{"id":7970,"date":"2010-11-01T00:00:03","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T23:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=7970"},"modified":"2010-10-26T02:06:58","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T00:06:58","slug":"israel-and-palestine%c2%a0in-true-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2010\/11\/israel-and-palestine%c2%a0in-true-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel and Palestine\u00a0in True Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does believing and responding to these facts make one an anti-Semite in your eyes?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Israeli and Palestinian Children Killed
\nSeptember 29, 2000 – Present<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

124 Israeli children<\/a><\/span> have been killed by Palestinians and 1,441 Palestinian children<\/a><\/span> have been killed by Israelis since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information<\/a>)<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nIsraelis and Palestinians Killed
\nSeptember 29, 2000 – Present<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

1,072 Israelis<\/a> and at least 6,348 Palestinians<\/a> have been killed since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Israelis and Palestinians Injured
\nSeptember 29, 2000 – Present<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

8,864 Israelis<\/a> and 39,019 Palestinians<\/a> have been injured since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information<\/a>) Unfortunately, our sources<\/a> have not updated these statistics in quite some time. We are working to find more up-to-date sources.<\/em><\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nDaily U.S. Military Aid to Israel and the Palestinians
\nFiscal Year 2009<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

During Fiscal Year 2009, the U.S. is providing Israel with at least $7.0 million per day<\/em><\/a> in military aid and $0<\/a> in military aid to the Palestinians. (View Sources & More Information<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

UN Resolutions Targeting Israel and the Palestinians
\n1955 – 1992<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Israel has been targeted by at least 65 UN resolutions<\/a> and the Palestinians have been targeted by none<\/a>. (View Sources & More Information<\/a>)<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nCurrent Number of Political Prisoners and Detainees<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

1 Israeli<\/a> is being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 7,383 Palestinians<\/a> are currently imprisoned by Israel. (View Sources & More Information<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Demolitions of Israeli and Palestinian Homes
\n1967 – Present<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

0 Israeli<\/a> homes have been demolished by Palestinians and 24,145 Palestinian homes<\/a> have been demolished by Israel since 1967. (View Sources & More Information<\/a>)<\/td>\n

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\"\"<\/td>\nCurrent Israeli and Palestinian Unemployment Rates<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/strong>The Israeli unemployment rate is 6.1%<\/a>, while the Palestinian unemployment in the West Bank is 16.3%<\/a> and 41.3% in Gaza. (View Sources & More Information<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Current Illegal Settlements on the Other\u2019s Land<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Israel currently has 223 Jewish-only settlements and \u2018outposts\u2019<\/a> built on confiscated
\nPalestinian land. Palestinians do not have any settlements<\/a> on Israeli.<\/td>\n

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______________________<\/p>\n

Charles Mercieca, Ph.D.:<\/em><\/p>\n

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  • President, International Association of Educators for World Peace Dedicated to United Nations Goals of Peace Education, Environmental Protection, Human Rights & Disarmament.<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Professor Emeritus, Alabama A&M University.<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Member of the TRANSCEND Network for Peace Development and Environment.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    _________________________________________________________<\/p>\n

    Join the BDS-Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions<\/em><\/span> <\/strong>campaign to protest the Israeli barbaric siege of Gaza, illegal occupation of the Palestine nation, the apartheid wall, and its inhuman and degrading treatment of the Palestinian people: DON’T BUY<\/strong><\/span> products whose BARCODE<\/strong> STARTS WITH<\/strong> 729<\/strong><\/span>, which indicates that it is produced in Israel. DO YOUR PART! MAKE A DIFFERENCE!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    7 2 9: BOYCOTT!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      <\/em><\/ul>\n

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