Biden needs to make a stand for the people of Massafer Yatta and all Palestinians
JVL Introduction
The threat to the people of Massafer Yatta, in the south of the West Bank, and to a whole way of life has been continuing for 22 years! All legal routes having been exhausted with the decision of the Israeli Supreme Court, demolitions and evictions have begun again. This piece by Davida Ginsburg for +972 magazine makes a heartfelt plea to American Jews to demand an end to this and notes that Biden’s visit, despite the professed concern about what is happening, does not include any time visiting even one of the Palestinian communities under threat.
You may also want to read more here and find out more about supporting the campaign to Save Masafer Yatta here.
This article was originally published by +972 (online) Magazine on Sun 10 Jul 2022. Read the original here.
By staying silent on Masafer Yatta, Biden is green lighting forced population transfer
As American Jews, we must insist that the protection of Masafer Yatta is necessary for a thriving future for all between the river and the sea.
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This is sickening and I fear that it is only going to end when all Palestinian land is stolen by Israel.
Biden fully supports Israel. All US Presidents have done.
They see it as a strategic Fully Armed Military Base at the heart of the Middle East.
The Israeli Lobby worked as hard as it could to stop Corbyn from becoming PM, they knew that he would have started a ball rolling, getting other Countries Leaders to join him in his condemnation of Israel and calling for BDS to go worldwide.