 � U.S. declared Hamas a terrorist organization, although Hamas' activities only counter Israel's activity against its organization.
 � U.S. sanctions have crippled Syria, an Israel adversary.
 � U.S. invasion of Iraq destroyed a strong Israel antagonist.
 � U.S. played a leading role in destroying Libya, another Israel antagonist.
 � U.S. sanctions and hostile relations with Iran have greatly harmed the economy of Israel's major adversary.
State Department veto of numerous UN Resolutions, which may have halted Israel's oppressive and militarist tactics, is another example of U.S. subservience to Israel. Israel dictates U.S. policies rather than the U.S. shaping Israel's policies. President Joe Biden, in a speech responding to the new strife, reminiscent of speeches from other Democratic presidents, declared, "Israel has a right to defend itself." Hamas warned it would respond if Israeli military continued its hostile actions at the al-Aqsa mosque. Another U.S. president who is unaware that Israel's oppressive actions provoke retaliation. Examine President Biden's statement. When rockets from Gaza strike Ashkelon (previously the Palestinian town al-Majdal), whom do they hit, and who fired them? Those hit by the rockets are descendants of those who stole the land or are benefactors willing to accept the theft from the Palestinian families who lived in the area for generations. In the 1945 statistics, al-Majdal had a population of 9,910. Not only had Ashkelon been awarded to the anticipated Palestinian state in United Nations (UN) Resolution 181, but the mass of Palestinians living in the area played no part in the hostilities. An Egyptian army, not invited by al-Majdal inhabitants, entered the town to protect its status under UN Resolution 181 and failed in the endeavor � " �� Israeli forces captured al-Majdal on November 4, 1948. In the later months, the original inhabitants that fled the engagements were denied return and the remaining inhabitants were forcibly removed, almost all to Gaza. Those firing the rockets are those who had their land, livelihood, and the futures of all their descendants stolen from them by foreigners who had recently entered the area. The innocent victims of land theft and ethnic cleansing first suffered from deprivation in the barren desert of Gaza. Later, for 38 years they endured oppressive Israeli occupation. After an end to physical occupation, Israel has controlled and intruded into their lives with constant violence against them destruction of their buildings, factories, agricultural lands, water supplies, power stations, cultural institutions, denial of the fishing rights, keeping them caged in a small area and preventing them from leaving. Israel determines the fates of the displaced people in Gaza and seizes every opportunity to make their lives miserable.
According to the president of the United States, who spent his entire political career receiving protection in being elected in return for approving the criminal actions, the terrorizer (Israel) is a victim of terror, and those who have been constant victims of severe criminal attacks (Palestinians) and been thwarted in all legal means to seek justice have no right to respond to the original crimes and the succeeding decades of criminal attacks against them. How can they achieve justice when those who committed the crimes control the police, the courts, and the framers of the laws? The Israeli judicial system even finds the people of Gaza guilty of trying to seek justice, for which they must be severely punished. The frustrated, tormented, and oppressed Palestinians periodically relieve the psychological tension that daily strangles their lives by letting the criminal oppressors know how it is to live in fear, anxiety, and menacing death.
Those who support deceitful and kleptomaniacal Israel are the same as those who support deceitful and kleptomaniacal Donald Trump. Those who fear the end of democracy take no heed to a fundamental cause of the threat - Israel. President Biden has an opportunity to separate the Democratic Party from the worldwide chauvinists, who believe in their superiority and that might makes right. Leaders of the Democratic Party, when will you become honest and wise?
Dan Lieberman edits Alternative Insight, a commentary on foreign policy, economics, and politics. He is author of the non-fiction books A Third Party Can Succeed in America, Not until They Were Gone, Think Tanks of DC, The Artistry of a Dog, and a novel: The Victory (under a pen name). Dan can be reached at alternativeinsight@earthlink.net
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