As War Halts, the Environmental Devastation in Gaza Runs Deep

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2. White (now it's "Judeo-Christian") imperialism over darker-skinned natives and non-believers began in 1492.

When Columbus landed in the islands now known as the Bahamas, he encountered the Arawak Indians, whose kindness and generosity he noted in his journal and letters. Columbus quickly took a group of Arawaks captive, hoping they could lead him to gold. He then sailed to Hispaniola-Haiti and the Dominican Republic-where he enslaved even more Indians.

After returning to Spain and reporting on the incredible wealth in the islands of the “New World,” the monarchs gave Columbus 17 ships and more than 1,200 men to plunder the Caribbean. His new expedition went from island to island gathering slaves and gold with unprecedented brutality.

I went scuba-diving in Eilat (southern Israel) many years ago. My friend told me real estate lies behind the land grabbing. But on DU we'll keep reading Islamophobic or Arab-American scapegoating OPs on the evils of Hamas and "hijab-wearers" to distract us from the real culprit in the 2024 Kamala loss and the environmental catastrophe facing Palestinians in Gaza.



Sources:

https://www.liberationschool.org/the-legacy-of-christopher-columbus/

https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/19/israel-where-genocide-meets-real-estate/