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It would have been outlandish to suggest that a small region like Gaza, seemingly bereft of significant natural resources, political will of its own, and let alone sovereignty, would become the world’s most significant geopolitical spot on earth. 

 The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the legendary resistance of the Palestinian people, however, have changed our calculation - or perhaps miscalculation - regarding what a besieged nation can achieve, in terms of collective resistance, in fact changing the rules of the game altogether. 

 However, it is still early to fully fathom the surely significant possible outcomes of the current upheaval resulting from the Gaza war and Resistance.

 While Israel and the United States are desperate to return to the status quo model, which existed in the Middle East prior to October 7, the newly emerging Palestinian leadership is keen on introducing a new era of international relations, namely new geopolitical players, who could, in turn, rope in new allies, with their own political ambitions and economic interests. 

November 22, 2023 marked the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy. As a serious student of the JFK assassination for 30 plus years, I have long been certain that the case has been solved. There is no confusion or room for doubt. Yet because the assassination was orchestrated by the National Security State/ CIA, there has been a massive and continuing disinformation campaign designed to keep the public in a state of confusion and uncertainty. The efforts to conceal the truth at the 50th anniversary were ubiquitous, but ten years later the effort has been muted, allowing dissenting voices to be heard in way Americans have never experienced.

The dramatic, earth-shattering events in Palestine starting on October 7 have taken many people by surprise. However, attentive observers are not. 

 Few expected that Palestinian fighters would be parachuting into southern Israel on October 7; that instead of capturing a single Israeli soldier - as done in 2006 - hundreds of Israelis, including many soldiers and civilians, would find themselves captive in besieged Gaza. 

 The reason behind the ‘surprise’, however, is the same reason that Israel is still reeling under collective shock, which is the tendency to pay close attention to political discourses and intelligence analyses of Israel and its supporters - while largely neglecting the Palestinian discourse.

 For better comprehension, let us go back to the start. 

 The Spark