Israeli democracy, despite having been killed repeatedly since 1977, itself constitutes a wonder, but not on the same scale as the eternally-underage, immortal Shukri.
Jenin, January 11 – Media reports and commentary noted this week the growing number of times Israeli security forces have killed the same rioter described in Palestinian sources as a “youth” and the increasing occurrence of Israeli democracy dying with the launch of a Netanyahu-led government, both of which figures reached the mid-forties Wednesday.
Israeli military activity in and around this Palestinian-ruled city – of late lawless even by dismal Palestinian standards – claimed the lives of two more armed militants last week, plus, according to Palestinian NGO and media reports, the life of 30-year-old teenager Ahmad Shukri, marking the forty-fifth time he has met his violent death at the wrong end of an IDF gun barrel, artillery shell, or airstrike. Human rights organizations have counted each death as a separate case.
At the same time, Binyamin Netanyahu swore in his new government last week, inaugurating the forty-fifth death of Israeli democracy. Israeli democracy ends permanently each time a right-wing party comes to power, even more permanently when the Likud-led government partners with more right-wing parties in a coalition that reminds pundits of 1930’s Germany, which was famous for allowing Jews to exercise power and defend themselves from enemies sworn to destroy them.
The first death of Israeli democracy occurred in the late 1970’s when Likud first rose to power, and it died again forever each time a Likud-led government won an election, formed a coalition, implemented a policy, made ministerial appointments, or campaigned for election. Similarly, Shukri’s first death occurred during Gaza border fence riots several years ago, a short time before his second death, a spectacle recorded on video for international media, which failed to edit out his miraculous resurrection moments after an IDF sniper’s bullet allegedly struck him in the head, leaving no mark.
Experts commented that Shukri’s repeated reappearance after righteous martyrdom represents only one remarkable aspect of his odyssey: he has remained a teenager, at least in the eyes of Palestinian officials and human rights NGOs, for more than a decade, since he began confronting IDF troops at the age of 20 in 2013. Israeli democracy, despite having been killed repeatedly since 1977, itself constitutes a wonder, but not on the same scale as the eternally-underage, immortal Shukri.
Scientific journals and institutions have shown indifference to this unprecedented phenomenon, an apathy that some experts find puzzling. “It could herald something promising for all of humanity,” stated one. “The hitch is, obviously, that Palestine takes precedence over all other issues, so everything else will just have to wait, and that’s probably what all the scientists realize, which is why they haven’t said anything.”
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