The Iron Wall
From that day these words became the official and unspoken policy of the Zionist movement and later the state of Israel. Settlements were used from the beginning to create a Zionist foothold in Palestine.
After 1967 and the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, the aim of the settlement movement became clear – create facts on the ground and make the creation of a Palestinian state impossible. Thirty nine years of occupation and the policy started showing results. There are now more than 200 settlements and outposts scattered throughout the West Bank blocking the geographic possibility of a contiguous Palestinian territory.
The Iron Wall documentary exposes this phenomenon and follows the timeline, size, population of the settlements, and its impact on the peace process. This film also touches on the latest project to make the settlements a permanent fact on the ground – the wall that Israel is building in the West Bank and its impact on the Palestinian’s peoples.
Settlements and related infrastructures are impacting every aspect of life for all Palestinians from land confiscation, theft of natural resources, confiscation of the basic human rights, creation of an apartheid-like system, to the devastating impact in regards to the future of the region and the prospect of the peace process.
Palestinians and Israelis began the peace process based on a very simple principle: land for peace. Settlements destroy that principle and create a land with no peace. (Excerpt from theironwall.ps)
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The longest military occupation in modern history,the continuation of the Zionist dream of greater Israel,cleansed of non-Jews.When you see undeniable evidence of Israeli colonists attacking Palestinians and the occupying power standing by,not intervening or actively assisting the terrorist Jews this is By the Geneva Conventions,on the face of it,A WAR CRIME>An occupying power is required to guarantee the safety and civil rights of the occupied people,to protect them AND THEIR PROPERTY.Using cluster munitions and white phosphorous in heavily built up civilian areas,deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure,killing Police these too are war crimes and crimes against humanity.Will any of these war criminals,from the country still pursuing Nazi war criminals,ever face justice? sadly the answer is no,the world has stood by,nearly mute while this rogue state daily grinds life and hope out of the Palestinians.As the film states the US[home of the free,land of the brave]repeatedly uses it’s UN veto to stop CRITICISM of it’s “great friend” LET ALONE THE APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS to force Israel to make a just settlement with the Native population of Palestine.
Seems like hitler was right all along. Never thought i would type those words. But like the last guy said, palestine will be free one day. Isreal will be brought to a halt.
And the wall, what goes up most come down it’s the law.
THIS VIDEO IS IN THE WRONG SECTION. The Zionists’ apartheid wall is not a ‘conspiracy’ its a reality, I’ve seen it with my own eyes and been teargassed by the Zionist Occupation Forces for opposing it, and the reasons for its construction (ie, annexation and division of Palestinian land to prevent the creation of a viable Palestinian state) are well-known to those with any knowedgeable involvement in Palestine. This video should be listed under ‘politics’ NOT ‘conspiracy’.
ALEN- saying things as ridiculous and moronic as ‘Hitler was right all along’ is exactly why there is no pubic debate over Israel’s war crimes- they can always use the anti-semitism card to stifle discussion! Try thinking in future before typing such prejudiced stupidity.
Conspiracy:
1. the act of conspiring together
2a. an agreement among conspirators
2b. a group of conspirators
Conspiring:
1. to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act…
Granted “conspiracy” has become synonymous with “batshit crazy” however, there are even conspiracies about that, but this is still a “conspiracy” it just happens to be Political and Religious, and thus Societal, but this site doesn’t seem to support multiple tagging.
What is ignored in all of these “hit pieces” done against Israel, is that in 1922 the Council of the League of Nations gave ALL OF WESTERN PALESTINE (west of the Jordan river) back to the Jewish nation-in-exile and specifically authorized JEwish settlement in all “wastelands” and “state lands” of the former Ottoman empire west of the Jordan river, and authorized the reestablishment of a self-governing “JEwish National Home.”
So there are no “illegal settlements.” They were deemed “illegal” by those who chose to ignore the decision of the Council of the League of Nations. But in fact, the UN had and has no authority to OVERRULE the prior decisions made by the now defunct League. If it did, it could wipe away scores of national boundaries that were created after WWI.
So object to the ahistoricity of the premise that these reestablished Jewish communities are illegal. They are only “illegal” if you choose to supersede earlier legal precedent with dubious new ones. One has to provide the legal basis why a new ruling has superceded an earlier one. I have not seen that as yet.
The simple fact is, that it’s not just the Bible that says that the land west of the Jordan river is Jewish land, but the League of Nations in 1922, and reaffirmed in 1922 with the League of Nations Mandate said so as well. And the latter remains INTERNATIONAL LAW! As for the residents of these areas, they were no different than JEwish residents of Poland. Their residency did not entitle them to statehood, especially since there is no record of any Arab state having ever existed in any part of the land west of the Jordan river. The claim of the Arabs who call themselves now “Palestinians” is totally fabricated and without legal merit. If Jews or Arabs became the majority in Ireland and most Irish had left for America due to the famine, that would not make Ireland either Jewish or Arab land! The Land of ISrael was, is, and shall remain the JEwish homeland, and all others living there should have civil and religious, but no national rights.
To Jgarbuz
You should know that the bible was writen by jewish people.How do you excuse the invasion with that, mate.You are right Alen,
Hitler was right even myself not believing in the holocaust,It was a excuse to give them a country, I will believe for a sec to say Hitler didnt do a good job.
Well, my only answer to you is that I hope what happened to my family in Europe someday happens to yours.
And God Bless Israel, and curse those who curse her.
JGarbuz
The majority of Jews living in Isreal are converted Jews meaning they are not Semite they are European! Or in better terms Johnny Come Lately Jews. White European Jews were persecuted in Europe (along with other groups of people), so why didn’t Europe give them land?
The science of Genomics and DNA analysis has proved that the majority of Jews (over 50%) are of Middle Eastern origins, in contradistinction to their former Polish, Russian or German neighbors. The discovery of such overwhelming genetic evidence that a majority of Jews, dispersed for millennium, still incorporate evidence of Middle Eastern origins came as a surprise to most scientists including many Jews. While it is true that since the time of Ruth the Moabitess, that the Israelites have allowed non-Jews to join the tribe under strict guidelines, the fact remains that Jews have a provable link to their ancient homeland. As for Palestinians, many are the descendants of Jewish and Samaritan converts to Christianity and Islam. By joining the Ishmaelite tribes, they have weakened their claim to the Jewish homeland.
Please do not let the Palestinian people suffer any longer! Give them their state. It is really heart breaking to see a nation uprooted from their lands. Israel has already its land, now it is time that a viable Palestinian state is created. Palestinians have already suffered enough!
Kino, 6 million jews are dead, among them the entire families of my 4 grandparents. there are proves, if you deny it you are simply ******.
about the hitler was right thing, if there is a god, he’ll probably put you and Alen with Hitler in the same room in hell and feed you pineapples through you’re as*es. well don’t worry it won’t be so bad, you will get to hear the master mind behind the biggest planned slaughter in human history. surely that would ease up the pain.
The fact is that the Arabs have NEVER wanted a Palestinian state next to the Jewish state. This was proved in 1938, 1947, from ’49 – ’67, after 1967, in 2000, and today. What they wanted then, and continue to want now, is to delegitimize and eliminate the Jewish state and reoccupy it. Fatah and Hamas are just two sides of the same coin. One plays good cop, and the other is less hypocritical and more up front about it. It’s never been a question of “just give them their state” and that will end it! Hell no. You can feed a crocodile your right arm, but that only whets the appetite for the rest of you. The aim of both factions has the same goal, as indeed does the entire Muslim world, which is to eliminate Israel by whatever means works. Biblical Israel had to live with it, and so will modern Israel. That is to be a Spartan Jewish state and defend itself regardless of the stratagems and tactics used by its numerous enemies.
JGarbuz, you are right. and what you are doing is also right because you are powerful and as they say might is right. palestinians do not deserve to live. they are the most backward nation on earth. no education, no progress in science and technology no nothing. such nations do not deserve to live. they are weak. and weak can not survive. i wonder if israel belongs to jews as it was theirs 2000 years ago, why not pass a resolution in UN to make this world exactly like it was 2000 years ago. but anyways might is right again. i honestly think that weak do not have the right to live. honestly. i honestly think that israel should beat the arabs like hell so that the dead arabs may realize and wake up and unite and rise again. because i think it can either be israel or palestine and not both of them. another thing i dont understand, you again mentioned halocaust, would you mind telling me what it has got to do with arabs? cuz i believe it was commited by germans. so never use holocaust as an excuse whenever arab israel issue is discussed. but as i already said you are rightfully killing the arabs. because you are powerful and you have the backing of the only super power of the world. i give jews a lot of credit as they are the most influencial people in USA and therefore they can and are using (missusing) the only super power to their advantage not only in UN but also they can have whatever weapons they need or demand. on the other hand the palestinians have no choice but to blow themselves up if they have the chance to take revenge from israel. but they are terrorists. any arab who gets out to defend his land, his country is a terrorist. thats very smart of israel. declare them terrorist. not only them but all the muslims. they are all terrorists. i have also seen a lot of documentary clips on internet on 911 and it is now becoming evident that it was not commited by alquaida. jews were involved in that. but again another very smart move to convict all the muslims in the world as terrorists. i give you guys credit. but i also tell you one thing and thats that there is one problem with the muslims, i mean all the muslims in the world, we muslims no matter where we are, we feel for each other and we take revenge. this is your time, you are in power so do whatever you like. i wish you luck. but man will we take revenge and wipe you off the arab land and that will be horrible for you. you can missguide the world but believe me we know what you are doing. keep on doing it man. its your time. and one more thing, we have nothing against christians or hindus or any other religion. especially christians are our great friends. but i give u a lot credit for you have also succeeded in creating missunderstanding between them. keep up the great work
There are many Israelis and Jews all over the world who sympathize with the Palestinians. Many Jews see Israel as treating the Palestinians as bad or worse than Germany treated them. These are Jews who can be objective. Who can see that many of their fellow Jews have become just what they hate.
I feel bad for these Jews who do not go along with the treatment of the Palestinians, but seem helpless to stop it, other than protesting and/or speaking out about it. I can identify with that as an American who abhors U.S. foreign policy, and the aggressive, empirical arrogance of U.S. politicians, military and war mongering Americans. We do what we can, but some blame all of us for the atrocities of our government and military. This is wrong, just as it is wrong to blame all Jews or Israeli’s for the bad treatment of the Palestinians.
It is necessary to secure a love of all people in order to be objective about these situations. Then, and only then, can one be open to seeing all sides of suffering and abuse. Only then can there be rightful justice.
Another comment to “Christians” who support Israel NO MATTER WHAT because that is what you have been taught and trained to do. You might want to go and read your bibles, 1 Cor. 13. That will tell you what you are without love. Just a lot of noise.
You are right that the 1800 year old occupation of Jewish land by Arabs and others is the longest occupation in history. But if you meant the legal occupation of Judah, Samaria and Gaza by the State of Israel, it is only 43 years old. The US occupied the Philippines for some 46 years before it got independence after WWII. The US occupation of Puerto Rico has gone on since 1900, or over a century now. The occupation of Kurdish lands by Turkey, Iraq, Syria and Iran has gone on since the end of the Ottoman empire, and the Kurds don’t have an independent state. The Lakota Sioux declared their independence in 2007 after over 150 years of occupation, but no one is paying any attention to that. Maybe because they aren’t firing rockets or going out on suicide missions. The Tamils were recently crushed by the Singhalese army in Sri Lanka in their 40 year war for independence. So it is not accurate to say that the Palestinians (who never had a state or kingdom in all of history) are the only ones occupied. It’s just that the world has chosen to focus exclusively on this one case.
garbuz you claim the league of nations,and god are the justification for what the so called jewish people are doing.You obviously are not a religious man,not a believer.Jeremiah 29 7 make it clear,the three oaths make it clear god hasn’t called you back, if he had you’d have peace from the beginning, the palestinians would have agreed.Your god makes it clear where is your saviour he needs to come FIRST.”REGARDING THE OATHS THIS WHOLE ISSUE IS ACADEMIC EVEN IF THE REBBE WAS ALIVE,AND WE WERE TO ASSUME HE WERE THE MOSHIAC IT WOULDN’T ALLOW US TO VIOLATE THE OATHS UNTIL HE ACCOMPLISHES HIS FIRST MISSION,MAKING EVERY JEW REPENT.THEREFORE CERTAINLY NOW EVEN FOR SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES THE REBBE WILL BE RESURRECTED AND BE MOSHIAC WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO VIOLATE THE OATHS” no calling from god no permission to create a jewish nation, how can you go against gods will and still claim your doing it with his blessing.hypocritical liars and murderers i’m sure god has a special place set aside for you.
First of all, it is ancient Jewish land, and only “occupied” in a very narrow legal sense. There was no Palestinian state, so no recognized country was occupied. Judah and Samaria were occupied by Jordan in 1950 who called it the “West Bank” and since then has given up all claims to it. And Gaza was under Egyptian control, and Sadat didn’t want it back either. So there is no one to give it back to. What we are talking about whether the ARabs who call themselves Palestinians now should get a state, or should it remain under Israeli control, the way Samoa, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico still remain under US control. It is true that Jewish land has been under Muslim Arab occupation for a long time, as well as Turkish occupation, but all of that is of no relevance. The area is under Israel control due to defensive wars that Israel won, and the only question is what to do with them. I would suggest the “Palestinians” acquiesce to Netanyahu’s generous offer of statehood, but under conditions that meets Israeli security needs. Israel is in possession of it, and possession is 9/10ths of the law.
To Dale Gervais
Your ramblings about rebbes and gods are of no relevance here.
The Council of the League of Nations assigned all of western Palestine (west of the Jordan river) to the “Jewish National Home” in 1922. It restored the right of displaced Jews to return to their homeland and reestablish self-government. But due to Arab resistance, the UN in 1947 tried a compromise that would have partitioned it into a “Jewish State” and an “Arab state.” The Arabs went to war to destroy the JEwish state and lost. Maybe God was with us Zionists? Same in 1967. Obviously your God was with us again. The Land of Israel is in Jewish hands, but you say that Jews have no right to take it. Some might consider that slapping God in the face for rejecting His gift.I guess it depends on which rabbi you want to follow.
JGarbuz, have you studied up on international law at all? Have you read a single word of the dozens and dozens of UN resolutions passed against Israel, that the Zionist regimes have steadfastly ignored? Have you, in fact, read ANY non-Hasbara spewed history about your beloved Israel?
To DontThinkSo
If you know the first thing about international law, here are two articles of the UN Charter:
* Article 2, paragraph 4
“All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.”
(My comment: So where was the United Nations when Israel was attacked on the day of its birth in May 14th, 1948 by 7 Arab armies? Israel is a UN-AUTHORIZED STATE! Where were the condemnations of the attacking Arab states? Where were the UN troops to come to the assistance of beleaguered Israel when it was surrounded and being invaded? )
” Article 33
The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall, first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.
The Security Council shall, when it deems necessary, call upon the parties to settle their dispute by such means.
(my comment: The Jews accepted UN compromise, the Partition Plan suggested by UN General Assembly vote of Nov. 29, 1947. It was the Arabs who refused compromise.)
The point is, of what pertinence are these zillions of anti-Israel resolutions passed in the Muslim-dominated General Assembly, when the UN didn’t even stick to first principles of the UN Charter? The UN lost all credibility when it did nothing while the new-born Jewish state was being attacked from every side and fighting all alone against superior odds. That is why the UN is just a bad joke in Israel. It can’t be taken seriously.
I look back to ancient maps of the region and find things like this, http://www.unrv.com/provinces/judaea-map.php a map of Judea then cross reference it with this http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/middle-east/israel/map_of_israel.jpg A map of Israel seems like the same place. I feel that the argument is wrong. History of the region does show the right of the Jewish people to be there. As to the actions of those people I will abstain from any comment other than both sides of the conflict seem to be corrupt and violent from my outside perspective. As an American I feel our nation should walk away from this. It just isn’t our fight.
The US can afford to walk away from any fight it wants, and often does. You know what they say, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” The Middle East is about as hot as it gets.
The Israeli Woman they begin to show at about 19 minutes in makes me hate being American. Very pretty obviously intelligent, articulate, etc. Why is the US so short on women like this. To those US ladies that may attack me for that statement…If you match those traits you are of a distinct minority and you know it so take it as compliment. Sigh*
@ JGarbuz
I don’t think god intended anyone to own anything except their own body and mind. Would it not be against the grace of God to force anything on anyone seeing as the only tangible gift God ever gave US was and forever will be FREE WILL?
Here is a question, would you give a child a puppy, only to tell another child it is their puppy too? If you did, fighting would soon ensue. If you were a truly merciful and benevolent parent, you would supply enough puppies for all your children, would you not? At the very least you would teach them to share. (not that I am siding either way, I think the Jews and the Arabs are wrong on this one.)
I think the real problem here is that not only the Jews but Man in general has failed to realize one of the most Universal Laws. DO NOT MESS WITH ANYONE ELSE’S FREE WILL. God giveth and only God taketh away… isn’t that what YOUR bible says? Please ask yourself two simple questions before you take any action. “Is my motive loving and kind?” and “Am I taking away anyone’s God Given right to FREE WILL?”
I don’t think Hitler has to be right for Isreal’s actions now to be wrong… Just because a group has been victimized, it does not necessarily mean that they cannot one day become victimizers themselves. Children who are abused often grow to be abusers as it were.
As for the UN’s blessing somehow being the end word in this debate, in order to buy into that logic you would have to agree with the legitimacy of the UN, and there is a growing number of people world wide who question the UN’s authority and true agenda.
The UN is a group who has awarded China many awards, including one for Population reduction http://scr.bi/9CPwF6, while their methods for achieving this are well documented to be in violation of human rights (I am referring to their policy of forced sterilization) http://bit.ly/d1S0UH
Just because the UN decided to give this land to Israel, it does not end the need for measured and informed debate. The UN does not speak for me.
All human organizations are political, because people are political. Even private family affairs and disputes are political. So the UN, like every other human organization, is just a political organization, wherein Israel is heavily outnumbered by the Muslim anti-Israel states by some 57 to 1. Regarding the “legitimacy” of the UN, or its predecessor, the League of Nations, these were all just well-intentioned attempts – pushed mainly by the United States – to try to bring some kind of “law and order” to inter-state relations.
Prior to the League of Nations, the rule was simple: if you conquered it, you owned it. Wars of conquest were the norm, not the exception. It was considered admirable and even glorious to conquer and rob the resources of your neighbor. The idea that war was wrong, or that people should have some “right of self-determination” was as radical as the abolition of slavery! The League of Nations after WWI was a truly first major attempt to seriously outlaw war, but alas, it ultimately failed to rein in Mussolini, Hitler and Japan, which led to WWII and its demise. After WWII, the US decided to try a new United Nations in which it was going to play a leading role, unlike the previous League where the US was stopped from joining the the Republican majority in Congress, and the isolationist desire of the majority of Americans. But if the UN cannot stop Iran or North Korea or anyone else from acquiring nukes in an illegal manner, it’s time may run out as well.
Anyhow, the League of Nations did rule that the “Jewish National Home” was in Palestine back in 1920, and the UN General Assembly voted to allow a “JEwish State” in 1947. Whether any of that was “right” or “wrong” is pretty irrelevant at this point. The Jewish state exists and can only be eliminated by force.