Friday, April 12, 2002

Apache Helicopters and Tomatoes.



I spent the day with people from Palestinian Water Authority documenting the systematic ways in which the Israeli occupation has excavated, dug up, shot at, destroyed water systems all over the West Bank.

I’ll give you a more detailed report soon, but let’s just say it’s just heinous.

It’s important to compare what American support has been given to Israel with support for Palestine.

U.S. support has brought Apache helicopter gunships firing machine gun bullets and missiles into civilian communities. US support has given Israel F-16 and F-15 fighter jets that rain down bombs and missiles on Palestinian refugee camps. US support has meant the tank shells and bullets that have killed over 1,500 Palestinians and injured over 30,000. The US support is translated in the giant military bulldozers supplied by Caterpiller, Inc…that have demolished the Jenin Refugee Camp.

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