenced the American public, with polls showing that a majority of Americans want to stop arms sales to Israel, especially among the younger generations.

After the U.S. election, pro-Palestine youth were chanting at the U.S. Senate, demanding a halt to a $20 billion arms package for Israel. Although the package was not scrapped, 19 U.S. senators voted to halt arms shipments, an unprecedented move in the history of the U.S. Congress.

In the end, the legacy of Rifaat al-Arair, a teacher who was always seen holding a book and talking to young people about writing, is still alive.

The myth of the "symbol of civilization in the Middle East" that Israel tried to export has collapsed. There is no "reset button" to turn back the hands of time.

Resistance continues with word, with art, and with humanity.