US 'Peace Talks' Continue Amidst 9,000 New East Jerusalem Homes
Al Jazeera reports Israel will advance plans for 9,000 new housing units in occupied East Jerusalem, a move experts confirm is intended to prevent a Palestinian state. This 'housing' expansion isn't new; Netanyahu's government has steadily escalated settlement construction for decades, notably in 2002, 2006, and 2014, each time after 'peace talks' or international condemnation. The US State
Department condemns this in carefully worded statements, yet continues to approve billions in aid, effectively underwriting the very actions they profess to oppose. (Perhaps they just mean 'peace' for a particular demographic.) One might wonder at the diplomatic acrobatics required to simultaneously promote a 'two-state solution' while funding its systematic dismantling. It’s a remarkable display
of political theatre, where the audience is expected to ignore the cranes and concrete. How many 'final status' issues can be unilaterally decided before 'negotiation' becomes an Orwellian distortion?