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Well done, Sweden. If only our our government would follow suit.
I can dream, can’t I?
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Israel was quick to condemn Sweden’s announcement, with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman describing it as “a miserable decision that strengthens the extremist elements and Palestinian rejectionism.”
“It’s a shame that the government of Sweden chose to take a declarative step that only causes harm,” he added.
Looks more like spinning a psychological projection than a condemnation. Avi may as well have prefaced his statements with “Oh, Happy Day.”
If others follow Sweden’s lead, a functional two-state reality may be forced on those who do not want that to happen. With regards to the Palestinians, only time will tell, but I firmly believe Israel is on the wrong side of history. There is so much more the be gained by acccepting today’s reality than clinging to thousands year-old history. That goes for the Palestinians, as well as the Israelis. What has the millenia of fighting each other produced for you? Another thousand years of exactly the same thing? Be done with it, and accept life in the 21st Century.Your world will be a much better place.
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This is just a sign of things to come. Last week the UK parliament reflected growing public anger with Israels continued illegal treatment of Palestinians:
Israel has condemned a vote by British MPs in favour of recognising a Palestinian state as “undermining chances for peace” as Britain’s ambassador to Israel warned that the move reflected changing British public opinion.The Guardian
What is being done in the occupied territories by Israel is immoral and illegal. The rot of apartheid is now spreading into Israel proper with Palestinians now having to ride segregated transportation (<a href=http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.622908">Apartheid Bus)
The conditions Israel has created within Gaza are not unlike the conditions of the Warsaw ghetto under the Nazis.
The West Bank can be seen as either an apartheid bantustan or a ghetto.
Here’s what the Quaker human rights agency says:
Taken together all of these factors contribute to forced displacement, severely limit Palestinian access to basic resources including land and water and basic services including health care and education, and perpetuate a system of segregation and legal and structural inequality between Palestinians and Israelis. American Friends Service Commitee
A ghetto in Europe 1940
http://www.theholocaustexplained.org/public/cms/70/92/454/752/YNg3t2_web.jpg
The ghetto in Hebron 2014
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/180452_500706020923_3383158_n.jpg?oh=42c61addcce33ff3cbb36cf21635715a&oe=54EF52EF&gda=1424809168_a5a4b9707a79d884527e59c6e726aca7
The United States came late to the battle against the racism and despicable behavior of Rhodesia and apartheid South Africa. But we did come to our senses against those inhumanities. The day is coming when the US will officially condemn Israel’s even uglier treatment of Palestinians.
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