U.S. Admits Israel Is Building Permanent Apartheid Regime — Weeks After Giving It $38 Billion
"There has been no progress toward a two-state solution for many years.
The composition of Israel’s Jewish population – which has become far
more belligerent and right-wing than previous generations – has
increasingly moved the country further away from that goal. There are
key ministers in Israel’s government, including its genuinely extremist
Justice Minister, who are openly and expressly opposed to a two-state
solution. Israel’s Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu has himself repeatedly made clear he opposes such an
agreement, both in words and in deeds. In sum, Israel intends to
continue to rule over and occupy Palestinians and deny them
self-governance, political liberties, and voting rights indefinitely.
Whether despite this aggression and oppression, or because of it, the
Obama administration has continually protected Israel with unstinting
loyalty and lavished it with arms and money. This rewarding of Israeli
behavior culminated in the administration’s announcement just three
weeks ago that it has signed a “Memorandum of Understanding” to
significantly increase the amount of money the U.S. gives to Israel
every year, even though Israel was already by far the biggest recipient
of U.S. aid. Under this agreement, the U.S. will give Israel $38 billion
over ten years, by far a new record for U.S. aid commitments, even
though Israeli citizens enjoy all sorts of state benefits which
Americans (whose money is being given to Israel) are told are too costly
for them, including universal health care coverage, as well as touting
superior life expectancy and infant mortality rates."
