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By David Singer, published 30/8/2012While the Israeli Foreign Minister's letter to the EU is not official, they cannot ignore it.
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This man should be honoured by inclusion in the list of “Righteous among the Nations”, those who “people risked their lives or their liberty and position to help Jews during the Holocaust”. The list is compiled the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, but to date this gentleman has not been included.
Why not? Because he was assassinated by the Jewish terrorist group under the orders of a future Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Shamir.
Their reason? “because he disturbed our national ambitions”.
That man's name was Folke Bernadotte.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folke_Bernadotte
What is the 'national ambition' Mr Singer and the Israeli government holds for Israel? It is of course that they take the lot and ghettoize where necessary.
What will they do to achieve it? The equivalent of poking a sub machine gun through a car window and slaughtering one of the Righteous.
This article is just another case of smoke and mirrors from Mr Singer.
Just go down any street in Australia and ask the question; 'Even given that international law and the United Nations deem the Israeli occupation of the West Bank illegal they continue to demolish Palestinian homes and set up their illegal settlements on Palestinian territory. Do you think it is unreasonable for the Palestinians to ask that the stealing of their land and demolitions of their homes be halted before negotiations proceed with Israel toward a lasting settlement?'
9 out of 10 fair minded Australians would answer 'Of course!'.
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