Comments on: U.S. Government Subsidizes Settler Pogromists: Your Tax Dollars at Work http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/11/22/us-subsidizes-settler-pogromists/ Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:52:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Famous Last Contributions of an AP Editor « DetainThis http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/11/22/us-subsidizes-settler-pogromists/comment-page-1/#comment-105227 Famous Last Contributions of an AP Editor « DetainThis Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:59:47 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=4993#comment-105227 [...] And here’s something to let sink in: If AP did regularly state those legal and moral realities as fact within their reportage, on a regular basis, how many of their global bureaus would eventually shut down as a result of not having the security of the U.S. or local military and police in those countries where AP bureaus are operating? For example, the Israeli government will not likely be inclined to renew the W. Jerusalem bureau’s lease if the bureau were to begin reporting the negative facts about the Israeli occupation and the legal and moral status of U.S. foreign aid to Israel. At the very least, the Israeli military establishment won’t be so keen on protecting the bureau and its staff against Israeli settlerists (whose home mortgages, land theft, and other aggressive violence, by the way, U.S. tax dollars also subsidize). [...] [...] And here’s something to let sink in: If AP did regularly state those legal and moral realities as fact within their reportage, on a regular basis, how many of their global bureaus would eventually shut down as a result of not having the security of the U.S. or local military and police in those countries where AP bureaus are operating? For example, the Israeli government will not likely be inclined to renew the W. Jerusalem bureau’s lease if the bureau were to begin reporting the negative facts about the Israeli occupation and the legal and moral status of U.S. foreign aid to Israel. At the very least, the Israeli military establishment won’t be so keen on protecting the bureau and its staff against Israeli settlerists (whose home mortgages, land theft, and other aggressive violence, by the way, U.S. tax dollars also subsidize). [...]

]]> By: B.BarNavi http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/11/22/us-subsidizes-settler-pogromists/comment-page-1/#comment-104482 B.BarNavi Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:08:09 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=4993#comment-104482 You know, when I see these stars painted on Muslim gravestones, I see swastikas painted on our own. These despicable people have not only detached themselves from reality, but they have detached themselves from their own people shame. You know, when I see these stars painted on Muslim gravestones, I see swastikas painted on our own.

These despicable people have not only detached themselves from reality, but they have detached themselves from their own people shame.

]]> By: Rupa Shah http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2008/11/22/us-subsidizes-settler-pogromists/comment-page-1/#comment-104188 Rupa Shah Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:46:50 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=4993#comment-104188 It seems, a very large segment of Jewish Israelis is suffering from collective amnesia and has abandoned collective conscience. It is a tragedy and a shame. It seems, a very large segment of Jewish Israelis is suffering from collective amnesia and has abandoned collective conscience. It is a tragedy and a shame.

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