Posted on Aug 3, 2021
Palestinians Reject Israeli Court’s Deal That Would Put Them at “Mercy of Settlers” in Sheikh...
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The Israeli Supreme Court this week offered Palestinian residents of Sheikh Jarrah a compromise in their ongoing fight to block Jewish settlers from forcibly expelling them from their own homes. The high court proposed that Palestinian families could stay in their homes for now if they begin paying rent to the Jewish settler group that claims ownership over the properties — a deal the families rejected, insisting they are the legal owners. The planned evictions in East Jerusalem helped spark the last war in Gaza in May and have galvanized international support for Palestinians facing dispossession from settler groups and the state. The United Nations has described the planned evictions as a possible war crime. Palestinian writer and poet Mohammed El-Kurd, whose family is among those facing eviction in Sheikh Jarrah, says the Israeli Supreme Court is “evading its responsibilities” by refusing to make a ruling, offering a face-saving compromise instead that will not ultimately benefit the families. “We would be living at the mercy of settlers, paying rent to live in our own homes and dealing with all kinds of arbitrary policies,” he says.
Palestinians Reject Israeli Court’s Deal That Would Put Them at “Mercy of Settlers” in Sheikh...
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SGT Mary G.
PO2 Bill Reardon - Did you know those American are automatically considered to be citizens of Israel by Israel because of being Jewish? And as immigrants they are given homes that the government of Israel had built in occupied Palestinian Territory for them - a violation of Israel as an occupier. Our foreign aid to Israel used to be contingent on no more settlements being built. However, the promise to build no more settlements was violated every time. So there was a change to only military aid being provided - since the U.S. didn't want to finance the building of settlements on stolen land. That aid is to the tune of at least 4 Billion annually based on an MOU that is renewed every 10 years. But Congress increases that annual aid nearly every year. And U.S. stores a lot of military equipment in Israel, then ends up eventually giving some of it to Israel. The dual citizens are SUPPOSED to only vote in one nation - either U.S. or Israel. Wondering if there is any oversight to insure that.
I think the crime of Americans living on land stolen by Israel, the same people who commit crimes against Palestinian neighbors and destroy their fields, regularly, should be subject to the laws of our nation because of being Americans who are committing crimes in Israel as American citizens.
I think the crime of Americans living on land stolen by Israel, the same people who commit crimes against Palestinian neighbors and destroy their fields, regularly, should be subject to the laws of our nation because of being Americans who are committing crimes in Israel as American citizens.
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