U.S (PROGRESS AMERICA) : ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS on Palestinian land ARE ILLEGAL, BIDEN MUST SAY SO !

 

 

 

Friend,      Israeli settlements on Palestinian land are not only an affront to Palestinian rights and freedoms, but are corrosive to Israel’s future as a just, democratic homeland for the Jewish people.    Sending young Israelis to guard bulldozers and wrecking crews does nothing to enhance Israel’s security -- in fact, quite the opposite.    Settlement expansion is a violation of Israel’s founding principles of justice and equality and a violation of international law.    As Israel’s strongest ally, it’s long past time the United States said as much.       Settlements Are Illegal, The Biden Administration Must Say So           Add your name if you agree ✍️           Here’s the thing we need folks in Washington to understand : Settlements are more than just bricks and mortar.    Each new approval, each new project, represents a determined, strategic effort by the far-right to entrench permanent, undemocratic control over people living in the West Bank. Each one pushes the vision of a just, democratic and peaceful Israel further and further from reach.    And for every settlement that’s built up, the hopes, aspirations and futures of Palestinian people are torn down. Bulldozers are sent to destroy schools, clinics and family homes to keep land “clean” for settlements and annexation.    Generations of Palestinians grow up under barbed wire, passing through checkpoints watched by armed soldiers. Generations of Israelis -- including my own children -- are sent to the frontlines to guard wrecking balls, outposts and arbitrary checkpoints.   This isn’t my vision for a just, democratic Israel. Continuing to turn a blind eye to these destructive actions isn’t what it means to be “pro-Israel.”    Together, we must show that there is broad support for the Biden administration to take stronger action against the Israeli right while maintaining support for the security and human rights of both peoples.        Settlements Are Illegal, The Biden Administration Must Say So           Add your name if you agree ✍️           Thank you, sincerely, for your support.          Nadav Tamir Executive Israel Director, J Street.                                                   J Street.