House Adopts
Anti-Palestinian Resolution
By Stephen Lendman
November 05, 2015 "Information
Clearing House" -
Hardline racists
infest Washington. On Tuesday, a one-sided bipartisan
non-binding House resolution with 71 co-sponsors was adopted by
voice vote, no opposition registered.
The entire process on an
issue this sensitive took 30 minutes, no debate needed.
Rubber-stamp approval sufficed, more proof showing Palestinians
are on their own, sustained resistance their only recourse.
Changing the deplorable status quo is impossible any other way.
Neocon Republican House
Foreign Affairs chairwoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen introduced the
measure - a notorious extremist, anti-freedom supporter,
one-sidedly for Israeli tyranny against Palestinians’ rights.
AIPAC applauded the
resolution, (e)xpressing concern over anti-Israel and
anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority.” Its
statement “condemning the recent wave of Palestinian terrorism
in Israel.”
Ros-Lehtinen’s hate-filled
comments were quoted, saying “(t)he House has sent a clear
message to Palestinian leadership that its anti-Israel
incitement causing so much of the recent tension, violence, and
terror will no longer be tolerated.”
“There should be no doubt
that the Palestinian Authority sets the tone with its
incitement, resulting in the recent wave of attacks that we’re
seeing against innocent Israeli civilians.”
Other House members voiced
similar sentiments - ignoring longstanding Israeli state terror,
wars at its discretion, brutalizing occupation harshness,
persecuting an entire population ruthlessly, holding it hostage,
stealing its land, murdering its people.
Palestinian lives, welfare
and rights don’t matter. Congress near unanimously supports
Israel’s right to commit the highest of high crimes. When
Palestinians defend their rights courageously, they’re called
“terrorists,” their suffering entirely ignored.
According to AIPAC, “a
wave of Palestinian incitement and terror (is ongoing)
throughout the state of Israel. (A)t least a dozen Israelis have
been killed and scores more wounded.”
Eight Jews were killed
since October 1 in Occupied Palestine, not Israel, only two by
stabbings. AIPAC’s silence was deafening, ignoring 75
Palestinians murdered by Israeli soldiers and police over the
same time period, thousands injured, many hundreds arrested and
brutalized in confinement.
US support for Israel is
deplorably one-sided at the expense of depriving Palestinians of
fundamental freedoms everyone deserves.
Things aren’t entirely
hopeless. Activist Josh Ruebner points out similar pro-Israeli
resolutions usually get 200 - 300 co-sponsors.
This measure was first
introduced in June. House members took months bringing it to the
floor for a vote. Only two Democrats spoke in support of the
measure.
When a voice vote was
called, many members weren’t on the floor. Most pro-Israeli
resolutions show recorded votes so representatives can show
their allegiance on the public record.
Still it goes without
saying. Virtually the entire Congress one-sidedly supports
Israel. Palestinian rights don’t matter. Not a single profile in
courage in Washington speaks out on their behalf. No one
condemns decades of Israeli high crimes.
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