IDF soldiers bravely “protect” Israel by shooting down unarmed demonstrators who live under deplorable conditions in the world’s largest open air prison. Their crime- being a Palestinian unfortunate to live in Gaza. When the US government stops its unconditional political, military and financial support of apartheid Israel, the tide will turn and things will change. A growing number of US tax payers are wondering why the US government is giving Israel a check for $3.8 BILLION dollars a year, all without any debate or discussion whatsoever.
US tax payers give Israel more than $3.8 BILLION dollars a year, yet the Israeli regime treats Americans (including American Jews) very harshly at the border if they don’t subscribe to Israel’s distorted version of ultra-nationalism. Strangely, Israel is considered an “ally” in the United States, although this sentiment is slowly changing. Some Americans are even denied entry if they are known to have criticized Israel’s brutal apartheid and illegal Jewish-only settlement policies. So much for the “only democracy” (sic) in the Middle East.
It appears that DaBakr has decided that if Gideon Levy is not popular in Israel, his message must be false. At one time in the United States, it was widely unpopular for slavery to be condemned as evil in the early to mid-1800s. It was also considered wildly unrealistic at one time to give women and African-Americans equal rights, including the right to vote. Since when is public popularity or acceptance by the mainstream to be the arbiter of truth and justice? Most Israelis are in utter denial about the endemic racism, injustice and brutality of the Zionist doctrine and its impact on the indigenous Palestinian population.
To allege that Israelis don’t have a venue to be heard in the U.S. is ludicrous and absurd. The mainstream US media presents the far right Israeli narrative 99% of the time. AIPAC and the pro-apartheid Israeli apologists have tried and failed to censor this play- I guess they simply can’t handle the truth about the brutal occupation and systematic Israeli dehumanization of the Palestinian people.
Israel has used extraordinary violence and intimidation against Palestinians since 1948, yet its often brutal policies of being “tough” on the Palestinians has not brought Israel any real security. One definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting different results. When will the Israeli government learn that its brutal occupation and illegal settlement policies will not lead to peace nor security for Israel?
It’s truly mind boggling that those who support the Israeli occupation as so sensitive to criticism that they wish to restrict the Constitutional right to freedom of speech. Those who unconditionally support Israeli occupation policies must be running scared if their position can’t withstand the light of criticism as leveled by the BDS movement.
As an American who has spent time in the occupied West Bank and in al-Khalil (aka Hebron), I am deeply disgusted and appalled with the brutal tactics of the IDF which my tax dollars pays for. The Jewish people suffered horrendously during the Holocaust and Nazi occupation, and now a few decades later are meting out much of the same actions against non-violent Palestinian activists and civilians.
A growing number of Americans are shocked and outraged at the actions of the IDF and Netanyahu regime; interestingly, this includes many Americans Jews.
I wonder how Israelis in Tel Aviv or Haifa would respond if a foreign army burst into their home at night and treated the family like animals, broke their furniture, cameras, seized computers, etc? This would be promptly condemned as “terrorism”; however, when the IDF (aka “most moral army in the world”) does this, this is called self defense and fighting “terrorists.” The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is conducting a preliminary investigation into Israeli war crimes. I do hope that Netanyahu is held accountable for his crimes against humanity.
Netanyahu may one day be indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. Will Bibi also respond to the indictment with a contemptuous glare and silence? It’s truly sad that a significant percentage of the Israeli public still support him. Netanyahu is a disaster for Israel’s long term peace and security.