To Appease the Gods, Human Sacrifices Must Be Offered
Department
Art
Document Type
Editorial
Publication Date
11-27-2013
Abstract
Ancient pagan cultures practiced the ritualistic killing of humans for a number reasons: appeasement; retribution; expiation for guilt, an entreat for military victory over an enemy; a seasonal invocation for spring planting or fall harvesting; a contractual quid pro quo between ruler-kings in exchange for the deities’ delivering an enemy or granting a bizarre wish; and, most perniciously, blood had to be drawn in abundance in ritualistic killings so as to teach someone a lesson.
Since 1967 the Israelis have been on a binge trying to teach an incorrigible Palestinian population a lesson into submission and abeyance.
Israel’s most recent heinous attack on Gaza is nothing short of a habitual offender’s using his superior military power to exact vengeance on 1.6 million helpless Gaza citizens in need of a final solution. An already emaciated Gaza must be offered up, yet one more time, as a sacrifice at the altar of anger and vengeance, and human and material loss should be exacted so severely so as to teach the victims a good lesson.
Publication Title
CounterPunch
Recommended Citation
Halaby, Raouf J. Professor Emeritus, "To Appease the Gods, Human Sacrifices Must Be Offered" (2013). Articles. 111.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/articles/111