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By Antony Loewenstein, published 17/11/2006Only international pressure on Israel can bring a nation addicted to violence to heel.
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Jewish settlers living in Bet El settlement near Ramallah do not get plates with an "R" on an orange background. They have yellow Israeli plates. In other words, in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Jews and Arabs have license plates that show their race. - ref. http://nigelparry.com/diary/ramallah/plates.html
A ban was imposed on 'Palestinians' riding in cars with Israeli license plates (Israeli license plates are yellow with black writing; 'Palestinian' license plates are white with green writing, so the two are easily distinguishable). - ref. http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2006/11/ban-on-palestinians-in-cars-with.html
President Jimmy Carter's Book
“Because of powerful political, economic, and religious forces in the United States, Israeli government decisions are rarely questioned or condemned." ref. http://www.forward.com/articles/carter-book-slaps-israel-with-‘apartheid’-tag/
In April 2003 a "Roadmap" for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was announced by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on behalf of the United States, the United Nations, Russia, and the European Union (known as the Quartet).The Palestinians accepted the road map in its entirety but the Israeli government announced fourteen caveats and prerequisites, some of which would preclude any final peace talks. ref. http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=11400
Arab Countries
The report presented a harsh assessment of Arab governments' efforts to stifle political freedom, saying political participation in the region has "often been little more than a ritual" and elections typically preserve the status of "ruling elites." ref. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28316-2005Apr5.html
The report, which also charged Israel with impeding the political and economic rights of Palestinians, said the U.S. detention of Arabs and Muslims as part of the war on terrorism was undercutting efforts of reformers to make democratic changes in the Middle East. ref. http://www.saudi-us-relations.org/newsletter2005/saudi-relations-interest-01-21.html
All these quotes are from the first two sites of every arguement which i generously extracted for you.