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| Palestine, historic region, situated on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in southwestern Asia, Palestine has been militarily occupied since May, 1948 by European Jew Forces. The same forces declared independence in May 15, 1948 and they named the newly occupied land Israel. Palestine is now largely divided between mainland (israel) and the Occupied Territories, parts of which are self-administered by the original owners of the land 'citizens' the Palestinians. The region's diverse terrain includes a coastal plain; the hills and mountains of Galilee, Samaria, and Judea; the valley of the Jordan River; and the eastern plateau. The Jordan River, the region's only major stream, flows south through Lake Tiberias to the Dead Sea. |
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| Why the U.S. should end aid to Israel
By Todd May Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University April 15, 2002 Philosophers are often renown for two things: their ability to think logically and their irrelevance to public discussion and debate. I am hoping to buck the trend a bit here by using my training in thought to offer a practical solution to a complex issue before the public. The issue is that of how to respond to the unfolding crisis in Israel and Palestine. The solution is this: end all aid to Israel. Not just military aid. All aid. Not just all aid until Israel ends its military occupation....All aid. Period. There are several simple, but compelling reasons, for Americans to support such a proposal. First and foremost, by squandering the aid we have given Israel over the years (nearly five billion dollars a year, including incidentals) in the massive violation of the human rights, autonomy, and dignity of another people, Israel has forfeited any claim it might have to that aid. Regardless of the individual acts of desperation and terrorism that some Palestinians commit, the overwhelming destructiveness that Israel has performed on the Palestinian people for the last thirty-five years demonstrates that its goal has always been, and remains, the dominance of another people. The U.S. should not be aiding Israel no more than it should have been aiding South Africa under apartheid, Iran under the Shah, Iraq's Saddam during his war with Iran, Cambodia under Pol Pot, or Indonesia during its campaign against the East Timorese. {SEE THE FULL ARTICLE} |
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| GLOBALIZATION "Globalization," the catch phrase of our time, means that we are connected more than ever before; trade, travel and the many avenues of communication, lubricated by the vectors of modern transport, electronic communications and the mass media, have bound the human species into the family of man. Our economies are linked. Our cultures borrow freely from each other. We witness on our televisions, often "live", great events where ever they may take place; the celebrations of royal weddings, great sporting competitions, spectacular breakthroughs in space age technology and molecular science, but also the suffering of exploited peoples, famine and starvation, disenfranchisement and enslavement, ethnic cleansing and mass murders. How do we respond to this ceaseless tragic-comedy? How should we? As long as we permit these messages to wash over us, as if they were nothing more than some silly television soap, or perhaps abstract signals from another world, our humanity remains on hold. Yet the humanity within each of us should call forth some response. Should we not join together in affirming those things we hold to be true and self evident; that all humans must enjoy the fundamental rights to life, liberty and dignity? Remember the words of John Dunne: No man is an Island, entire of it selfe; … any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankinde; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. |
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