18, September 2006 Response to local letter writer RE:
Israel
Norman Licht (Weekly, Sept. 15)
repeats the Israeli official propaganda line that it is the Palestinians who
are responsible for the lack of progress in bringing about a peaceful
settlement of the Middle East crisis.
Sadly, this is a myth that has been perpetuated with a ‘Goebel’s like
repetition (people will believe untrue statements provided they are repeated
often enough). Our politicians have used this to great advantage. Remember the
mantra, “Saddam Hussein is an imminent threat because he possessed WMD’s”? Similarly,
the Israeli government has repeated the mantra, “the Palestinian Authority;
Hamas are terrorists and therefore we have no negotiating partner.”
Meanwhile land belonging to the
Palestinians has been stolen and its indigenous inhabitants removed at gunpoint.
Israel has stolen millions of dollars of funds belonging to the Palestinians
driving up unemployment and exacerbating the suffering. A record number of
children are suffering from acute malnourishment, others have committed
suicide. A new documentary that is sending shock waves through the country,
Occupation 101, has ignited indignation from Americans of all stripes who are
incensed that our tax dollars are being used by Israel to terrorize and
subjugate a defenseless people, namely the Palestinians. Occupation 101 was
shown yesterday in San Jose at a sold out audience. I urge readers to go to www.occupation101.com
to see the trailer.
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