"Haaretz" and "B'Tselem" and the remnants of the left.. The West's tools to beautify the face of (Israel) and wash its hands
The article criticizes the Western role in beautifying Israel's image through media and human rights tools such as Haaretz and B'Tselem, describing them as an attempt to fragment responsibility for the genocide in Gaza and place it solely on the Netanyahu government, while promoting the idea that Israel is a state of law hijacked by extremists. It notes that Western punitive measures are cosmetic and aim to vent public opinion without real accountability.
The article, published on the Hamas-affiliated Palestine Online website, offers a critical analysis of the Western strategy in dealing with Israel after the Gaza war. The author argues that the West, led by Britain and France, practices a policy of "beautifying Israel's face" by directing criticism solely at the Netanyahu government and describing it as an aberrant case that hijacked the state, thereby absolving the entity itself of responsibility for the genocide. The article cites coverage by the Wall Street Journal quoting Israeli officials rejecting settler behavior, and the film "Nazza" at the Venice Film Festival presenting testimonies of Israeli soldiers about killing civilians, which received warm applause—a scene the author sees as turning the perpetrator into a moral hero. It also criticizes the role of Haaretz and B'Tselem, considering them cosmetic tools aimed at amplifying the weak voice of the Israeli left and presenting a narrative where the events of October 7 are responsible for stirring "existential anxiety" among Israelis, thus justifying genocide as a reaction. The article concludes that Western sanctions, such as banning trade with settlements only, are illusory paths to vent global anger, and that acknowledging crimes has become a substitute for punishment, serving Israeli propaganda and keeping the Palestinian victim outside the center of events.