De Israelische Terreur 289

'The Israeli occupation forces massacred 19 residents of the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza city in one day yesterday. They are also going ahead with buildings in illegal settlements in East Jerusalem. This while Bush is literally dancing with Arab dictators and calling Israel a beacon of democracy. The second son of Hamas leader Mohammad AlZahar was one of those 19 and joins his older brother Khalid as victims of Israeli terrorism. Dr. Saeb Erekat of the rival Fatah faction issued a statement condemning "the blazing destruction of Palestinian lives and property and a continuation of the Israeli policy of undermining the peace process and the efforts being exerted to revive hope in the minds of people that peace is possible." What "peace process" may I ask when Israel is defying 70 UN Security Council Resolutions? Why not support the call for total boycotts, divestments and sanctions until Israel complies with human rights and International law. Or at least set a deadline (say by the end of 2008) and afterwards say all talk is done. Actually the Oslo accords expired in 1998 because the interim period with a Palestinian authority was supposed to last 5 years (93-98) and here we are 10 years later still talking about talking! In good news, famous Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim (who befriended the late Edward Said) has just taken Palestinian Citizenship. Ofcourse when Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967 it offered Samaritan Jews of Nablus Israeli citizenship. They refused and opted to stay under the same occupation regime as their fellow Palestinians, Christians and Muslims (when the Palestinian Authorities was established in 1994, like all other Palestinians, they were allowed and eagerly took the Palestinian passport). But this case is very significant and could set a precedent for more Israelis joining in what is and has always been Palestine. It will bring us closer to the inevitable one state solution (see http://qumsiyeh.org/unitedstatesofcanaan/ ).'