Racism: Alive and Well In the U.S. and Israel

The media is reporting that three teenagers living in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine are missing, and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated, on evidence he has not chosen to share, that they have been kidnapped by Hamas. In response, he has unleashed a new level of terrorism against Palestinians living in the West Bank, with mass arrests and a new level of harassment that is shocking even for his IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) terrorists.

At this point the whereabouts of the three missing people is unknown; how and why they left, whether or not there is a criminal component and, if so, who is responsible, are also unknown. One hopes they are found safely. However, the outrage that Israel and the United States is demonstrating by this event is somewhat puzzling at best, and wildly hypocritical at worst.

In an average year, between 500 and 700 Palestinian children are ‘arrested’ (read: kidnapped) by IDF terrorists. In most cases, they are asleep in their beds when these terrorists break into their homes and drag them out to waiting vehicles. Their parents are not told where they are being taken; they are often held for weeks or months without charge, and without access to parents or lawyers. Multiple sources report that children as young as 11 are arrested, held and tortured in Israeli jails.

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