Israel is suspending ties with the United Nations Human Rights Council, because they are being called into question. The UN would like to establish a "Fact Finding Mission on the Influence of Settlements on Palestinians," which the Israeli government will not tolerate...and why? Do they have something to hide? Will the fact-finding mission sway US opinion, thus diverting funds from the Occupation?
When Iran, Iraq, and other nations did not allow fact finding missions into their countries, war would soon follow. Many people--Israeli and otherwise, Jewish and non-Jewish--have written tomes' worth of articles about illegal settlements in the Occupied Territories, the destruction of Palestinian farmland, and the eviction of Palestinians from East Jerusalem to make room for Israelis. This has been going on for years, is not a secret, and is not a lie.
If justice has a universal definition, then the Chosen People must also see that they are not above the Law.
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Monday, March 26, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Israel Must Provide More Housing for Palestinians
According to a recent United Nations Human Rights report, "Israel's policies violate right to housing and need urgent revision".
To make a long story short...
Any Jewish person who immigrates to Israel automatically receives a place to live from the Israeli government, as well as a stipend.
A Palestinian person born and raised in Israel, or a Palestinian person living in the Occupied Territories, might have lost their home at least once due to military interventions approved by the Israeli government. A significant percentage of Palestinians inside and outside of Israel have a difficult time finding new housing, because no new housing is being built for Palestinians.
Bedouins born and raised in Israel, as well as Bedouins who are born and raised in the Occupied Territories, are being forced to "choose sides". As nomadic people, Bedouins often traveled in and out of Israel and the Occupied Territories--but no more. Bedouins living in Occupied Territories are forced to settle in substandard housing developments or camps similar to refugee camps.
A Palestinian may have paperwork to prove that a house belongs to him or her, but the Israeli government can overturn this at any time if they decide to alter the flexible borders between Occupied Territory and Israel.
A Palestinian home can be bulldozed in the Occupied Territories, and a Palestinian can be evicted from an apartment in Jerusalem, to make room for Jewish settlers.
That is a long story short, but feel free to read the document.
To make a long story short...
Any Jewish person who immigrates to Israel automatically receives a place to live from the Israeli government, as well as a stipend.
A Palestinian person born and raised in Israel, or a Palestinian person living in the Occupied Territories, might have lost their home at least once due to military interventions approved by the Israeli government. A significant percentage of Palestinians inside and outside of Israel have a difficult time finding new housing, because no new housing is being built for Palestinians.
Bedouins born and raised in Israel, as well as Bedouins who are born and raised in the Occupied Territories, are being forced to "choose sides". As nomadic people, Bedouins often traveled in and out of Israel and the Occupied Territories--but no more. Bedouins living in Occupied Territories are forced to settle in substandard housing developments or camps similar to refugee camps.
A Palestinian may have paperwork to prove that a house belongs to him or her, but the Israeli government can overturn this at any time if they decide to alter the flexible borders between Occupied Territory and Israel.
A Palestinian home can be bulldozed in the Occupied Territories, and a Palestinian can be evicted from an apartment in Jerusalem, to make room for Jewish settlers.
That is a long story short, but feel free to read the document.
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