Israel Watchdog 'Denounces' Land Grabs, Government Continues Grabbing
Israel's Emek Shaveh reportedly 'denounced' plans to seize nearly 500 acres of Palestinian land around the ancient Sebastia site in the occupied West Bank. This 'denouncement' comes roughly 76 years into a project of systematic land acquisition since 1948, a project often accelerated by diplomatic hand-wringing and hollow international calls for 'de-escalation.' The Netanyahu government, which has
presided over historic settlement expansion during multiple terms, is hardly swayed by polite criticism. While Emek Shaveh issues press releases, US politicians continue to rubber-stamp billions in aid. For example, Rep. Brian Mast, who received $10,000 from AIPAC in 2022, voted for HR 815 this year, routing more military aid to governments that facilitate these very land grabs. The silence from
Washington on these 'denouncements' is deafeningly consistent with the financial investments made by lobbying groups into American foreign policy.