Patrick Beverley: Justifying Genocide?

Patrick Beverley: Justifying Genocide?

As we speak, Israel is bombing Lebanon with 500 people dead in their attack on South Beirut. American tax dollars support a tragedy. They are continuing this war where 42k people have died in Gaza. Bibi Netanyahu and the Israeli Knesset do not look to stop until they wipe out their enemies. This means by any means necessary, they will continue to bomb civilians. Hospitals, schools, and housing will be attacked. Legends like Shaq and LeBron James support the Zionist entity. But one who has done the most damage is Patrick Beverley. Who has gone on to sign with Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C.

The way Patrick Beverley has gone about signing with Israel has been disgusting. Pat claims that he doesn't "talk about politics." Yet, since he signed there, he's been non-stop praising the country. Pat has been nothing but a useful idiot for the Zionists. He is promoting the idea that it is peaceful to live there and is going to the beach and eating the best foods. It shows that Bev and the Israelis can live in peace. Meanwhile, people in Dahieh and Gaza have their homes bombed daily. Pat Bev unintentionally exposed a popular narrative to the world that Israel is a defenseless state with hostile neighbors.

The idea that Israel is a victim state has been bullshit. A country given by the British in the Balfour Agreement, which guaranteed a Jewish homeland but betrayed the Arabs. Along with the Nakba, The Israelis forced Palestinians out of their land, which forced them to take refuge in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. They have done everything to keep the Palestinians and their resistance down. During the Intifada, then-general and eventual Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin used the 'break the bones' policy. It ensured the Palestinians would face permanent injuries. Or the Second Intifada, during which the IDF killed 5,000 Palestinians. It doesn't stop in Palestine. The damage the Israeli state did to Lebanon is as tragic.

What Israel has done in Lebanon for the past few decades has been disgusting. Once called the "Paris of the Middle East," the Lebanese Civil War ruined it. Israel invaded southern Lebanon to chase away the PLO. The Lebanese Forces were a Maronite Christian fascist group that massacred people in Sabra and Shatila. Israel's General and later Prime Minister Ariel Sharon backed this group. Bachir Gemayel and Samir Geagea led them, and they massacred over 3,000 Palestinians and Lebanese Shias. In 2006, the Israelis had the Dahiya doctrine, which destroyed civilian infrastructure. Now, in 2024, the Israelis have been bombing Beirut. Another invasion seems like it's coming soon. The Zionist project is doing everything to remain in power. This is why it is ignorant for players like Pat to sign with a genocidal state. Normalizing it on his platform.

Patrick Beverley this whole off-season has justified genocide. Making press runs about how the Zionist state is the best place in the world. While ignoring the struggles of the Arab population. It has been an absolute heartbreak to see. Growing up watching him kill it on the Rockets, Clippers, and Timberwolves. Now, seeing him make bad political statements keeps people ignorant of the crimes Israel has committed. Sports are meant to be a distraction for the masses. But statements like these are meant to influence the viewer's opinion.