The entire state of Israel is nothing more than an illegal outpost established in the land of Palestine. A few days ago, Reverend Desmond Tutu affirmed what we have been saying for 50 years now, that the Palestinians were the ones who paid the price for the Holocaust. He quoted a German diplomat who had expressed to Tutu a similar view. In the meantime, Abu Mazen and the other senior members of the Palestinian National Authority are touring Europe and the wider world to do their utmost in promoting their cause, and letting the world see their plight. Despite my conviction that the Jews can lay no legitimate claims whatsoever to the land of Palestine, and that there is no evidence that they had lived in Jerusalem as Israeli archaeologists admit themselves, I still accept a Palestinian state on 22 percent of historic Palestine. Nonetheless, I find that “I have accepted indignity, but indignity itself did not accept me”, as the proverb loosely translates; this is because the fascistic Israeli government refuses to forfeit to the Palestinians a home on even a quarter of their land. Thus, the Palestinian cause can only be resolved through war. I hold this to be true without having to call for a war, as I do not want war even if the cause shall never be resolved in my own lifetime. However, I merely wanted to note down here the only logical end for this ongoing debate, unless a nuclear terrorist attack happens before that, and kills both the killers and the victims. The issue here is not about settlements, or recognizing Israel as a Jewish state. Nor is it about the Iranian nuclear program, the Arab incentives for Israel, or whether Palestinians should remember al-Nakba [The Catastrophe], or be forced to recite the occupation's anthem, or otherwise. The issue is first and foremost a Nazi criminal occupation that must end. Here, I am using the term Nazi, first to insult the Israeli war criminals, and second for its accurate portrayal of the context of events, when the entire state of Israel is demanding that one captured Israeli soldier be released while there are over 11 thousand Palestinian prisoners or detainees – including women and children – in Israel. This is not to mention that these prisoners are being treated by Israeli Jews in the same manner as the Nazis treated the German Jews. While it is true that President Obama has good intentions and is seeking a solution to the Palestinian cause, he will fail since the Israeli government itself does not want peace. Benjamin Netanyahu, for instance, is treating people according to his own rotten scale. This is evident when he wants to improve the living conditions for the Palestinians instead of offering them peace, believing that this is an adequate alternative. I want to say to him (through a third party, since I cannot make peace with him, or speak to him directly) that I accept to die of starvation in return for Jerusalem, because the issue here is not about a mere plate of beans. Perhaps the U.S President knows deep down that he will not succeed in the end. However, he cannot give up when he hasn't even started yet. For this reason, we hear him often talking about “positive steps” being taken in the Middle East, although no such steps exist on the ground. In this regard, President Mahmoud Abbas has all the details about the Israeli extremism, lies, and treachery. What is on the ground these days instead, and according to the Israeli press which I closely follow, is a week full of expectations about the near release of Corporal Shalit. My information coming from the highest-ranking sources in Hamas however, make me understand that there was no progress made in the negotiations with the Israelis through the German mediator, and that Hamas thinks that the Palestinian prisoners should not have high expectations about their impending release, because these are just rumours; it should be mentioned here that Hamas will also reject the deportation of the released prisoners. After a week full of Shalit-related news, there was another week full of updates about crimes and public scandals in Israel. In fact, an indictment was issued against former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for three specific charges all related to corruption. Also and the following day, two former ministers began serving their sentences after being convicted on counts of corruption: former minister Abraham Hirchson was sentenced to five years and five months in prison after being convicted of stealing 1.8 million shekels from a labour union, while minister Shlomo Benizri was sentenced to four years in prison for taking bribes. With the entry of these two former ministers to prison, the trial of former President Moshe Katsav on charges of sexual harassment and rape also began. They have raped an entire country, so there is no wonder that Katsav raped a female soldier. Perhaps his trial will not end until Olmert's trial also begins. Everyone deserves a trial, especially the war criminals in the most immoral and least humane army in the world, in addition to the settlers who are living in a biblical myth in a country that belongs to another people, all while Israeli schools are refusing to admit Ethiopian Jewish students, because they are simply black. Perhaps the tragic thing in dealing with Israel however, is that this country has some of the worst ever people such as the Zio-Nazis in power and around, while it also has some of the greatest people ever. For instance, I was reading in the early summer about an Israeli who will be tried for standing in front of the army in defence of some Palestinians. Later in the summer, I also read about Professor Yuri Pines from the Hebrew University, and how he received a letter from students about a court's decision to demolish 12 homes in the settlement of Eli, including the house of a dead [Israeli] officer. The professor replied to the chain letter saying that he hopes that not only the major's home, but also the entire settlement, will be demolished - which aroused the ire of the right wing against him. Finally I read about Professor Niv Gordon from Ben-Gurion University, who called in the Los Angeles Times for a selective boycott of Israel in the same manner as South Africa was boycotted by the world, until Israel leaves the Palestinian territories; this also reminded me of similar positions made by Professor Ilan Pappé before the professors mentioned above. These and many others like them in the Peace Now group and others, are worthy partners for peace today. However, the power is currently in the hands of war criminals, until further notice.
