13, October 2015 Israel
Predictably, the
pressure cooker situation in Israel has finally exploded with spasms of
violence by Palestinians and Israelis. Prime Minister Netanyahu and his right
wing government have incited much of the violence by expanding Jewish
settlements and ignoring settler terrorist attacks. About 500,000 Jews live in more than 100 settlements
built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Settler terrorism has been ongoing for decades with
complete impunity. No settler has ever been charged with vandalism or other
acts of violence.
The cycle of
violence will continue as long as the US government continues to show its
blatant partiality by sending huge shipments of weapons and deflecting censure
and criticism of Israel by using its veto power at the UN.
The situation in
Israel has reached a ‘South Africa’ moment when more and more European
countries and American Jews are voicing frustration and anger at the
deteriorating situation and lending support to the growing BDS (Boycott, Divestment
and Sanctions) movement. By assuring Israel of our unshakable support and
alliance, regardless of its appalling history of human rights violations and
suffocating occupation, we are complicit in the ongoing mayhem. This is not a
gesture of support for Israel but a monumental betrayal.
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