2, February 2016 More Israel Settlements
Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general
of the United Nations (UNSG), in an ‘op ed’ in the New York Times, vented his
frustration at Israel’s messianic zeal to displace more Palestinians, demolish
their homes and build more and more settlements. Palestinians are living in
appalling segregated conditions increasingly reminiscent of White apartheid
South Africa.
The UNSG stated “Palestinian
frustration and grievances are growing under the weight of nearly a
half-century of occupation. No one can deny that the everyday reality of
occupation provokes anger and despair.”
Thumbing
their nose at US demands to halt settlement expansion, the Israeli government
has approved plans for over 150 new homes in illegal settlements in the
occupied West Bank Last month, 370 acres in the West Bank were declared “state
land,” a status that is typically a precursor for more settlements. Thousands
more Palestinian homes are in danger of demolition subject to harsh discriminatory
practices. Many young Palestinians are
losing hope that Israel’s great benefactor, the United States, has
abandoned its values and continues to
support their oppressor.
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