Americans in Cairo ask
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Where is the fair go for the Palestinians?
Americans in Cairo - personal reflections
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The quickest path to a quieter Middle East is a fair go for the Palestinians. Americans in Cairo ask simply - “Where is the fair go for the Palestinians”. The Israeli and American governments are bereft of suggestions. Americans in Cairo are not. A few months after the 1967 war, Charles de Gaulle observed that - [ Israel ] ... is organising, on the territories which it has taken, an occupation which cannot work without oppression, repression and expulsions - and if there appears resistance to this, it will in turn be called “terrorism". Americans in Cairo are a diverse group of younger and older Americans present or once present in Egypt who observe that our parents and grandparents sacrificed dearly in World War II to create such laws as - The Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies. Article
49, paragraph 6, We do not believe Israel constitutes a special circumstance and ask why the American policy of holding the settlements to be illegal hasn't been matched by American pressure on Israel to withdraw them.
Where is the fair go for the Palestinians???
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live in a world where most Europeans surveyed believe that the biggest
threat to world peace is Israel, presumably due to its theft of
Palestinian land, life and liberty. The UK people surveyed take a
somewhat different view, believing that the biggest threat to
world peace is the United States, presumably due to its unconditional
acceptance of Israeli theft of Palestinian land, life and liberty.
We are inclined to agree more with the UK people than the continental Europeans. Israel is drunk with power and it is the United States that keep it constantly intoxicated. On 28 September 2000 Ariel Sharon, Israel's Likud Party leader, visited Temple Mount under armed guard, symbolically proclaiming that there would never be an end to the occupation, that there would never be an end to the settlements, that there would never be a Palestinian state and that East Jerusalem would never be its capital. The result was the al-Aqsa Intifada in which over 4,000 Palestinians and 1,000 Israelis died. Nothing the government of Israel or the government of the United States has done since 28 September 2000 has suggested that there will ever be an end to the occupation, that there will ever be an end to the settlements, that there will ever be a Palestinian state or that East Jerusalem will ever be its capital. President Bush at Annapolis assured Israel it doesn't have to do anything it doesn't want to do. Another recipe for failure. Americans in Cairo is a web site maintained by Americans who have spent time in Cairo who believe the occupation should end, the settlements should be withdrawn, the Palestinian state should be realized and that East Jerusalem should be its capital. Individual testimonials are being developed and shall be added to this website as time goes on. If you are an American who has spent time in Cairo and would like to compose a personal testimonial to add to this web site, please use the "Contact" link at the top or bottom of this page to begin the process of contributing. Americans in Cairo - personal reflections ©2007
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