If the Shoe Fits...
It's time for israel to stop fighting it - it's no use.
An independent report commissioned by the United Nations compares Israel's actions in the West Bank and Gaza to APARTHEID South Africa - charges that drew angry rebukes from Israel and were sure to revive charges that the U.N. Human Rights Council is biased against the Jewish state.The report by John Dugard, independent investigator on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the council, is to be presented next month, but it has been posted on the body's Web site. In it, Dugard, a South African lawyer who campaigned against apartheid in the 1980s, says "Israel's laws and practices in the (Palestinian territories) certainly resemble aspects of apartheid."
The 24-page report catalogues a number of accusations against the Jewish state ranging from restrictions on Palestinian movement, house demolitions and preferential treatment given to Jewish settlers in the West Bank.
"Can it seriously be denied that the purpose of such action is to establish and maintain domination by one racial group - Jews - over another racial group - Palestinians - and systematically oppress them?" he asks.
No.
But, that doesn't stop israelis from denying it all the time.
Israel says it aims mainly to prevent Palestinian suicide bombings and other attacks that have killed more than 1,000 Israelis in the past six years, and officials note that violence broke out in 2000 after Israel's proposal to pull out of the vast majority of the West Bank and Gaza in exchange for peace was rejected.
Its ambassador in Geneva criticized Dugard for directing attacks only at the Jewish state. "Any conclusions he may draw are therefore fundamentally flawed and purposely biased," [bla, bla, bla] said Yitzhak Levanon.
The report will be presented next month at the 47-nation rights council's first session of the year. The new body has been widely criticized - even by its founder, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan - for only censuring one government in the world, Israel's, over alleged abuses.
Dugard's report accuses Israel of "terror" by F16 fighter jets setting off sonic booms above residential areas. In the West Bank "residents live in fear of settler terror."
He says it is "grossly inaccurate" to say Israel's 2005 removal of settlers and soldiers from Gaza constituted an end to its occupation of that territory, captured from Egypt in the 1967 war. "Israel retained control of Gaza's air space, sea space and external borders, and the border crossings," he writes. " Gaza became a sealed off, imprisoned and occupied territory."
War crimes have been committed by both sides, he says: "This applies to Palestinians who fire Qassam rockets into Israel; and more so to members of the IDF (Israeli Defense Force) who have committed such crimes on a much greater scale."
That's apartheid for you.
If the shoe fits - WEAR IT!
Denial is a way of life for the Israeli state. As it is rarely if ever challenged, it won't change. Even if it were to change (and pigs are more likely to not fly, but start space exploration before that happens) it certainly won't change overnight!
Half of Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza malnourished
AS I SEE IT: Israel wages a policy of deliberate destruction
Dugard must be sure to forward a fresh copy of his report to Professor Dershowitz, compliments of President Jimmy Carter. Dugard, being a South African anti-apartheid lawyer, might also do well to avail himself of the following aticle, which I now post for the third and last time, as if any further proof were ever needed in the first place. The picture, and caption, is worth a thousand words of Dershowitz gibberish: http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,1704037,00.html
Brothers in arms - Israel's secret pact with Pretoria
I am speechless YouTube have removed the rarely seen (albeit poor quality) footage with Ted Koppel on ABC News broadcast from 1975 announcing condemnation of Zionism after U.N. resolution was passed that boldly declare Zionism equals racism.
I still have these titles on favorites and they no longer exist.
ABC News: Zionism = Racism United Nations Resolution (1975)
ABC News: Koppell's commentary on U.S. foreign policy (1975)
I will notify the uploaders that the video have been suppressed. Suggest alternative video site to YouTube so they will upload again...?
Also, I wrote an intense letter condemning Texas Governor Rick Perry on my blog entry. People might think I've gone off the deep end in conspiracy theory speculation, but I back my view up with web link references for in-depth research, even if it sounds unbelievably ridiculous and bizarre at first.
Israel will have to face the reality -- it is rightly condemned by the world community for its criminal treatment of Palestinians, yet the U.N. is powerless to intervene as long as Zionist puppet U.S. wields the veto power.
Russia and *maybe* China (considering the latter's favorable relationship with Israel considering China's mega-lucrative energy deals with Iran) "know" (or come to realization) that Israel is not a real friend but rather engage in diplomatic duplicity. Time will tell.
I might attend 9/11 Accountability conference over the few days and return with video clips & photos.
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My blog Last Throes of US Empire
Upon examination using Google search, it appears the uploader "hadrons" user account have been suspended for copyright violation by posting older video clips, prompting complaints from ABC and MLB(before & after).
YouTube/Google Video is pretty lame. Ted Koppel ABC News footage is the invaluable media history reference now lost in memory hole. Liveleak, ZippyVideos and Nelsok might be better alternative. Yahoo Video might stick to similar policy as YouTube on copyrighted rare news footages.
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My blog Last Throes of US Empire