There cannot be democracy for Jews in Israel as long as Palestinians live under a regime of apartheid, as Israeli legal experts have described it.
The future liberated and de-Zionised Palestine may look now as a fantasy, but unlike Fantasy Israel, it has the best chance to galvanize locally, regionally and globally every person with a modicum of decency.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to power with a narrow, extreme right-wing coalition has shattered even the illusion of a two-state solution. His government has not been shy: a Greater Israel in which law enshrines Jewish supremacy over all Palestinians
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With no judicial oversight, this self-serving government can use its powers to fire and appoint anyone it wants, use public resources for pet projects and otherwise abuse its power. Israel is a very different country than the one founded 75 years ago
The White House will not cut aid to Israel or stop cooperation overnight, but the day America treats Israel like any other country is nearer than we think.
History is happening
“To take money from a lobbying group that dictates your foreign policy, I think it’s completely unacceptable. I do not think it’s OK to take money from a group that openly keeps an apartheid system where people’s rights are violated."
The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution declaring Israel is "not a racist or apartheid state." The final vote was 412-9. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian member of Congress, declared: “Congress supported South African apartheid...”
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