[Peace-discuss] Reflections from Qumsiyeh

[Morton K. Brussel]

From the West Bank, with justifiable bitterness… Qumsiyeh writes

"Every prophet has realized that nobody loves you for being the enemy of
their illusions. Every prophet has realized that most of us want peace at
any price as long as the peace is ours and somebody else pays the price.
That is why the prophet Jeremiah said, " 'Peace, peace,' they say, when
there is no peace" —William Sloane Coffin "Not to Bring Peace, But a Sword"

"…The indirect negotiations between the most rightist fascist government in
Israel’s history and the weakest, most divided and most unrepresentative
Palestinian leadership in history have started. Their chance of ‘success’ is
near zero.   And in this case success is giving us another Oslo-like
arrangement to manage the conflict (as Israel always aimed for) rather than
address the injustice of occupation and colonization and reach a win-win
situation for the people of the region. Repackaging occupation and
colonization in the terminology of a ‘two state solution’ will be attempted
once again.  Meanwhile, Israeli authorities delivered a fresh wave of orders
for home demolitions including here in my town of Beit Sahour.  I believe it
is not worth paying attention to political machinations and concentrate
instead on intensifying our struggle, for example, on the ground with popular
resistance and internationally with boycotts, divestments, and sanctions (
bdsmovement.net).

[Kagan et al. part of the Lobby?]

…Barack Obama’s nomination to the Supreme Court of Elena Kagan, like his
selection of Zionist racist Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff proves yet
again that he is no progressive.  Kagan was appointed dean at Harvard by her
mentor Larry Summers, another unabashed Zionist who equated Israeli
criticism with anti-Semitism and is now also in Obama’s inner circle.  Kagan
had called Aharon Barak “my judicial hero. He is the judge who has best
advanced democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and justice.” And who is
her hero?  Please read more about him in this brilliant article: ‘The Legacy
of Justice Aharon Barak: A Critical Review’ by Nimer Sultany
http://www.harvardilj.org/online/113

See also: U.S. Jews 'proud' of Obama Supreme Court nominee
http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/u-s-jews-proud-of-obama-supreme-court-nominee-1.289494
When confirmed, there will be three Jewish Zionists and three right-wing
Christian Zionists on the Supreme court (total two-thirds) when the US
public is mostly opposed to unfettered bias and support to Israeli policies
of destruction and discrimination.  Kagan said she loved the Federalist
Society and supported holding people without trial.  The center for
constitutional rights and other groups in the US voiced concern about
nominating someone who supports the premises and unconstitutional actions
accompanying the misnamed ‘war on terror’. But then again it fits the agenda
of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians to advance fictions and notions
associated with an endless war on terror.…
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