TEHRAN (FNA)- Eshter Iverem, independent author and journalist, says the Israeli regime by its policies such as the Nation State Law and demolition of Palestinians homes makes people feel unsafe, to keep them under its control.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with FNA, Iverem said, “It is disappointing that the international bodies like the United Nations have not been able to rein in Israel in terms of its blatant war crimes against the Arab communities […] Every time an international court or other international bodies condemn Israel, Israel and the United States ignore it.”
Esther Iverem is an artist, author and independent journalist. She is also a radio producer and host. Before working as an independent writer and artist, she was a staff writer for The Washington Post, New York Newsday and the New York Times.
Below is the full text of the interview:
Q: How does the Israeli regime, which is not accepted by many people in the occupied lands, impose control over people?
A: Israel’s policy is to make an atmosphere to make the people feel unsafe. If you look at policies such as Nation State Law, the demolition of Palestinians homes, the violation of religious spaces and the murder of people on the fence line in Gaza, you see an atmosphere of terror is created for Palestinians and even Arab-Israelis. When you have a system which demolishes home and disfranchises people from their rights and properties, it means this policy continues to exist.
Q: How can people stop the regime’s spreading terror atmosphere?
A: Unless the people inside the occupied lands are educated and provided with more information about the brutality of the regime, the regime continues to make them feel unsafe and commit genocide against Palestinians. The Jewish people also have to come to this understanding that the Arabs and Muslims are no aliens to that land, and they have the right to feel safe. It is disappointing that the international bodies like the United Nations have not been able to rein in Israel in terms of its blatant war crimes against the Arab communities. What is happening on the fence line with Gaza, demolition of homes, violation of voting rights, all of them are violation of international laws; but, Every time an international court or other international bodies condemn Israel, Israel and the United States ignore it. If such crimes take place in the countries which the United States has in its regime change list, the United States will be up in arms talking about the violations of the human rights, but it ignores the violations of human rights by the Israeli regime.
Q: Considering such moves by the Israeli regime, do you believe it can be called democratic?
A: Israeli is a neo-fascist entity and surveillance is a part of their wrongs. The regime uses that to marginalize people, especially at a voting season to decrease the number of people from Arab communities who would go out to vote against the regime in power. There is the same story in the United States, where people from the Republican Party and affiliated with Trump’s Administration try to prevent African Americans and other people of color from voting. The US Administration has exported this attitude to the Israeli regime. This indicates the regime can never be democratic.
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