From
his previous actions, it was easy to tell that Mitt Romney is an Israeli
lapdog, eager to stoop down and do anything his Zionist masters tell him to,
before he made his most recent trip to Israeli yesterday. Even though Romney
has told supporters that he would do “exactly the opposite” that Obama has done
to Israel, in reality they do/will do the exact same thing. Both have
supported giving Israeli billions of dollars to further their human rights
abuses and illegal foreign occupation. Both have supported letting Israel
attack Iran, even though Iran only wants the exact same technology that the
U.S. and Israel already have. In short, both of them have let/will let Israel
do whatever it wants to, and support them in any war crimes or terrorist
attacks that Israel wants to commit.
Am
I surprised that Romney is in Israel, pandering to Israel, putting on a yamaka
and visiting the Wailing Wall even though he clearly isn’t a Jew? No, I already
knew that he was like 99.9% of American politicians, eager to please their
Zionist masters for money and political support. I’m just letting everyone else
know; in case there was any doubt.
The
Christian Science Monitor reported that Romney wanted to highlight that “the
administration has failed to stand behind allies,” (i.e. Israel).
This
statement is hilarious, ridiculous, and positively insane. Romney, and many
other Republicans, have often criticized Obama for “abandoning Israel,” and
“bullying Israel.” These statements do not reflect facts, but rather, pandering
to Israel. Romney and Obama are simply playing the common election game “Who
loves Israel the most?”
Indeed,
one of the things I hate about Obama the most is his constant political,
economic, and military support for Israel. During his first term in office,
Obama has:
1.
2009 refused to prosecute Israel for its war crimes, terrorist attacks, and
crimes against humanity during its 2008-2009 Gaza massacre.
2.
2009 gave Israel $2.55 billion in military aid.
3.
2010 refused to prosecute Israel for its crimes and murders against the Mavi
Marmara, a Turkish boat that was part of a Gaza bound aid flotilla.
4.
2010 gave Israel $2.75 billion in military aid.
5.
February 2011 Vetoed a U.N. Resolution that called Israeli settlements illegal.
By all standards of international law, U.N. resolutions, the Geneva
Conventions, and major religions and political philosophies, the settlements
are illegal.
6.
2011 gave Israel $3.00 billion in military aid.
7.
Backed down from demanding that Israel have a settlement freeze. Israeli
settlements are against international law, U.N. resolutions, and since they are
stealing territory from the Palestinians, they are an act of war.
8.
September 2011 Vetoed a U.N. Resolution to have Palestine recognized as a
country, therefore oppressing the Palestinians by denying them their basic
human rights.
9.
(Projected for 2012) Plans to give Israel $3.05 billion in military aid.
So I have no fucking idea why Romney is saying
that Obama is “abandoning” Israel. He’s doing quite the opposite: cozying up
with Israel to get money and political support.
Furthermore,
Al Jazeera reported that Romney “supported Israel's right to defend itself.”
This
is also complete crap, and only further adds to Romney’s pathetic “I love
Israel the most” charade, which is a very long charade. Israel, having
ethnically cleansed a huge part of Palestine, and stealing that territory to
make it a Jewish majority state, is not entitled to self-defense, because every
inch of the territory it owns is stolen. An example to illustrate it would be
like if your neighbor invaded your home and kicked out your family onto the
street at gunpoint, so you get your guns and fight back, trying to retake your
home. The neighbor can’t gasp to the police and say “I’m just defending myself
and my home! He’s the home invader, not me!”
Lastly,
Romney displayed an abhorrent level of racism when he said the following BS:
“As
you come here and you see the [Gross Domestic Product] per capita, for
instance, in Israel which is about $21,000 dollars, and compare that with the
GDP per capita just across the areas managed by the Palestinian authority,
which is more like $10,000 per capita, you notice such a dramatically stark
difference in economic vitality. Culture makes all the difference. Culture
makes all the difference,” Romney said, repeating the conclusion he drew from
that book, by David Landes. “And as I come here and I look out over this city
and consider the accomplishments of the people of this nation, I recognize the
power of at least culture and a few other things.”
He
is belittlingly and demeaning Palestinian culture, saying that it’s the reason
why their GDP and overall economy is lower than Israel’s. That is an insult to
the millions of Palestinians who work so hard to provide for themselves, their
families, and their communities. That is an insult to the vibrant and extremely
strong Palestinian culture, which has survived over 7 decades of almost
constant war. If Romney would stop kissing Israel’s ass for 2 seconds and look
up the reasons why the Palestinian economy is so weak, he would find the
following reasons:
1.
Israel constantly steals land from the West Bank and Gaza.
2.
Israel has repeatedly stolen coastal water territory from Gaza.
3.
Israel constantly builds up roadblocks and checkpoints that choke the West Bank’s
economy.
4.
Israel periodically and randomly closes its 5 border crossings with Gaza,
preventing workers, equipment and products from crossing.
5.
Israel constantly steals Palestinian economical resources such as water
reserves and date groves, hampering the Palestinian economy.
6.
Israel constantly bombs and shells Palestinians civilians in Gaza.
7.
Israel has thousands of Palestinian civilians, including hundreds of
Palestinian children, jailed without charges, access to lawyer or healthcare, family
visits and trials, (which they abuse and torture as well).
In
conclusion, Romney and Obama are one in the same when it comes to foreign
relations to Israel. Their hideous and un-American support for this racist
apartheid regime is equal. That is why I support Ron Paul and the Libertarian
philosophy, who calls for a complete and utter end to military aid to Israel.
Useful
links:
Washington
D.C. based NGO that works to end the Israeli occupation: http://www.endtheoccupation.org/ and their other site: http://endaidtoisrael.org/section.php?id=379
International
Solidarity movement, (ISM): http://palsolidarity.org/
If
Americans Knew: http://ifamericansknew.org/
(Photo is property of the Christian Science Monitor)
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