Israel's disgusting crimes and American arrogance and hypocrisy demonstrate the abject impudence of power.
Privileged First Daughter Ivanka Trump listening to her hubby bloviate during US Jerusalem Embassy inauguration. An orgy of self-congratulatory double speak while real Palestinian blood flows in Gaza and the West Bank.
Both nations partner in each other’s high crimes – raging on Monday in besieged Gaza. As of 4:00 PM local time, 44 Palestinians were murdered in cold blood by Israeli snipers, another 1,700 injured, many seriously – the death and injury toll sure to rise.
Trump and other administration Ziofascists are ruthlessly contemptuous of Palestinian rights. They deplore peace and stability, instigating and supporting endless violence and chaos. In a recorded message from Washington during the ceremonial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, Trump disgraced himself more than already, saying:
“The United States remains fully committed to facilitating a lasting peace agreement. The United States will always be a great friend of Israel and a partner in the cause of freedom and peace.” As his message was aired, Palestinians were being gunned down in cold blood – Trump, other administration officials, congressional Republicans and undemocratic Dems, along with the world community remaining indifferent to the suffering of a long-beleaguered people.
According to Palestinian media, Monday Palestinian casualties include about 800 shot with live rounds (including internally exploding dum dum bullets), around 90 seriously wounded – 65 of them shot in the head and/or neck, about 50 in the chest or back, most others in the legs. Journalists, medical personnel and an ambulance were targeted. Gaza’s Health Ministry called on Egypt to send urgently needed surgeons, intensive care physicians, anesthesiologists, other medical personnel and supplies to deal with the overwhelming casualty toll Gaza can’t handle on its own.
Palestinian Center for Human Rights’ fieldworkers in the Strip reported “continuously fired live and rubber bullets, tear gas canisters and artillery shells at the whole area, and not only at Gazans” within a few hundred meters of the border fence or closer. Earlier in the day, the PCHR said eight journalists and 11 medical workers were wounded, including one of its fieldworkers.
Thousands of Gazans demonstrated peacefully, it stressed, many women, children, and entire families involved.
“Ambulances, medical staff, and field clinics were deliberately and directly targeted and prevented from approaching those wounded in addition to causing injuries among them” – journalists targeted the same way. The death toll from Monday alone is certain to rise. Israeli viciousness flagrantly violates international law – nothing ever done to hold its culpable officials accountable for their high crimes.
Bloody Tuesday, Nakba Day, is likely to follow bloody Monday. While Israeli and US officials celebrate the opening of Washington’s Jerusalem embassy, along with invited guests, Palestinians are being gunned down in cold blood.
An entire population is suffering under oppressive Israeli militarized occupations – besieged Gazans most of all.
STEPHEN LENDMAN was born in 1934 in Boston, MA. In 1956, he received a BA from Harvard University. Two years of US Army service followed, then an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1960. After working seven years as a marketing research analyst, he joined the Lendman Group family business in 1967. He remained there until retiring at year end 1999. Writing on major world and national issues began in summer 2005. In early 2007, radio hosting followed. Lendman now hosts the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network three times weekly. Distinguished guests are featured. Listen live or archived. Major world and national issues are discussed. Lendman is a 2008 Project Censored winner and 2011 Mexican Journalists Club international journalism award recipient. His new site is at http://stephenlendman.org
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Usually, only the high priest is allowed to slaughter the ‘lambs’. Now a large number of Palestinians are being sacrificed to appease the Trump gods.