Israel Is Using Its Genocidal Gaza Playbook on Iran
March 6, 2026
Israel Is Using Its Genocidal Gaza Playbook on Iran
Just as in Palestine, the Israeli government is framing its latest conflict as a holy war of extermination.
On March 2, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke from the site of an Iranian ballistic missile strike in the city of Beit Shemesh, 19 miles west of Jerusalem. Beit Shemesh had come under fire from Iran’s allies before, with the Houthi movement targeting a military base near the city in November 2024 with a hypersonic missile. The Iranian strike, which came days after the US and Israel launched an unprovoked war on Iran, hit Beit Shemesh directly, killing nine Israelis and injuring 27 more. When Netanyahu spoke to the media from the site of the devastation, he remained defiant and told gathered reporters, “But we are acting here together with the US, in the name and for the sake of all humanity. In this week’s Torah portion, we read ‘Remember what Amalek did to you.’ We remember and we act.”
Amalek, in the Torah, is described as one of the nations that fought against the Israelites. In the Bible, the prophet Samuel tells the Israelite King Saul that God wants him to “go and destroy Amalek. Destroy all they have, and do not let them live. Kill both man and woman, child and baby.”
Israel has long sought to deemphasize the invocations of Amalek in its Western-facing communications, not just because there may be unfamiliarity with the religious reference but because Israel routinely compares modern-day Palestine to Amalek as part of its justification for the Gaza genocide. “Wipe out the memory of Amalek” has become an oft-used phrase at the highest levels of Israel’s government, a dog whistle well understood to call for the extermination of the Palestinians.
Now, by linking Iran and Amalek, Israel’s government seems to be bringing that same genocidal logic to its latest conflict—only one of a number of different religious frameworks Netanyahu’s government is working within as it wages war alongside the United States.
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A Holy War? It would be ironic if it were not so horrifying.
Though the the Western concept of jihad as a "Holy War" is conveniently superficial.
But has anyone else noticed that Israel and the West use a lot of projection when it comes to Muslims and the irony of their words vs actions is absurd?
Here we have a proven genocidal maniac leading a nation that is not only nuclear-armed but has escaped any kind of inspection or monitoring of its nuclear arsenal, talking about the genocide of the Amalekites and "saving civilization" from jihadists and terrorists and Iran's non-existent nuclear missiles - all in the same breath?? Is there no self-awareness at all?
And was there ever any doubt about Netanyahu's intentions for Iran?
Hannibal directive: Kill own military personnel when they are captured by the enemy
Dahiya doctrine: Large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure
Samson option: Massive, last-resort nuclear retaliation if it feels its existence is threatened
I can't, I really can NOT believe no one is stopping them. And too many countries are playing along.
They learned from Gaza that there are no limits and they can get away with anything. From striking schools with Tomahawk missiles, to targeting first responders and medical facilities, to poisoning millions of people and the environment for generations by hitting oil infrastructure — we’re witnessing some of the most horrific crimes a country can commit. It’s truly sickening.
If this were a normal timeline, we'd be dealing with him the same way we dealt with Bin Laden. But we are in totally uncharted territory right now. 
Same shit they pulled on the 2024 election they're doing in 2026. 