The Israel
Defense Forces on Friday yet again shelled tents of displaced Palestinians near
the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 25 and wounding another
50, local health and emergency officials said.
The term is
“banal militarism”—that is to say, violence and the preparation for violence so
utterly commonplace that most people don’t even notice. Banal militarism is as
American as apple pie. It’s also global in scope.
Demonstrators protest arms sales to Israel outside the Eurosatory weapons expo in Paris on June 17, 2024.