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Imagine How This Would Be Reported If They Were Muslims

Kris Petersen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:40:07 +0000

Jerusalem’s “chastity squad” is branching out and has recently begun operating in the capital’s Beit Israel neighborhood. According to local residents, several of the neighborhood’s inhabitants have been violently attacked by members of the “modesty guard”. (full article…)

“Took”

Kris Petersen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:38:06 +0000

The Temple Mount, revered by Jews as the site of two ancient temples and by Muslims as the site of the Dome of the Rock and Al Aksa Mosque, has been the focus of simmering unrest recently. The compound sits in contested territory that Israel took from Jordan in the 1967 war. (full article…)

“Took” is a euphemism for “conquered” when it comes to coverage of Israel in the New York Times.

And the Ethnic Cleansing Continues…

Kris Petersen — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:14:32 +0000

According to Israeli press reports, Israel is planning a massive new settlement in the vicinity of Jerusalem, on land owned by Palestinians of al-Walajah. The project, expected to be approved by the Israeli ministry of the Interior, could become the single most populous settlement built in the occupied Palestinian territories since 1967 according to the Israeli daily Maariv. The project plans prepared by the ministry of the Interior and the Jerusalem municipality call for 14,000 housing units for 40,000 settlers on 3,000 dunums of land which would require the demolition of al-Walajah residents’ homes, according to the paper. (full article…)

Arabs Ungrateful

Kris Petersen — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:43:54 +0000

Commander Aharon Franco slams Arab protestors, calls them ‘ungrateful’ for rioting during High Holidays after allowing to attend Ramadan prayers; says steps will be taken against Sheikh Raed Salah who is believed to have instigated recent rioting (full article…)

He’s right. They should grateful for any crumb Israel tosses to them. In fact, they should be happy Israel hasn’t slaughtered them en masse as in Gaza.

The Washington Post Hands Over Palestinian Land to Israel

Kris Petersen — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:02:12 +0000

The administration also concluded, wrongly, that obtaining an unconditional Israeli settlement freeze was an essential first step. In fact settlements are no longer a strategic obstacle to peace; as a practical matter, most of the construction is in areas that will not be part of a Palestinian state. (full article…)

This is the kind of absurd editorial that can only appear in the U.S. media. Who says that the illegally settled West Bank enclaves will remain in Israel’s hands? Who but the Israeli government? I suppose the Washington Post doesn’t mind that East Jerusalem is being depopulated of its Palestinian population as families are thrown out of houses they have lived in for fifty years. No that’s the kinds of ethnic cleansing they like.

Every single settlement is illegal, including all the building in East Jerusalem. Every new housing unit is a slap in the face of international law and to initiate peace talks while this continues is to repeat the conditions of every single episode of bilateral talks for the past 40+ years. The only way the settlements can be ignored is if the talks address borders immediately. Once the prospect of remaining under Palestinian rule dawns on the settlers, they will stop of their own accord.