Monday, May 23, 2011

ISRAEL Occupying more and more Palestinian Land 5-23-2011


23, May 2011            ISRAEL Occupying more and more Palestinian Land
Israel continues to undermine US peace efforts by gobbling up more Palestinian land. It acts with complete impunity announcing yet another plan to build more than 1500 new homes on two settlements around east Jerusalem. This announcement was made to coincide with President Obama’s major Middle East speech. By doing so, Israel is increasingly alienating its financial benefactor, the US, and further isolating itself from the rest of the world. It has chosen to turn a deaf ear to the political bedlam of its increasingly hostile neighbors which may threaten its very existence. Why does Israel continue to have a choke hold on our peace efforts? Why do we continue to fund Israel’s military machine and apartheid polices denying Palestinians a homeland? Why do we remain silent to Israel’s brutal actions? The recent slaying of 17 peaceful demonstrators should have been vigorously condemned by the Obama administration.
Israel’s refusal to adhere to the pre-1967 borders, citing ‘new realties on the ground’ seems to be code language for validating illegal settlements.

Unfortunately, Prime Minister Netanyahu is pandering to Israeli right wing extremists and engaging the US in a high noon showdown using its political and economic clout to torpedo peace efforts. He would do well to heed the advice of a 100 prominent former Israeli security officials and leading academics who are vigorously campaigning for an early resolution of the conflict.

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