The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation.
It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power – and duty – to bring a resolution.
See a detailed presentation below.
https://youtu.be/lV8wzL97_PE?feature=shared
Lecture by journalist Alison Weir at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists on February 16, 2017. Drawing on her best-selling book, "Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the US Was Used to Create Israel" (http://iakn.us/AOBJ-book), Weir discusses the issue of Israel-Palestine, its history and current reality, media coverage of Israel-Palestine, and the role of Israel partisans in promoting the Iraq War and in the continued demonization of Iran.
Weir is the executive director of If Americans Knew (https://ifamericansknew.org/) and president of the Council for the National Interest (https://councilforthenationalinterest....
The creation of Israel in 1948 was the result of a worldwide movement called Political Zionism, active in the United States since the late 1800s. After Israel was created, the members of this movement – which eventually became known as the "Israel lobby" – continued to work on behalf of Israel.
Today it is one of most powerful and pervasive special interests in the U.S. Among its many achievements has been to re-define the term anti-Semitism to increasingly mean criticism of Israel and/or support for Palestinian human rights. Another accomplishment has been to procure massive aid to Israel: on average, 7,000 times more per capita than to others around the world. The article she mentions near the end of her talk about Israel's long plans to fragment and destabilize the region is here: https://iakn.us/3ssUubU.
To learn who promoted the disastrous Iraq War see this.
Israel loyalists embedded in U.S. government pushed U.S. into Iraq War
Please click on any statistic for the source and more information.
Daily U.S. Aid to Israel and the Palestinians
Fiscal Year 2022
During Fiscal Year 2022, the U.S. is providing Israel with at least $13.1 million per day in military aid and $0.73 million per day in foreign aid to the Palestinians. (For information on expenditures on behalf of both populations, go here.)
Israeli and Palestinian Children Killed
September 29, 2000 - Present
Israelis and Palestinians Killed
September 29, 2000 - Present
Israelis and Palestinians Injured
September 29, 2000 - Present
12324 Israelis and 164038 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000.
Israelis and Palestinians Killed
by Rocket Attacks and Airstrikes, September 29, 2000 - Present
30 Israelis were killed in Palestinian rocket attacks and over 4000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since September 29, 2000.
Rate of US News Reporting
on Deaths Among Both Populations
A 2018 study of the Associated Press found that Israeli deaths were reported on at a rate of nearly four times greater than on Palestinian deaths. Earlier studies found similar or even larger distortion.
UN Resolutions Targeting Israel and the Palestinians
1955 - 1992
Israel has been targeted by at least 78 UN resolutions and the Palestinians have been targeted by 1.
Current Number of Political Prisoners and Detainees
2 Israelis are being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 5000 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel.
Demolitions of Israeli and Palestinian Homes
1967 - Present
7 Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians and at least 56502 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel since 1967.
Israeli and Palestinian Unemployment Rates
The Israeli unemployment rate is 3.4%, while the Palestinian unemployment in the West Bank is 13% and 45% in Gaza.
Current Illegal Settlements on the Other’s Land
Israel currently has 261 Jewish-only settlements and ‘outposts’ built on confiscated Palestinian land. Palestinians do not have any settlements on Israeli land.
Land Confiscation
The state of Israel, established in 1948 by its founding war, has appropriated approximately 91 percent of the land in what originally was called Palestine.
Source: https://ifamericansknew.org/
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