Israel is suing a group of poor Bedouin Palestinians in the Negev desert for over $500,000, the claimed costs of demolishing their village each time they rebuild it. Israeli authorities have destroyed, and the Bedouin have rebuilt, the homes in al-Araqib more than 20 times.
In a statement issued by the Israeli government, the civil lawsuit was launched to “reclaim” the “heavy costs to the state” which includes heavy equipment and police security for each demolition. But the Bedouin remain defiant, promising to continue to rebuild their makeshift homes and refusing to pay the Israeli state for their own oppression.
The Bedouins aren’t the only ones being asked to pay for this kind of subjugation, as American taxpayers are slated to send Israel $3.075 billion in fiscal year 2012, an amount that has not been reduced despite budgetary cutbacks. President Obama and Congress are adhering to a deal made by former President George W. Bush and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to send $30 billion to Israel over the course of 10 years, starting in 2007. Despite a severe financial crisis and concerns about federal debt, aid to Israel passes with little dissent.
The other piece of American support for Israel’s policies against Palestinians is diplomatic commitments. Palestine’s historic application for membership status at the United Nations, scheduled for a vote in September, will be opposed by the United States, despite the expressed support of over 120 nations.
With both aid and dedicated diplomatic support, Israel may continue to be able to demolish the homes of Palestinians and perhaps even make a habit out of charging reimbursement fees for such treatment.
The majority of the American rank and file are ignorent suckers. Israel is detroying America; Israel is the enemy.
The Israeli government is nothing more than a den of jackals, and the inhabitants of the halls of power in the US are nothing more than lackeys to Tel Aviv.
Stop the bleeding, Washington- YOU are killing America by feeding the Israeli vampire.
The enemy is the Israel firsters in congress who have sold out their country because they fear AIPAC will oppose their reelection bid. It is unacceptable to eliminate or reduce benifits to Americans while maintaining or even increasing benefits to a foriegn government..
I do not think it is right for the government to hand out benefits or subsidies to anyone. Government benefits and subsidies amount to robbing Peter to pay Paul. All government subsidies and benefits should be abolished, but the first to be abolished should be those given to foriegn governments. Israel, the biggest international welfare queen, and all the other bloodsucking foriegn government on the dole at the expense of the poor American serfs, should all be cut off cold turkey. Once this is accomplished then it is time to bring the ax down on the Wafare/Welfare state in America.
The Germans are currently not quite giving, but heavily subsidising the sale of, stealth submarines to Israel.
Our nation has turned to a new group to rule. They are people of little skills and almost no useful work Experience. They are picked young to fill meaningless elected office by party bosses. Almost all of our elected office have some sort of seniority system so keeping a meaningless drone in an elected office will eventually produce a person with lots of power. The party bosses control the elected individual by making it very expensive to run for elected office so the person is alway in need of finding people to put money into the campaign accounts. We as the terminally stupid accept this insanity and actually have allowed people holding offices too long to gain great retirement programs. Why would anyone think it is a good thing to have a retirement program for a congress person? Why would anyone provide a staff for a congressman or senator? Would it not be better to have a common pool of people to answer the phone and do the minor typing needed. Providing staffs only give the elected person somone to run the reelection campaign and not pay for them. Israel and AIPAC are only people who know the game and provide money to the evil professional politicians. Every time you vote for an incumbent you are standing and yelling that you are stupid and there should be no check on the money people like those in AiPAC. AIPAC is not a religious group but a money group. Their goal is not the advancement of a religion and I believe this because they restrict those that can join the religion. It is difficult for me to accept that God the almighty would select a group of people and then eliminate a large number of humans as inferior. Why would an almighty create an inferior group? Would he being Almighty not just not create the group? Why would Gold the Almighty not leave a real record of his approval of the group? They are religious questions and AIPAC has nothing to do with a religion. AIPAC is an organization of special interest and the creation of speical laws to benefit a few. They just happen to be smart enough to understand the kind of prostitute that our political system has created. They need to do tricks for johns just to hold a job that if they were good would not need one penny to get reelected.
All I can suggest is never vote for an incumbent. The ads on tv were created at great cost but generally little truth. We can regain our nation and allow Israel to go on its own. We should never have entered into many of our present situations and the most clear is Iraq. We continue to be pushed by the same people into attack Iran which will be a bigger fiasco than Iraq. Fiasco after fiasco will be our future as long as we keep electing professional politicians who started their career as being someone special to a party boss.
I'm not so sure one can divorce aipac from religion. Sure they are about money and power, but why? What for? To benefit their miniscule number of co-religionists here and elsewhere.
AIPAC needs to be registered as "agents of a foreign government". I found your comments well thought out.
Recently there was a large outcry about Pakistan trying to influence our government, which was being investigated by FBI and DOJ. Apparently the same standard does not apply to AIPAC and Israel. Why is that?
yeah witness how long it takes for anything worthwhile to go through the legislative process, but whenever sanctions were needed against Iran – BOOM! like that
If there were any doubt about it, it's clear now that israel's government is made up of scum. Their cruelty knows no limit.
Israel – the ultimate sacred cow of American politics.
I for one am SO relieved! Just think, how would the poor victimized Israelis be able to house new Jewish immigrants, give them health coverage and offer them university classes for free if not for the yearly American tribute payments?
Certainly makes it easier for their Prime Minister to appeal directly towards his allies in the American-Israeli Kongress since our current President is clearly not as concerned with kissing up like Bush Jr.
Thankfully, the many young Israelis who hate America, who are allowed to serve in the US and Israeli armed forces for some reason and talk a lot of smack never have to really go and fight with anyone who can fight back – we will gladly do the heavy lifting for them, for after all is said and done, we are the gentile cattle, born only to serve the interests of the Jewish people:
*end sarcasm*
Mr, Obama< you asked us all TO SACRIFICE.
Ask Israel to pay us back, ask them to release us from the stupid religious promises made by stupid religious leader Bush.