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Thread #111301 Message #2348836
Posted By: CarolC
25-May-08 - 12:04 PM
Thread Name: BS: Palestinian 'facts'
Subject: RE: BS: Palestinian 'facts'
It's a good step, GUEST, but as long as people continue to use the old lies as an excuse to justify the continuation of what is being done to the Palestinians (and there have been many right here in the Mudcat), the problem will not be solved.
Go back and watch the videos I've posted links to. In one of them, former members of the Israeli military are saying that the only way for this situation to be resolved is for people to speak up about it. They are saying that the situation is driven by US public opinion. US public opinion will never change from that of continuing to give Israel unconditional support no matter what it is doing to the Palestinians if people aren't ever exposed to the truth. These former soldiers are saying that Israelis don't know what is being done to the Palestinians in their name, and that if they did know about it, they wouldn't stand for it. I believe them. They are in a position to know. And they are saying that we in the US need to get the word out about the reality in occupied Palestine and to pressure our politicians to stop supporting Israel unconditionally. This is what is needed in order for the problem to be solved.
South African apartheid, and slavery and segregation in the US were eliminated in just this way. Silence about what was being done to Blacks in these situations did not bring about the end to these institutions. It was people speaking up about them that ended them. It is no different with this situation.