14,
November 2006 Response to
Sheree Roth RE: Israel, Daily Nov. 14
It
is a pity Sheree Roth (Daily Nov 14), continues her diatribe against Hamas but
deftly, tip toes around the egregious actions of the Israeli war machine (aided
and abetted with our tax dollars). I wonder how Roth would react if she
received a knock on her front door at 5 am demanding she vacate her home
because an occupying power had earmarked her home for demolition. Replicating,
Israel’s form of colonial domination, 20 minutes later, Roth’s home, contents
and any remaining occupants would be crushed by a (US made Caterpillar)
bulldozer.
There
would, of course, be no compensation for such violations of international law
and moral decency! How would Roth react if she had a medical emergency but was
denied permission to travel by soldiers at military checkpoints? How would Roth
react if her sole source of livelihood, olive and orange groves were razed to
the ground to provide an occupying power with land for illegal settlements? How
would Roth feel if her water supply was cut off and her children were severely
malnourished by crippling economic sanctions and theft of tax dues withheld by
an occupying power? If Roth resisted such actions, in the current rules of
engagement which is the reality of the Middle East conflict, she would be
branded a terrorist for denying the right of the occupying master power to
impose its will unconditionally on its disenfranchised slave occupants.
No comments:
Post a Comment