EXPANSION OF COMMENT POSTED TO AN ARTICLE IN INTIFADA PALESTINE
The hypocrisy of this flow of funds is stunning.
All Muslim or Arabic institutions transferring money have
long been suppressed in the name of fighting terror and despite the fact that
many of them actually worked for good causes.
But who on earth behaves more certainly as terrorists than
Israel's "settlers"?
They steal the very land upon which they stand.
They steal the water they drink.
The steal the fields in which they grow crops.
They treat thousands of Palestinians as sub-human, deserving
of no rights or respect.
And they not infrequently murder Palestinians.
Of course, the money transfers supporting this horror should
be choked off.
But they won't be.
American policy concerning the region has been driven totally
by neo-cons and Israel lobbyists for decades.
I think we'll just have to wait until what is called Israel
today collapses under its own weight, as it certainly will eventually just as the
Soviet Union collapsed.
If you think about it, you will see that there is little
difference between the behaviors and structure of the Soviet Union and Israel.
Perhaps the only major difference is the flow of funds from abroad keeping it
afloat, but those funds simply cannot continue forever.
Israel discredits itself daily with excesses, injustices,
and refusal to do anything for the Palestinians, leaving millions in misery
with no hope for the future, only hoping they eventually will go away. But they
won’t go away and their numbers will only grow. Israel’s own behavior towards
them will eventually dry up the flood of subsidies from abroad, both public and
private, as it sinks in everywhere what a pointlessly destructive enterprise is
being sustained.
Many Israelis too will weary of the ugly realities and
limits of Israeli life, leaving for better lives elsewhere. It’s just a matter
of time.
