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The Silence was Deafening

On June 20th International Refugee dayPalestinian cantons/ghettos contrary to
passed without a whimper from the USAInternational law."- Mazin Qumsiyeh
media. America's intake of refugees has"For the past several decades, and
gone from 100,000 annually to 45,000.especially since the Six-Day War in
Our taxes go to support ethnic cleansing1967, the centerpiece of US Middle
and the creation of new refugees andEastern policy has been its relationship
displaced persons and the vast majoritywith Israel. The combination of
of good American's don't even know it.unwavering support for Israel and the
Billions of USA dollars go to Israel yetrelated effort to spread 'democracy'
Israel openly defies International Law.throughout the region has inflamed Arab
The largest remaining refugee crisis inand Islamic opinion and jeopardized not
the world can be traced back to Americanonly US security but that of much of the
foreign policy regarding Palestine.rest of the world. This situation has no
"When Israel was established in 1948, 3equal in American political history. Why
4th of the native Palestinianshas the US been willing to set aside its
-Christian and Muslims-were madeown security and that of many of its
refugees- over 500 villages and townsallies in order to advance the interests
completely depopulated and erased offof another state? One might assume that
the maps. The 1/4th who managed to staythe bond between the two countries was
were subjected to Marshal Law betweenbased on shared strategic interests or
1948-1966. Even after 1966, they werecompelling moral imperatives, but
not integrated in the society and remainneither explanation can account for the
as foreigners in their own lands. Overremarkable level of material and
100 of their remaining villages are notdiplomatic support that the US
state recognized-they receive noprovides."- The Israel Lobby, John
electricity, water, schools, or medicalMearsheimer and Stephen Walt
services.American taxpayers provide Israel nearly
Israeli law also considers 250,000 asa quarter of the total of our foreign
Present Absentees: present but theiraid and Israel has a population of 0.1%
land confiscated under the bsenteeof the entire world population.
property law turned over for Jewish use.Israel was established in 1948 at the
Israel defines itself as a state not oftermination of the British Mandate and
its citizens (Jewish and remainingstatehood was contingent upon upholding
non-Jewish citizens) but as astate forthe United Nations Declaration of Human
Jewish people everywhere. Any Jew,Rights. International Law deems
regardless of his current country, isoccupation is to be temporary and
considered a Israeli national entitledmaintain the status quo. Forty years of
to automatic citizenshipin Israel whileoccupation and a wall that does not
over 5 million Palestinians cannotfollow the Green Line and has been
return to their towns and villages (evendeemed illegal by the International
for those under Israeli jurisdiction).Court of Justice and ordered to come
The Right to Return has a solid legaldown, continues to grab Palestinian
basis. The Universal Declaration ofland.
Human Rights article 13 reaffirms the"If the state of Israel aspires to
right of every individual to leaveandperceive itself as a democracy, it
return to his country. The Unitedshould abandon once and for all, any
Nations adopted Resolution 194 onlegal and ideological foundation of
December 11, 1948.religious, ethnic, and demographic
Paragraph 11 states: 'the refugeesdiscrimination. The state of Israel
wishing to return to their homes andshould strive to become the state of all
live at peace with their neighborsits citizens. We call for the annulment
should be permitted to do so at theof all laws that make Israel an
earliest practicable date...compensationapartheid state".-Israeli Artists'
should be paid forthe property of thoseDeclaration
choosing not to return.'Archbishop Desmond Tutu supported
Principles of Self Determination adoptedboycotts and divestments from what he
by the UN guarantee inter alia the rightdescribed as Apartheid Israel adding:
of ownershipand domicile in one's own"If you are neutral in situations of
country. In 1969 and thereafter, it wasinjustice, you have chosen the side of
explicitly applied to the Palestinianthe oppressor."
People, including 'the legality of the"This is a time when there seems to be a
Peoples' struggle for Self-Determinationparticular need for men of PHILOSOPHICAL
and Liberation. International law statespersuasion-that is to say, friends of
that neither occupation nor sovereigntywisdom and truth-to join together...We
diminishes the rights ofprivateJews should be, and remain the carriers
ownership.and patrons of spiritual values. But we
The right of refugees to return is notshould always be aware of the fact that
only sacred and legal but also possible.these spiritual values are and always
Demographic studies show that 80% ofhave been the common goal of
Israelis live in 15 percent of the landmankind."-Einstein, "Out of My Later
and that the remaining 20% live on 85%Years"
of the land that belongs to theThomas Jefferson weeded out the miracle
refugees. More than 5,000 refugees livestories and clarified the teachings of
per square kilometer in the impoverishedthe gospels/good news of Christ in
and besieged Gaza Strip, while over the"THE PHILOSOPHY AND MORALS of JESUS of
barbed wires and walls, their lands areNAZARETH"
practically empty.1. Be just: justice comes from virtue
Ethnic cleansing continues. According towhich comes from the heart.
Amnesty International and other Human2. Treat people the way we want to be
Rights groups, Israel destroyedtreated.
thousands of Palestinian homes in the3. Always work for PEACEFUL resolutions,
West Bank and confiscated tens ofeven to the point of returning violence
thousands of acres in the past few yearswith COMPASSION.
to expand Jewish colonies and control4. Consider valuable the things that
rich Palestinian lands. Thesettlementshave no material value.
colonies contravene the 4th Geneva5. Do not judge others.
Convention Article 49 stating that the6. Do not bear grudges.
'Occupying Power shall not transfer7. Be modest and unpretentious.
parts of its own civilianpopulation into8. Give out of true generosity, not
the territory it occupies.'because we expect to be repaid.
In the next six months, nearly 250,0009. Being true to one's self in more
Palestinians will likely be removed byimportant than being loyal to one's
various means fromfamily...those who think they know the
Palestinian lands coveted by Israel andmost are the most ignorant...
falling between the Green Line(IsraelImagine a world when everyone who
pre-1967 border) and the apartheid wallclaimed to be a Christian actually did
that Israel is building around remainingthe philosophy.



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