Rigby5
Diamond Member
1. "Apartheid" is an ugly word that should be avoided.
2. But, yes, intellectually honest observers agree that the Palestinians in the West Bank live, uh, "separated" from Israeli settlers.
3. Yes, Palestinians have a system of passes that lets them enter certain zones and prohibits them from entering others.
4. Yes, 60% of the West Bank is controlled by the Israeli authorities. The Palestinian Authority has little authority.
5. Yes, Palestinian settlements have been demolished to make room for Israeli settlers.
6. Yes, many Palestinians are very, very angry about being treated in such a fashion.
7. Here in the States, the noisy and violent pro-Palestine protests and especially the verbal and physical attacks against Jewish people are only hurting the Palestinian cause.
8. The Democratic Party is truly between a rock and a hard place.
I would say it is even much worse than that.
There are only 7 million Israelis but they have the lates arms the US can fund and have taken 85% of Palestine by force and without compensation.
The 13 million native Palestinians are blockaded on to only 15% of their country, and not allowed to farm, trade, or do anything to survive. They are being starved to death. So it is actually much WORSE than just simple Apartheid.