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A Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New International Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Jan Egeland, secretary general of the Norwegian Refugee Council added their powerful voices to the growing crisis in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. At least 120 Palestinians have been killed so far this year, including many children. Decades of unconditional U.S. support to Israel’s apartheid policies and occupation have contributed to the deteriorating situation which allows the raids to go on with complete impunity. 

Palestinian cities have been taken over by the Israeli military in complete violation of the Oslo Accords. n homes, are raided in in the middle of the night with children being taken away for interrogation. The underlying strategy appears to be a rapid increase in Gestapo style of terrorism to drive Palestinians to utter desperation and accelerate ethnic cleansing.  

The timidity of President Biden refusing to raise his voice is profoundly disturbing. Meanwhile, while the U.S. Treasury is hemorrhaging in red ink, it continues to reward Israel $3.8 billion a year. There is a blanket of silence in the mainstream media and the halls of Congress regarding Israel’s brutality. Amnesty International is calling on the United Nations and the International Criminal Court to launch an investigation into possible war crimes being committed by Israel.