David Miller: “The World Changed with Al-Aqsa Flood”

DID Press: British sociologist David Miller argues that three years after the October 7, 2023, “Al-Aqsa Flood” attack, the war has yet to end and that the conflict has fundamentally altered the political and strategic landscape of West Asia.

In a commentary, Miller asks whether anyone could have anticipated that, three years later, U.S. military bases in the region would be attacked, U.S. aircraft carrier groups would face pressure around the Strait of Hormuz, and the phrase “strategic defeat” would become part of the region’s political discourse.

Miller questions whether what he describes as the “Axis of Resistance” has been defeated, while acknowledging that the groupings and forces comprising the axis have suffered significant setbacks during the conflict.

He argues that the “Al-Aqsa Flood” nevertheless changed the world and the regional balance of power. These assessments are presented as Miller’s political interpretation rather than independently established facts.

Miller further argues that what remains is, in his view, the dismantling of what he calls the “Zionist colonial project” and the structures he associates with what he describes as genocide. He calls for organizations he identifies as part of the Zionist project to abandon that project or be dissolved.

He also calls for investigations into people he alleges have Zionist affiliations within the security institutions of Western and non-Western countries, arguing that those responsible for crimes should be held accountable.