This thing between Israel
and Palestine is out of hand. It is about time people of political stature,
elected politicians, points out the real purpose of the Israeli position, which
can be summarize in two words: total subjugation. By “people of political persuasion”,
I do not mean bomb-bomb McCain, who is the U.S. equivalent of Netanyahu. Israelis blame Palestine for fighting back
against their blockades, the checkpoints, their takeover of Palestine lands, control
of water rights, their black-market economy, and on and on. The fact that Israel
is in a position to virtually enslave
the Palestinian people is a crime
against humanity and the U.S. is partly to blame. I, as most Americans, felt sorry for the Jews
as a people and supported the creation of Israel. However, Israeli radicals
betrayed us. I still support the right
of Jewish people to have a homeland but not this way.
I listened to David Frum this morning on Chris Hayes MSNBC
show Up. To paraphrase Frum’s words, he says Palestine started the war and lost
therefore the spoils of war go to Israel; they have every right to do with them
as they please. His message was clearly
a repeat of the Israeli mantra; any fault in the Middle East is due to Palestinians’
refusal to negotiate therefore deserved subjugation. In contrast, peace-loving
Israel wants to negotiate with the precondition that they can enchain all Palestinians.
They are not only mean bullies, but also they play
dirty. Please note another one of the preconditions imposed by Israel on
any negotiation; they will not negotiate with any Palestinian leader, who is
opposed to Israeli dominance of the
entire area. They feel it is their “God
Given Right” to gather in as much Palestinian land as they happen to need and
do it whenever they want too—and they are greedy. They will take it an acre at
a time until they have it all. I go back and forth between one and two state
solutions. I am more and more believing a one
state solution is the correct one with a democratic majority of Palestinians.
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