Israel: 'Unilateral Land Grabs Are Our God-Given Right'
When Israel declares it cannot bar Jews from settling the West Bank, it's not a new legal discovery; it's a reassertion of a 57-year-old policy of annexation by fait accompli. Netanyahu's government isn't breaking new ground; they're just paving over existing international law. Each new settlement, like those rapidly expanding in violation of UN resolutions, cements a reality few Western media
outlets dare to call what it is: ongoing occupation and displacement. The US, supposedly a proponent of a two-state solution, continues to fund this enterprise. In 2023, AIPAC spent nearly $4 million lobbying the US Congress. (OpenSecrets.org) Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch defender of Israeli settlement policy, received over $100,000 from pro-Israel groups in his last election cycle.
(OpenSecrets.org) How many 'strong condemnations' does it take for a policy to change when the money trail leads squarely to continued enablement?