Whom are they kidding, indeed? If these newly planned settlements are
suddenly inconsistent with international law, what about all these
settlements built in years gone by? It is amazing what election
pressure will do to a political party. Should the people be fooled by
this much too late confession? I think not. Another example of supreme
hypocrisy that only politicians are capable of, it seems.
"US says new Israeli settlements ‘inconsistent’ with international law"
"The illegal Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank on the outskirts of Jerusalem, on August 16, 2023 [Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]"
"The United States has said that new Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are illegal, effectively reversing a policy by the administration of former President Donald Trump."
It should be noted that illegal settlements were built long before Trump was elected, naturally, he was just as ignorant as his predecessors. Or, was it selective amnesia by all?
"US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said an announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that more than 3,300 new Israeli settlements are to be built in the occupied West Bank was “disappointing”."
"“It has been a longstanding policy of both Democratic and Republican administrations that new settlements are counterproductive to achieving enduring peace. They are also inconsistent with international law,” Blinken said at a news conference late on Friday in Buenos Aires."
"“Our administration maintains firm opposition to settlement expansion. In our judgement it only weakens, not strengthens Israel’s security,” he added, without making any mention of tangible consequences Israel could face for settlement expansion."
US Governments past and present were so against these settlements that they felt compelled to reward Israel with regular payments in the billions of dollars yearly, apparently. What a punishment this is! Surely, Israel was laughing all the way to the bank, thinking, we must do this again, it is very profitable, is it not?
Why is it that elected civil servants, including the Presidents of countries, think that they can use taxpayer monies to fight their personal vendettas, while in office? Some hate the Russians because back in history their ancestors were ill-treated, while others have Jewish relatives by marriage, therefore, the Zionists can do no wrong. Politicians please don't bring your family problems to work, workers around the world are not allowed to do that, and the same applies to you!
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Aaron Burned Himself To Make Us Look At Gaza
ReplyDeleteAn active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, in apparent protest of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, which he described as a “genocide.”
The burn victim, who identified himself in video of the incident as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, reportedly succumbed to his injuries on Sunday night.
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2024/02/aaron-burned-himself-to-make-us-look-at-gaza.html#more
June 12, 1963, in front of the US Embassy in Saigon, Thích Quảng Đức burned himself to death, in peaceful protest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Qu%E1%BA%A3ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c
Thanks John!
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