Biological Warfare in Israeli History

Did the first Prime Minister of Israel

put dysentery and typhoid in Palestinian wells?

The answer, of course, is yes.

In 1948, under direct orders from David Ben-Gurion,

the man who would become the first Prime Minister of Israel,

the Haganah, the precursor to today's IDF,

launched a secret biological warfare campaign called Operation Cast Thy Bread.

They took typhoid and dysentery bacteria and

deliberately contaminated Palestinian drinking wells across multiple villages.

The goal was simple – spread deadly epidemics,

weaken the population,

and ensure refugees could never return to their homes.

They even gave it a biblical name.

Cast thy bread upon thy waters,

a verse about generosity and kindness

twisted into an act of biological cleansing and

keeping in line with the Israeli tradition of perverting what is good.

This is a typical and familiar strategy for Israel.

Poison the host,

claim the land, and rewrite the story.

The Palestinians still remember what was done to them and

now so do you.