Israeli Human Rights: Starve the Palestinians

[norml]

March 21, 2006

Israeli Human Rights

Starve the Palestinians

By WILLIAM A. COOK


On the third anniversary of America's invasion of Iraq broadcast in full shock and awe to the world via green TV screens that all might see the night devastation of the city, another invasion was underway in Gaza, a silent invasion of human rights that, in its barbarity, casts its own shock and awe, the starvation of the people of Gaza by closure of that prison's gates by Israeli IDF. David Shearer of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OCHA) stated, "What we were warning before was that stocks (of wheat) were getting low. Today we are saying stocks are gone, and the end point has been reached." Israel has closed Gaza's commercial lifeline, the Al-Minter Crossing, these past 50 days in peak harvest time, preventing the export of goods and stopping the import of bread supplies. 3,594 MT of wheat flour contracted to local mills did not enter. Now there is no bread and the 70% of Palestinians living below the poverty line have no food. This barbarity one does not expect from the people who cried for protection from fascist forces when they were under siege.

Perhaps as we watch the Israelis enter their voting booths on the 28th, we might hope that the branding of Israel as a genocidal nation might cause a twinge of moral outrage and put into office a government that would seek reconciliation with the Palestinians rather than devastation of them. Perhaps the world communities might get a chance to see behind the veil of silence that shrouds what takes place in Palestine and keeps the horror from the eyes of Americans and Europeans. Perhaps a new Israeli government would recognize that the election of Hamas is an opportunity for peace since it represents the views of the vast majority of Palestinians and not a threat to be discounted because it did not represent voters in Israel. Perhaps a free democratic election tells us something we don't want to admit: justice must be sought for all, not just those the Israelis want to appease because they do what Israelis want. Perhaps the Israeli wall of silence that makes the reality in Palestine invisible to all can be breached because of the democratic elections that have taken place in Palestine if the Israelis will match that effort


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[spag68]

1. Israel

You might mention that hamas has a stated policy to remove Isreal from the map and kill all jews.

[norml]

2. I don't believe that killing all jews is official Hamas policy.

Maybe you could show me where you see that, because I don't.

Of course we all know Hamas doesn't recognize Israel, any more than many supporters of Israel recognize Palestine.


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[Matilda]

3. "Kill all Jews" is an emotional argument, not a fact.

Getting rid of Israel from their land is one thing; killing them all is another, and I've never seen
anywhere that this the stated policy of Hamas.

[Phx_Dem]

4. very sad what's happening to the left

"we might hope that the branding of Israel as a genocidal nation..."

Lots of objectivity here.

"Perhaps a new Israeli government would recognize that the election of Hamas is an opportunity for peace since it represents the views of the vast majority of Palestinians...."

interesting perspective, too bad Hamas isn't interested in this "opportunity"

"Let it be said loud and clear, Israel alone can bring peace to the mid-east."

What a crock of shit.

"Sharon has destroyed the moral fiber of Judaism."

A very sweeping statement, especially coming from a college prof who should know what objectivity is all about.