RE: Israel may force citizens to vow loyalty to Jewish stateDear Editor,
Israel is wrong to refer to their Jews-preferred policies and investments as the "Law of Return"... and the rest of the world should take care not to fall for Zionist word games and obfuscations that create injustice and apartheid in the Holy Land as indigenous Palestinians continue to be cruelly impoverished, oppressed and displaced by Zionist policies.
The vast majority of Palestinians have already been pushed into forced exile... and the catastrophe continues: Currently 85 per cent of Palestinian residents of Jerusalem are in debt and high taxes imposed by Israel will be more effective than demolition of their homes in making them move. "Jewish colonists, however, living in colonies in the [illegally] Occupied West Bank, do not have to pay taxes for long periods of time, on the pretext that they’re living in areas which are still developing." High property taxes could force Palestinians out of Occupied Jerusalem
Developing? Palestinians have lived in Palestine for thousands of years- they have built homes and planted orchards and gardens and created beautiful embroidered dresses with every town having its own unique designs. Experts in the field trace the origins of Palestinian costumes to ancient times.
This week modern man made Israel's generously subsidized Jewish colonists harvested the olives of Palestinian trees and subsequently damaged several, and on Monday settlers set fire to a mosque in the Bethlehem-area village of Beit Fajjar. Settlers torch farmlands near Nablus
In 1948 the UN clearly referred to and affirmed the Palestinian refugees inalienable right to RETURN. Zionists need to find another more accurate and telling word to describe their Jews-preferred immigration practices and institutionalized bigotry. Then perhaps a just and lasting peace might have a chance of becoming a reality for all the many innocent men women and children currently being seriously harmed by the Israel/Palestine conflict.
Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
NOTES
In 1948 United Nations Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte pointed out that "IT WOULD BE AN OFFENCE AGAINST THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE IF THOSE INNOCENT VICTIMS [OF ZIONIST TERROR] COULD NOT RETURN TO THEIR HOMES WHILE [ZIONIST] IMMIGRANTS FLOWED INTO PALESTINE TO TAKE THEIR PLACE" Refugees, Borders & Jerusalem.
In 1948 United Nations Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte pointed out that "IT WOULD BE AN OFFENCE AGAINST THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE IF THOSE INNOCENT VICTIMS [OF ZIONIST TERROR] COULD NOT RETURN TO THEIR HOMES WHILE [ZIONIST] IMMIGRANTS FLOWED INTO PALESTINE TO TAKE THEIR PLACE" Refugees, Borders & Jerusalem.UN Resolution 194 from 1948 : The refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbours should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible
Kairos Document, a moment of truth The Kairos Document is a word to the world from Palestinian Christians on what is happening in Palestine and Israel. It was launched in Bethlehem in December 2009. The document calls on the international community to stand by the Palestinian people who have faced oppression, displacement, suffering and functional apartheid for more than six decades. It stands in the tradition of an earlier Kairos Document, launched by Christians in 1985, that addressed the political situation in South Africa during its apartheid era.
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