The ironclad US-Israel alliance is the stuff of legend. And no wonder. For the US, Israel is a military platform in
the Mid-East. In exchange, Israel uses
US money, weapons and political cover to continue its occupation and
colonization activities with impunity.
Undeterred, Palestinians requested that the UN Security
Council support a one-year deadline for a two-state settlement. US representative Samantha Power claims that
the US, too, yearns for a two-state solution but nevertheless orchestrated a
defeat of the proposal in favor of more negotiations, during which time ever
more Jewish only settlements will be built and ever more Palestinian homes will
be demolished.
Following the UN vote, the Palestinian Authority immediately
moved to join the International Criminal Court, which will allow them to sue
Israel for war crimes and violation of international law. One might wonder why the US-Israel would be
so adamantly opposing this move too if they had nothing to fear.
There is another way--Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)--and it's growing. Right here in Minnesota we can tell the State
Board of Investment to stop using Minnesota tax money to pay for Israel bonds
when the decision to renew them comes up later this year.
Jettisoning complicity with Israel's apartheid policies is a
moral and political imperative.
Conversely, not doing so would be a violation of the public trust. State government bodies have made such
decisions before; this is another one whose time has come.
> The article above was written by Bob Kosuth.
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