Our relationship with Israel is like the disintegrating marriage, where the best solution is divorce. Like the selfish lover who can’t be trusted, Israel thinks and acts only for herself, taking whatever she wants and doing whatever is in her best interest – regardless of what anyone else thinks. This continues to place a huge strain on our other relationships, putting us in the awkward spot of defending her unjustifiable behavior.
When we support Israel, we support her actions and become part of the same war crimes she’s been committing for decades. Consider the illegal blockade of Gaza that has been in effect since 2006. Israel restricts anything crossing into Gaza that could aid in making armaments or fortifications, including concrete, steel and weapons. But it also blocks such products as cars, computers, fruit juice, chocolate, cumin, jam and fishing rods. Israel controls Gaza’s coastline and airspace. “The fact that this coastal population now imports fish,” says a U.N. report, “speaks to the absurdity of the situation.”
One of the other methods Israel uses to slowly exterminate the Gazans is extreme water restrictions. Israel uses more than 80 percent of the water, while restricting Palestinian access to a mere 20 percent.
Whenever the UN Human Rights Council votes to condemn Israel of war crimes or other atrocities, it is always the United States alone, standing beside Israel to issue a veto vote – even when the Jews are so clearly guilty of horrific acts of violence or other sadistic and vicious crimes: bulldozing homes for illegal Jewish settlements in Gaza; targeting schools, hospitals and civilians.
We, the American people, give Israel weapons, money and strong public support to assist in the killing and destruction. The United States is behaving like the naive spouse, condoning and enabling anti-social, disastrous behavior, ignoring the behind-the-scenes calls from our closest friends to end this destructive dependency.
Without U.S. support, Israel will be forced to behave, especially in that neighborhood. Time to move on and say “Good luck with yourself” – or perhaps something stronger.
Bill Vana
Durango
