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Obama Could Stop Israeli State Terror with One Phone Call He Won't Make
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Obama Could Stop Israeli State Terror with One Phone Call He Won’t Make
by Stephen Lendman
Washington supports ongoing Israeli violence against defenseless Palestinians. It wouldn’t be happening otherwise.
One phone call from Obama to Netanyahu demanding an immediate halt to Israeli lawlessness, making it clear Washington won’t tolerate it, would change everything now ongoing.
It continues because of full US support. Don’t let duplicitous comments from John Kerry’s State Department spokesman, Admiral John Kirby, fool you - claiming Kerry “remain(s) deeply concerned by the continued escalated violence.”
At the same time, revealing Washington’s official policy by “condemning the (Palestinian) terrorists attacks against Israelis.”
White House press secretary Josh Earnest echoed the same sentiment - blaming Palestinians for Israeli high crimes, saying:
“(T)he United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attacks - the recent terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians, which resulted in the murder of three Israelis and left numerous others wounded.”
No condemnation of vicious, premeditated Israeli state terror - murdering 33 Palestinians through Wednesday, injuring well over 1,600 others, another 4,000 harmed by indiscriminate use of toxic tear gas.
Neurotoxins in tear gas are potentially lethal. They can cause severe side effects, including extreme pain, intense tightening in the chest, a burning and stinging sensation in the nose, eyes and throat.
Tear gas canister impacts can cause severe bleeding, fractures, at times requiring amputations. Israel uses extremely toxic agents in canisters marked “Made in USA.”
Tear gas is a terror weapon. Doctors treating its victims have no antidote for the toxins used. All they can do is get them to a safe place, wash the gas from their eyes and other affected areas, using sterile saline.
Children, the elderly, pregnant women, as well as anyone with respiratory or heart problems are especially vulnerable to potentially serious harm from tear gas exposure. Longterm effects are unknown.
Its use is banned in warfare under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention. Palestine is a war theater, its residents guaranteed Fourth Geneva protections.
Israel spurns all international laws, especially humanitarian ones. Palestinian victimization is longstanding, no end to their suffering in sight, no outside help afforded them, their own Ramallah government against them, acting solely as Israel’s enforcer.
On October 10, BDS activists called for “(s)olidarity with the Palestinian popular resistance! Boycott Israel now!”
Saying “a new generation of Palestinians is marching (in) the footsteps of previous (ones), rising up en masse against Israel’s brutal, decades-old regime of occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid.”
“World governments” shamelessly ignore Israel’s full responsibility for ongoing violence.
Calling on both sides to show restraint insults millions of suffering Palestinians, the tens of thousands murdered by Israel over nearly 7 decades, the brutality of endless daily persecution, a vicious Arab-hating state run by fascist extremists no different from Nazis - a racist, tyrannical criminal regime by any standard.
“The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the Palestinian leadership of the global BDS movement, calls on people of conscience around the world to support Palestinians in their quest for freedom at this crucial moment by stepping up BDS activities against Israel’s regime of oppression.”
“It is high time to isolate Israel’s regime of militarization, securitization and racism as a danger not just to Palestinians and the Arab region, but to humanity at large.”
We’re all Palestinians now! Support the struggle of courageous people for the fundamental rights they’ve been long denied!
Join in solidarity with their resistance against a ruthless oppressor! Speak out in their behalf! Help them in their time of need!
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen [at] sbcglobal.net.
His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."
http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.
It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs.
by Stephen Lendman
Washington supports ongoing Israeli violence against defenseless Palestinians. It wouldn’t be happening otherwise.
One phone call from Obama to Netanyahu demanding an immediate halt to Israeli lawlessness, making it clear Washington won’t tolerate it, would change everything now ongoing.
It continues because of full US support. Don’t let duplicitous comments from John Kerry’s State Department spokesman, Admiral John Kirby, fool you - claiming Kerry “remain(s) deeply concerned by the continued escalated violence.”
At the same time, revealing Washington’s official policy by “condemning the (Palestinian) terrorists attacks against Israelis.”
White House press secretary Josh Earnest echoed the same sentiment - blaming Palestinians for Israeli high crimes, saying:
“(T)he United States condemns in the strongest possible terms the terrorist attacks - the recent terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians, which resulted in the murder of three Israelis and left numerous others wounded.”
No condemnation of vicious, premeditated Israeli state terror - murdering 33 Palestinians through Wednesday, injuring well over 1,600 others, another 4,000 harmed by indiscriminate use of toxic tear gas.
Neurotoxins in tear gas are potentially lethal. They can cause severe side effects, including extreme pain, intense tightening in the chest, a burning and stinging sensation in the nose, eyes and throat.
Tear gas canister impacts can cause severe bleeding, fractures, at times requiring amputations. Israel uses extremely toxic agents in canisters marked “Made in USA.”
Tear gas is a terror weapon. Doctors treating its victims have no antidote for the toxins used. All they can do is get them to a safe place, wash the gas from their eyes and other affected areas, using sterile saline.
Children, the elderly, pregnant women, as well as anyone with respiratory or heart problems are especially vulnerable to potentially serious harm from tear gas exposure. Longterm effects are unknown.
Its use is banned in warfare under the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention. Palestine is a war theater, its residents guaranteed Fourth Geneva protections.
Israel spurns all international laws, especially humanitarian ones. Palestinian victimization is longstanding, no end to their suffering in sight, no outside help afforded them, their own Ramallah government against them, acting solely as Israel’s enforcer.
On October 10, BDS activists called for “(s)olidarity with the Palestinian popular resistance! Boycott Israel now!”
Saying “a new generation of Palestinians is marching (in) the footsteps of previous (ones), rising up en masse against Israel’s brutal, decades-old regime of occupation, settler colonialism and apartheid.”
“World governments” shamelessly ignore Israel’s full responsibility for ongoing violence.
Calling on both sides to show restraint insults millions of suffering Palestinians, the tens of thousands murdered by Israel over nearly 7 decades, the brutality of endless daily persecution, a vicious Arab-hating state run by fascist extremists no different from Nazis - a racist, tyrannical criminal regime by any standard.
“The Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the Palestinian leadership of the global BDS movement, calls on people of conscience around the world to support Palestinians in their quest for freedom at this crucial moment by stepping up BDS activities against Israel’s regime of oppression.”
“It is high time to isolate Israel’s regime of militarization, securitization and racism as a danger not just to Palestinians and the Arab region, but to humanity at large.”
We’re all Palestinians now! Support the struggle of courageous people for the fundamental rights they’ve been long denied!
Join in solidarity with their resistance against a ruthless oppressor! Speak out in their behalf! Help them in their time of need!
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen [at] sbcglobal.net.
His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III."
http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com.
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.
It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs.
For more information:
http://sjlendman.blogspot.com
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Democracy is NOT about making good, wise, just, etc. decisions. When working, just about making the decisions that the people want for good OR for ill.
The reason that US parties and politicians tend to be pro Israel is that except in a very few places, an anti Israel position would cost a politician a few percent at the polls << there are just a couple Congressional seats where a pro Palestinian position would cost votes or even gain votes >>
If the White House had any say at all Netanyahu would have stayed away from Haram al-Sharif, his invasion of which was the cause of al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000. If had even more respect for Judaism he would resign and advocate "the peaceful dismantlement of the Zionist entity, its very existence undermining the morals of ALL people."
But, Israel doesn't listen to either--the White House or any Torah Jew.
If you believe THAT then you haven't a clue about the diversity among the "frumm".
Yes, there ARE some that are anti-Zionist. But the overwhelming majority of them? Who the heck do you think the "settlers" are? Who do you think the folks are who want the Temple Mount cleared of mosques and the Temple rebuilt?
Did you imagine that was the less religious Jews?
ALL of the "frumm"are "Torah Jews". They aren't even all Hassidic. They aren't even all
Ashkenazim (Western and Eastern Europe -- as opposed to the Sephardim and Mizrachim << from the Spanish diaspora and the Arab world respectively >>
I'll repeat, it ISN'T the less religious Jews insisting on retaining the settlements or trying to recalim t eh Temple Mount.
But this is also NOT a case of "the tail wagging the dog". It isn't Israel that controls US policy toward Israel but a segment of the US population that does. They "own the issue" because they are willing to trade on all other issues in exchange for having their way on this one. ANY interest group here, as long a few percent, as long as with some concentrations, can "own their issue" IF they:
1) are willing to trade on everything else
2) have long political memories; will reward freinds and punish emeies
3) Are not DIRECTLY opposed by a counter interest group equally willing to give up their say on all other issues in exzchange for this one.
The Myth of Bernie Sanders
by Thomas H. Naylor in Counterpunch 9/30/11 at
http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/09/30/the-myth-of-bernie-sanders/
and
Bernie Sanders Is a Russia-Bashing, Pro-Israel, Militarist Tool at
http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/bernie-sanders-anti-russian-propaganda-and-vermont-socialism/ri8857
He also called Hugo Chavez, the late leader of Venezuela murdered by the CIA, a communist dictator, standard US capitalist war machine hatemongering. See
US Presidential Candidates Demean Muslims and Hugo Chavez by Steve Lendman, 9/19/15 at http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/09/19/18777841.php
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San Francisco enjoyed a picket of a group of filthy rich parasites, all Democrat-Republicans, known as the Friends of the Israeli Defense Force, who had a fundraiser at the St. Francis Hotel on Oct 11, 2015 during Columbus Genocide Weekend when Nazi USA's military spent its time strafing San Francisco with the Navy's Blue Death. See the video of the filthy rich entering the hotel and the military officers walking by, the latter a rare sight in San Francisco, and it should never occur. See
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/10/15/18778860.php
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nllo7YIqSGQ&feature=youtu.be
As to who pays for what Nazi USA pays for Nazi Israel. Israel is an American military base that exists to protect US oil profits in the Middle East. It is the same racist settler colony that is Nazi USA, based on the same theft of land and torture and murder of the native residents. The example that everyone should remember is LAUGHING ISRAELIS IN NEW YORK ON 9/11/01. Here is more:
Solving 911 by Christopher Bollyn
(2012) Published by Christopher Bollyn. ISBN 978-0-9853225-8-8 http://www.bollyn.com
Laughing Israelis at World Trade Center on 9/11/01 identified themselves on TV, and much more on Israel’s complicity in the 911 Inside Job which should surprise no one since Israel, a US military base since its inception in 1948, is and always has been part of the US military-agent provocateur-spy system of US imperialism. EHUD OLMERT, mayor of Jerusalem in 2001, from a terrorist Irgun family, visited New York City on 9/10/11. While all civilian flights were grounded immediately after the 9/11/01 Inside Job and for at least a week thereafter, a full El Al Boeing 747 left New York City’s JFK airport for Israel with authorization from the US Department of Defense, and US military officials were at the JFK airport to make sure this flight was cleared for take-off. Florida, the alleged base of the non-existent “Arab hijackers” was and is a base for Israeli Mossad operations as is the rest of the USA. EHUD BARAK, who has degrees in physics and mathematics, attended Stanford University, was Israel’s Defense Minister during the Massacre of Gaza of 2008-2009, making him a war criminal according to the Goldstone Report, and was Prime Minister of Israel from July 1999 to March 2001, when he came to the US to work as a partner in SCP Partners, a Mossad-run private equity company concerned with “security,” which had in its portfolio a company called Megallurg Holdings, Inc. capable of producing and applying an advanced form of super-thermite, a powerful explosive, which was found in the dust of the Twin Towers. On 9/11/01, he stated on BBC TV that the world faces a War on Terror and called for an invasion of Afghanistan, clearly the cover for the 911 Inside Job.