Comment / Israel's apartheid is worse than South Africa's - By Yitzhak Laor - HAARETZ
tdny
The system preserving this apartheid is more
ruthless than that seen in South Africa,
where the black were a labor force and
could therefore also make a living.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1126602.html
The shock that gripped the shrunken peace camp
following Hillary Clinton's statement that the
settlement construction freeze is not what we
thought it would be,
but rather what Benjamin Netanyahu thought it would be,
is reminiscent of other shocks generated by American
peace plans ever since the 1960s.
Had the educated people of this camp
not outnumbered its foot soldiers,
this shock and amazement could be
compared to other superstitions,
like the correlation between
rainfall and women's fertility.
But precisely because the Israeli intelligentsia
is always coming up with prophecies about
"American pressure,"
it would not be unreasonable to assume that
we can once again expect expert regurgitation
of speculations about a "first-term president"
versus a "second-term" one, and about when he
stops being an "incoming" president and starts being a "lame duck."
The truth is simpler.
Regardless of whether there is a Democrat
or a Republican in the White House,
the United States became a distinctly
pro-Israel world power after the 1967 war.
It has no intention of being a
"balanced mediator" when it comes
to the conflict with the Palestinians.
Barack Obama's public relations moves in the
Arab world have frightened many average Israelis.
But Netanyahu and Ehud Barak,
allies of the final takeover of the West Bank,
know very well that U.S. policy has not changed.
It doesn't take a genius to read the
working papers of past prime ministers.
The prevailing attitude of all U.S.
administrations was drafted by Henry
Morgenthau,
and was later updated by Kenneth Waltz.
One line guided all of them -
Dennis Ross,
Martin Indyk,
George Mitchell -
essentially,
that any possible settlement must
match the positions of the stronger party.
This is how the Americans abandoned the refugee issue,
and this is why they abandoned the opposition to settlements.
Netanyahu is no genius.
He is simply not interested in
saying good-bye to the occupation.
That is all.
After all, he came to power because of this.
To complain about him is to complain about November rain.
The Israeli public's choice is a different matter.
The spokesmen of the dovish camp tell us horror
stories about a future binational state.
But the binational state is already here.
It has a rigid apartheid legal system,
as the High Court of Justice fades away.
The system preserving this apartheid is more
ruthless than that seen in South Africa,
where the black were a labor force and
could therefore also make a living.
It is equipped with the lie of being "temporary."
Occasionally, Israel's indifference
comes up with allegations against
the Palestinians.
Abba Eban captured the allegation by coining a
phrase repeated by the doves of all parties,
who never really went to battle over Israel's
future and allowed the "settlement project" to spread.
After all, occupation makes Israelis richer.
Why oppose it?
Yaakov (Jack) Teitel is the American
aid secured by moderate Israel.
What Yitzhak Rabin failed to do after
the massacre by the last import,
Baruch Goldstein -
to uproot the Jewish settlement in Hebron -
will not happen now either.
Shvut Rachel,
Tapuah or any other such town will not be moved,
nor will the smaller "illegal" outposts.
Beyond the two Palestinians whose murders
were never really investigated, and past
what Ami Ortiz or Professor Ze'ev Sternhell
went through,
Teitel is a Made-in-the-U.S.A.
reminder that "no one will do for
you what you fail to do for yourselves."
How to do what needs to be done?
Surely,
not through the rules drafted
back in the 1970s, when "we"
were in power and "they" were
the opposition.
The settlers are in power.
The Shin Bet security service and Obama will not fight them.
dsharavi
> The system preserving this apartheid is more
> ruthless than that seen in South Africa,
> where the black were a labor force and
> could therefore also make a living.
Blacks were a labor force and could therefore make a living in the
antebellum South, to, which must prove that slavery was the better
system. It follows, therefore, that the solution to the problem is for
Israel to impose on the Palestinians all CSA legislation relative to
blacks, then everybody will be happy. Right?
Deborah
cornholio
It's interesting to note that Farid doesn't bother to
mention the fact that there are no Jews whatsoever living
in the Gaza Shite and no synagogues whatsoever. I suppose
some apartheids are more acceptable than others eh
Farid AL Dimwit?
Al Smith
Doesn't it follow that the Zionists should raid Africa for black
slaves? Wait, they've got the Palestinians for slaves, don't they?
-Al-
dsharavi
> It's interesting to note that Farid doesn't bother to
> mention the fact that there are no Jews whatsoever living
> in the Gaza Shite and no synagogues whatsoever. I suppose
> some apartheids are more acceptable than others eh
> Farid AL Dimwit?
The periodic removal of Jews from Gaza goes back at least to the
Romans in 61 CE, followed much later by the Crusaders, Napoleon, the
Ottoman Turks, the British and the contemporary Egyptians. However,
Jews definitely lived in Gaza throughout the centuries, with a
stronger presence in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Jews were present in Gaza until 1929, when they were forced to leave
the area due to violent riots against them by the Arabs. Following
these riots, and the death of nearly 135 Jews in all, the British
prohibited Jews from living in Gaza to quell tension and appease the
Arabs. Some Jews returned, however, and, in 1946, kibbutz Kfar Darom
was established to prevent the British from separating the Negev from
the Jewish state.
On August 17, 2005, Israel began forced evacuation of all Jews from
Gaza. It was expected to take several weeks, but took less than one.
Israel and the Palestinians agreed the buildings would be razed and
the army began that process after the residents left.
A total of 1,700 families were uprooted at a cost of nearly $900
million. This includes 166 Israeli farmers who produced $120 million
in flowers and produce. Approximately 15 percent of Israel's
agricultural exports originated in Gaza, including 60 percent of its
cherry tomato and herb exports. Israel lost 70 percent of all its
organic produce, which was grown in Gaza. 38 synagogue were
dismantled, while 42 daycare centers, 36 kindergartens, seven
elementary schools, and three high schools were closed. Some deportees
are still living in hotel rooms, and have not received compensation
for their forced evacuation
Deborah
cornholio
Thanks for the facts Deborah, not that the islamonazi or nazi pigs
much care for facts, but I do.