A de-facto apartheid already exists in the West Bank. Inside the borders of Israel proper, Arabs and Jews are judged by the same set of laws in the same courtrooms; across the Green Line, Jews live under Israeli civil law as well, but their Arab neighbors—people who live, in some cases, just yards away—fall under a different, and substantially undemocratic, set of laws, administered by the Israeli Army. The system is neither as elaborate nor as pervasive as South African apartheid, and it is, officially, temporary. It is nevertheless a form of apartheid, because two different ethnic groups living in the same territory are judged by two separate sets of laws.
I guess that puts Jimmy Carter's book in perspective. Maybe he got the title from Goldberg, who knows.
My point is, the settlements need to be reigned in. This is doing the world Jewish community harm. Simply speaking, the settlers do not care a whiff for Israel or the world's Jews, just their own tight little group. Goldberg, and I, was especially incensed by this story:
During a confrontation that erupted at the place tonight, IDF and police forces were called to the scene to subdue the rioters, and settlers poured turpentine on one of the soldiers. The soldier sustained light injuries and was treated on site. Military vehicles and a police car were also damaged. [My emphasis]
Who is the next Israeli politician ready to be shot for doing the right thing?
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