The Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, were a series of coordinated attacks carried out by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) from the Gaza Strip in areas bordering Israel on October 7, 2023. The attacks marked the beginning of the war between Israel and the Gaza Strip that continues to this day.
Operation al-Aqsa Flood was a significant turning point in the Palestinian struggle, marking the most fundamental change in the philosophy of resistance since the First Intifada (1987). The Palestinians, who for many decades thought that they would end the occupation and establish an independent state thanks to the support of the Arab world, realized by the mid-1970s that the Arabs would not take the necessary steps in this regard.
The leadership of the Palestinian resistance realized that the only path to progress depended on their own will and initiative, and launched a massive uprising against Israel with the power of its people. The First Intifada, therefore, led to a significant paradigm shift in the Palestinian resistance. Rather than waiting for a move from the international community or the Arab world, the local struggle against the occupying Zionist regime, albeit with limited means, could enable Palestine to make gains toward independence.
This new strategy also allowed the Palestinian resistance to institutionalize and build a strong identity. Moreover, the establishment of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) at the beginning of the First Intifada signaled that not only a methodological but also an ideological transformation would take place in the Palestinian resistance. As a matter of fact, in the following years, Hamas’ conception of the political order, the methods it used, the discourse it produced, and its clear stance against the Israeli occupation resulted in this movement finding a response throughout Palestine and becoming one of the most powerful actors in Palestinian political life
Hamas’ determined strategy over the years and the combat experience of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades allowed for the launch of an operation against Israel from Gaza. The operation, which began on the morning of October 7, marked a paradigm shift in the aftermath of the First Intifada. The Gazan resistance elements, led by the Qassam Brigades, shifted from a defensive model of resistance against Israeli attacks to an offensive strategy of multi-pronged infiltration. In addition, establishing a “joint operation center” of 12 different resistance groups to fight against the occupation forces in a coordinated manner was also noteworthy in uniting all Palestinian groups against the common enemy
As the first hours of Operation al-Aqsa Flood sent shockwaves through the Israeli side, the first signs of psychological damage also surfaced. For years, the Israeli state has created a convincing myth about the effectiveness and competence of its intelligence units. The undermining of the general belief that any action posing a threat to Israel inside or outside Palestine would be detected in advance and necessary measures would be taken constituted the first leg of psychological damage that started on October 7.
In addition to the failure of the potent intelligence myth after the operation, another myth that collapsed was related to the Iron Dome air defense system. The Iron Dome, widely regarded as one of the most potent air defense systems in the world, failed to fully defend Israel from thousands of Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades missiles. This meant that even points far from Gaza could now threatened by the resistance. The failure of the system it had built has caused more damage than ever to Israel’s state machinery and society. In addition, the neutralization of a large number of army officers and the capture of hundreds of prisoners in the first hours of the operation shows how Operation al-Aqsa Flood dismantled the Israeli security apparatus.
The operation Al-Aqsa Flood and its subsequent local, regional and global repercussions, restored the Palestinian cause to its pivotal position on the Arab, regional and international levels, placing it in a central position amongst the general public as a liberation struggle against colonialism and uprooting racism. This provides an exceptional historical opportunity to reestablish the Palestinian cause on the international level as liberation struggle, facing the most unjust racist colonial aims in modern and contemporary history. This significant issue places a heavy load on not only the liberation activists, but also all the vigorous social actors around the world, especially in the Arab region, who bear the responsibility to take action. Those people are obliged to pursue all possible means to support the Palestinian cause and keep pace with the global solidarity with this cause at various political, diplomatic, legal, media, cultural and intellectual levels.
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Operation al-Aqsa Flood: A Rupture in the History of the Palestinian Resistance and Its Implications
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Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and the Aftermath: Towards a Global Action for Liberation of Palestine
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Deng introduced market reforms, allowing an influx of foreign Capital investment into the PRC, serving as the springboard for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. He is often labled a right-deviationist (with good reason), because he introduced more Private Property than in the later Maoist period.
The reason I call out anti-Dengists as not understanding Historical Materialism is because China was struggling with recessions and issues in trying to achieve Communism in the time of Mao, without developing the productive forces. There was still growth, but ultimately the people were poor. This was left-deviationism. Mao applied Marxism-Leninism to a largely agrarian China to great initial results, but eventually a new analysis was needed to reasses trajectories. They had tried to achieve Communism through fiat, by decree rather than degree. Deng stepped in and strengthened markets after applying Marxism-Leninism to his current conditions.
Historical Materialism is important. The reason Marx believed Communism to come after Capitalism wasn't due to moral judgements, but analyzing how Capitalism's competition leads to a lack of competition as markets form monopolist syndicates with strong internal planning and price controls as the markets get more sophisticated. The next logical step is public ownership and central planning.
Mao had tried to centralize planning when it was difficult to do so, as the productive forces had not formed said monopolist syndicates. He tried to force Communism into existence, rather than develop towards it. He served a critical role in the PRCs history, but Deng reverted the left deviation towards Marxism again, introducing a Socialist Market Economy where the CPC as a DotP oversees and plans markets in a birdcage model, allowing markets to do whatever they please within their guidelines, then socializes them and increases control as they monopolize. Anti-Dengists see it as revisionism (which is correct to an extent), but ultimately the success of the SwCC system is undeniable today now that the CPC is increasing socialization and overtaking the US at a rapid pace. The markets introduced by Deng eliminated recessions and turned up the speed of development. I recommend reading Socialism Developed China, Not Capitalism if you want further reading.
I was under the impression that China hasn’t had an economic recession since the founding of the PRC, including during the Mao years. Could have to do with how people define recessions though.
Check the link, the reforms brought stability more than growth (though that was there too).