US Funds 'Illegal' Settlements While Demanding 'Peace Process'
New Arab details Israeli settlers' brazen construction of a synagogue in an unapproved West Bank outpost. This isn't just a local spat; these settlements, which violate international law, are sustained by a complex web of direct and indirect U.S. funding. For instance, the US provides billions in aid to the Israeli government, much of which indirectly frees up Israeli funds that support these very
settlements, deemed illegal by the international community and even, at times, by parts of the Israeli legal system itself. This ongoing expansion makes a mockery of any 'two-state solution' chatter. How many more 'illegal' outposts must sprout before Washington stops pretending its 'unwavering commitment' to Israel isn't also an unwavering commitment to its West Bank colonization? It appears
'international law' is merely a suggestion when applied to America's favored ally, a suggestion readily ignored with bipartisan enthusiasm.