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Israel advises Sri Lanka on slow-motion
genocide
T H E E L E C T R O N I C I N T I F A D AOPINION/EDITORIAL
Krisna Saravanamuttu
The Electronic Intifada
Toronto
30 July 20330!30"tamil"#rot$st%'
Tamil #rot$st$rs outsi($ t)$ Sri Lan*an +onsulat$ in Toronto,
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to ($$n( ;al$stinian ri')ts%A $ mont)s lat$r, :om:s $r$ allin' on
my on #$o#l$ < in t)$ =annir$'ion o nort)$rn Sri Lan*a% An( on+$
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I r$ali7$( t)$n t)at $v$n t)ou') our )om$lan(s ar$ o+$ans
a#art,;al$stinians an( Tamils )av$ mu+) in +ommon%
T)rou') t)$ >ar on t$rror,? t)$ Isra$li an( Sri Lan*an armi$s
)av$ a'$(ar on +ivilian #o#ulations%
T)$ Rom$":as$( ;$rman$nt ;$o#l$s5 Tri:unal )as +ommission$(an
in($#$n($nt r$#ortt)at in(s t)$ Sri Lan*an stat$ 'uilty o
:om:in'
)os#itals, )umanitarian o#$rations an( $v$n 'ov$rnm$nt"($+lar$(
>sa$7on$s,? in +l$ar violation o int$rnational )umanitarian la
/>;r$liminaryr$#ort,? January 200 @;DF1%A 9nit$( Nations r$#ort
$stimat$s t)at rom January to -ay 200., :$t$$nB0,000 an( !,000
#$rsons $r$ *ill$( />R$#ort o t)$ s$+r$tary"'$n$ral5s#an$l o
$#$rts on a++ounta:ility in Sri Lan*a,? 3 -ar+) 201%
T)$ Sri Lan*an 'ov$rnm$nt5s on statisti+al (ata r$v$al t)at
almostB!,000 #$rsons r$main una++ount$( or no on$ *nos i t)$y ar$
)$l( in#rison, in&ur$(, or ($a( />B,!. =anni #$o#l$ missin'
it)in a y$ar oar Gis)o# o -annaar,? TamilN$t, 2 January 201%
-a&or arms su##li$rGut t)$r$ ar$ mor$ (ir$+t
+onn$+tions%Isra$l )as :$$n a ma&or arms su##li$r to Sri
Lan*a5s 'ov$rnm$nt, as $ll as#rovi(in' it it) strat$'i+ military
a(vi+$% it) #$rmission rom t)$ 9nit$(Stat$s, Isra$l )as sol( Sri
Lan*a +onsi'nm$nts o Kir &$tsan( (ron$s%Isra$l )as also
su##li$( t)$ Dvora #atrol :oats to Sri Lan*a, )i+) )av$:$$n us$(
$t$nsiv$ly a'ainst Tamils />Sri Lan*a l$arns to +ount$r S$a
Ti'$rs5 sarm ta+ti+s,? Jan$5s Navy Int$rnational, -ar+) 200.
@;DF1%An( Isra$l )as also #rovi($( trainin' to t)$ S#$+ial Tas*
For+$, a :rutal+omman(o unit in t)$ Sri Lan*a #oli+$%
T)$ similariti$s (on5t $n( t)$r$% Got) ;al$stinians an( Tamils
)av$ :$$nsu:&$+t$( to a #ro+$ss o s$ttl$r":as$( +olonialism%In
t)$ .40s, Isra$l o$r$( a(vi+$ to Sri Lan*a as it :uilt
Sin)ala"onlyarm$( s$ttl$m$nts in t)$ $ast$rn #rovin+$, )i+) aim$(
to +r$at$ :u$r7on$s aroun( Tamil"ma&ority #o#ulations /t)$
Sin)al$s$ ar$ t)$ $t)ni+ma&ority o Sri Lan*a1 />Sin)ala
a+a($mi+ :lam$s 9S"9K ais or '$no+i($ in
Tamil )om$lan(,? TamilN$t, A#ril 2021%T)$ strat$'y $m#loy$( as
t)$ sam$ as Isra$l5s in t)$ $st Gan* to($stroy t)$ lo+al
#o#ulation5s +laim to national $ist$n+$ an( r$n($r invali(any
#oliti+al solution :as$( on #o#ular sov$r$i'nty%
Just li*$ in ;al$stin$, lan( s$i7ur$s an( s$ttl$m$nt #ro'rams in
Sri Lan*a ar$ra'm$ntin' t)$ Tamil #$o#l$5s national an( so+ial
+o)$r$n+$ t)rou')outt)$ir )istori+ )om$lan( in t)$ nort) an( $ast o
t)$ islan(% As $il$(
&ournalist an( )uman ri')ts or*$r Nirmanusan Galasun(aram
rot$ $arli$rt)is y$ar, t)$ $$+t is to un($rmin$ any #ossi:ility o
+r$atin' a +onti'uousnational )om$lan( />Sri Lan*a T)$
int$ntions :$)in( t)$ lan("'ra::in'#ro+$ss,? Journalists or
D$mo+ra+y in Sri Lan*a, 30 A#ril 2031%
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S)am (ialo'u$it)in t)$ o++u#i$( $st Gan*, t)is #ro+$ss ta*$s
#la+$ a'ainst t)$:a+*(ro# o >(ialo'u$,? )i+) mor$ an( mor$
;al$stinians s$$ as a s)amas Isra$li s$ttl$m$ntss#r$a( a+ross t)$ir
lan(% At$r t)$ 200. ar, t)$ SriLan*an 'ov$rnm$nt us$( t)$ r)$tori+
o >r$+onstru+tion? an(>r$($v$lo#m$nt? to o:s+ur$ its #ro+$ss
o ra#i( +oloni7ation%
For Tamils, >#ost"ar ($v$lo#m$nt? )as :$+om$ anot)$r orm o
+ount$r"insur'$n+y arar$, )$r$:y Sin)ala s$ttl$m$nts, stat$"l$(
militari7ationan( t)$ o#$n '$rryman($rin' o +onstitu$n+i$s all
t)r$at$n t)$ Tamils5)istori+ r$lations)i# to t)$ir )om$lan(%
T)$ ;al$stinian $#$ri$n+$ < in #arti+ular, t)$ Oslo
a++or(ssi'n$( :y Isra$lan( t)$;al$stin$ Li:$ration Or'ani7ationin
..3 < )as :$$n instru+tiv$ or
Tamils%An int$rnational a'r$$m$nt it) In(iaor$s$$s Sri Lan*a
)ol(in' $l$+tionst)is S$#t$m:$r or a Nort)$rn ;rovin+ial Coun+il,
su##os$(ly anot)$r'$stur$ o r$+on+iliation% T)$ 9S is :a+*in' t)$
$l$+tion, ($s#it$ s$rious
r$s$rvations it)in Tamil +ivil so+i$ty an( t)$ (ias#ora%T)$
+oun+il, i $l$+t$(, oul( #rovi($ Tamils it) only t)$ #$r+$#tion o
s$l"($t$rmination < similar to t)$ $#$ri$n+$ o t)$ ;al$stinian
Aut)ority
