Israel defines Palestinians as the enemy. They are not enemies if they are oppressed by Israel. The oppression has to end, which includes the continued occupation of Palestinian lands turned into settlements. ASK the Palestinians if they would like a settlement built there and then wait for their answer, but, that isn't what occurs. The settlements are known to be available only to those approved by Israel.
I saw the article whereby the Israeli military stated there are more Arabs than Hebrews living in Israel.
March 23, 2018
Lawmakers (click here) presented with figures showing 5 million Palestinians living in Gaza and West Bank
1.8 Arabs live in Israel and hundreds of thousands in East Jerusalem
6.5 million Jews live in Israel
I wonder where Arabs are more safe, Palestine or Israel? But, the statement there are more Arabs in Israel than Jews raises the question where is Israel identifying their border these days?
The only way there are more Arabs in Israel is if the court INCLUDES Gaza and the West Bank. It would seem as though Jared Kushner has been inflitrating the Israeli military with his own ideas of Israeli sovereignty.
As of 14 September 2015, 136 (70.5%) of the 193 member states of the United Nations and two non-member states have recognized the State of Palestine. Many of the countries that do not recognize the State of Palestine nevertheless recognize the PLO as the "representative of the Palestinian people".
Amidst heated debates (click here) about the political value of symbolic gestures, the General Assembly today adopted five resolutions on a wide range of topics, including the raising of flags by non-member observer States at the United Nations and debt restructuring.
The world body adopted the resolution on raising the flags of non-member observer States at the United Nations (document A/69/L.76) by a recorded vote of 119 in favour to 8 against (Australia, Canada, Israel, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Tuvalu, United States), with 45 abstentions. By the terms of that text, the General Assembly decided that the flags of non-member observer States maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters shall be raised at Headquarters and United Nations offices following the flags of the Members States of the Organization....
The original recognition at the UN of Palestine was 2013. (click here)
...The resolution upgrading the Palestinians' status to a nonmember observer state at the United Nations was approved by a more than two-thirds majority of the 193-member world body -- a vote of 138-9, with 41 abstentions. The Vatican is the only other entity in the U.N. that shares the same status....
The real argument regarding Palestine is the recognized sovereign authority of Palestine. Perhaps if that can be straightened out, which means recognition of President Abbas as the president of all of Palestine, including Gaza, there would be actual treaties signed and honored.
April 10, 2018
By Isabel Kershner
Jerusalem — The Israeli military (click here) on Tuesday censured soldiers who filmed and cheered the shooting of a Palestinian man across the barrier fence in Gaza several months ago, in a video that added to the scrutiny of Israel over its killing of nearly 30 Palestinians in protests in the past two weeks.
But at the same time, the military defended the shooting of the man, who was standing motionless and appeared to pose no obvious threat to the soldiers at that moment. It said he was shot during a violent, two-hour riot on Dec. 22 and that the man, described as a suspected organizer, was hit in the leg and injured.
The military said the protesters hurled rocks and tried to sabotage the security fence, adding that the shooting was preceded by verbal warnings, calls to halt, riot dispersal means and warning shots....
But, as to this incident, the Israeli military has an entire JARGON at hand to describe the killing of a Palestinian, be it fact or not. Of course, the Palestinians know the truth of the incident and it escalates the tension between the two nations of people.
There was absolutely no reason to shoot AN ORGANIZER (if that is accurate) of a Palestinian demonstration that is a peaceful demonstration to achieve recognition by those on the other side of the fence. There was no justification to kill that man. And look what occurred afterward with both the Palestinians and the Israelis. The Palestinians ran into a dangerous situation to recognize the death and reflect on the killer and the Israelis validated between themselves a victory that was nothing but murder. THERE WAS NO BATTLE!
There were a few, very few Palestinians with violent intentions and yet Israel took the example of the few and reflected it on the majority. That is a lie!
This is the chronic problem with Palestine and Israel; they live within their violent understanding of each other as warring nations of people and not a conflict that needs to end. The entire political dialogue held as truth by the USA is wrong. It is wrong in that Israel is always the innocent party. To recognize Palestine is not antisemitism. The USA recognizes Israel, but, the majority of Americans recognize the need for Israel to settle disputes with the Palestinians. The truth might be helpful.
This picture in Haaretz is an example of MOVEMENT, not invasion.
Movement is held in value by the Palestinians. They have so little land left any movement is a relief to the people.
Jareh Kusher needs to be careful of his own ideology when referring to the relationship between Arabs and Hebrews in the Middle East. His ideology can poison the well to peace.
