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They're held on baseless charges. They were on their way to school. Israel's Youth Law requires parents or an adult be present during interrogations. Shin Bet pays it no heed. Children are isolated from parents. Obama's visit continues.
Haaretz said he "must make clear to Israel" that continued occupation harms bilateral relations. It compromises America's regional position.
Without US pressure, Israeli policies won't change. They're hardline. They're longstanding. They're lawless. They spurn peace.
On March 19, an Institute for Middle East Studies (IMEU) fact sheet explained.
In the 1990s, Likud opposition leader Netanyahu criticized Oslo. After becoming prime minister in 1996, he dragged out ongoing negotiations.
He delayed or refused to implement signed agreements. According to aides, Bill Clinton reacted angrily saying: "Who the f..k does he think he is? Who's the f".ing superpower here?"
Netanyahu increased settlement construction. Yitzhak Shamir advised him to do so. Had he remained prime minister, he said, he'd "have conducted negotiations on autonomy for 10 years, and in the meantime we would have reached half a million" settlers.
In the past 20 years, Israel's settler population doubled. It numbers 600,000. It increases daily. It's on stolen Palestinian land.
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