‘Mowing the Lawn’
, the events of the past few weeks have witnessed a clear change in Israel’s military strategy in the city.on the camp and fired rockets towards a building in the refugee camp, marking the first use of helicopters in Jenin in more than 20 years. Just two days later, on the 21st of June, three Palestinian fighters were assassinated in a targeted airstrike on their vehicle outside Jenin.
So, is Israel moving towards a Gaza-type model in Jenin? And what will future raids look like in the city?You’ve likely heard the term “mowing the lawn” or “mowing the grass,” most commonly associated with Israel’s military strategy in the Gaza Strip. The idea is that every few years, or months, Israel “weeds out” the growing capabilities of Palestinian militant groups in the strip.
Israeli military officials have been clear that the operation this week was a precursor to what can be expected for future operations in Jenin. “There is a series of operations here,” the chief of the Israeli army’s Central Command, Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox, said on Monday. “Just like we were here a week ago and two weeks ago, we will finish this operation, and we will come back in a few days or a week, and we will not allow this city of refuge for terror.
He added, however, that despite Israel’s messaging of fully erasing Palestinian resistance, what the Israeli occupation will never admit to, is the reality that this policy of “mowing the lawn” is not a deterrent for resistance, but rather serves to reinvigorate it. This process can also be seen, Iraqi added, in the way Israeli officials and media are talking about Jenin. By using terms like “city of refuge for terrorists” and “a hotbed of terror,” Israel is actively demonizing Jenin in the public consciousness, as a justification for its current and future invasions, and for the bombing and targeting of densely populated civilian areas, like the refugee camp. It’s the same tactics that have been used to demonize Gaza for years, Iraqi said.
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