Just as a reminder, I always include “Occupied Territories” posts in the “Israel Lobby” category also, because I don’t believe that these disgraceful violations of human rights would be tolerated by the rest of the world were it not for Lobby propaganda, threats and smears. -JG.

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Water supply to several Palestinian villages reduced, causing shortages

Private Palestinian land was “given” to Israeli farmers – Israel (sic) authorities handed this land over to the Israeli farmers in the 1980s, despite having no authority to hand over any land located within the 1967 boundaries

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Just as a reminder, I always include “Occupied Territories” posts in the “Israel Lobby” category also, because I don’t believe that these disgraceful violations of human rights would be tolerated by the rest of the world were it not for Lobby propaganda, threats and smears. -JG.

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More demolitions of Palestinian homes in the South Hebron Hills

Checkpoint conditions deliberately create overcrowding and extremely long lines, forcing laborers to arrive in the dead of night if they are to make it to work on time
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Just as a reminder, I always include “Occupied Territories” posts in the “Israel Lobby” category also, because I don’t believe that these disgraceful violations of human rights would be tolerated by the rest of the world were it not for Lobby propaganda, threats and smears. -JG.

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Israel wants a “peace process” only if it can’t succeed – “Europe is increasingly fearful that an emboldened Israeli government may soon annex all or major parts of the West Bank”

Israel using water as a weapon of war? – “While Israelis, including illegal West Bank settlements, use the vast majority of it (water from Palestinian acquifers), Palestinians are sold their own water back at high prices”

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Israel declares Swedish Foreign Minister “persona non grata” for demanding investigations into the extra-judicial killings of Palestinian children

Settlers compare EU’s ambassador to “Hannibal Lecter” as European aid provides temporary shelter to Bedouin families after the Israeli army demolished their homes – Israeli economist says at least 78 per cent of humanitarian aid intended for Palestinians ends up in Israel’s coffers

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