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.