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from Al Hewar Center
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Did you know that non-Jewish Israelis cannot buy or lease land in Israel? Did you know that Palestinian license plates in Israel are color coded to distinguish
Jews from non-Jews? Did you know that Jerusalem, both East and West, is considered by the entire
world community, including the United States, to be occupied territory and NOT
part of Israel? Did you know that Israel allots 85% of the water resources for Jews and the
remaining 15% is divided among all Palestinians in the territories? For example
in Hebron, 85% of the water is given to about 400 settlers,while 15% must be
divided among Hebron's 120,000 Palestinians? Did you know the United States awards Israel $5 billion in aid each year? Did you know that yearly US aid to Israel exceeds the aid the US grants to
the whole African continent? Did you know that Israel is the only country in the Middle East that has nuclear
weapons? Did you know that Israel is the only country in the Middle East that refuses
to sign the nuclear non-proliferation treaty and bars international inspections
from its sites? Did you know that Israel currently occupies territories of two sovereign nations
(Lebanon and Syria) in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions? Did you know that Israel has for decades routinely sent assassins in to other
countries to kill its political enemies? Did you know that high-ranking military officers in the Israeli Defense Forces
have admitted publicly that unarmed prisoners of war were Executed by the IDF? Did you know that Israel refuses to prosecute its soldiers who have acknowledged
executing prisoners of war? Did you know that Israel routinely confiscates bank accounts, businesses, and
land and refuses to pay compensation to those who suffer the confiscation? Did you know that Israel blew up an American diplomatic facility in Egypt and
attacked a U.S. ship in international waters, killing 33 and wounding 177 American
sailors? Did you know that the second most powerful lobby in the United States, according
to a recent Fortune magazine survey of Washington insiders, is the Israeli AIPAC? Did you know that Israel stands in defiance of 69 United Nations Security Council
Resolutions? Did you know that today's Israel sits on the former sites of more than 400
now-vanished Palestinian villages, and that the Israeli's re-named almost every
physical site in the country to cover up the traces? Did you know that it was not until 1988 that Israelis were barred from running
"Jews Only" job ads? Did you know that four prime ministers of Israel (Begin, Shamir, Rabin, and
Sharon) have taken part in either bomb attacks on civilians, massacres of civilians,
or forced expulsions of civilians from their villages? Did you know that the Israeli Foreign Ministry pays two American public relations
firms to promote Israel to Americans? Did you know that Sharon's coalition government includes a party Molodet: which
advocates expelling all Palestinians from the occupied territories? Did you know that Israel's settlement-building increased in the eight years
since Oslo? Did you know that settlement building under Barak doubled compared to settlement
building under Netanyahu? Did you know that the Palestinians have already accepted Israel's existence
on 78% of what was Palestine. Bible: God said to Abraham, "Unto thy seed,
I will give thy land." Abraham had two sons. Ismael-the Arab son, and Isaac-the
Jewish son. So even if one wants to go to the Bible, the land would belong to
both. Did you know that Palestinian Christians are considered the "living stones"
of Christianity because they are the direct descendants of the disciples of
Jesus Christ? Did you know that despite a ban on torture by Israel's High Court of Justice,
torture has continued by Shin Bet interrogators on Palestinian prisoners? Did you know that Palestinian refugees make up the largest portion of the refugee
population in the world? WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT THIS??? ============== DID YOU ALSO KNOW... Did you know that in 1967 there were only 3 Jewish settlement camps, whereas
today there are more than 195? Did you know that there is absolutely no archeological evidence for the existence
of the first Jewish Temple? Did you know that the quOtation from the Bible regarding the Chosen People
returning to their land refers to the Negev desert specifically? Which means,
why are the Jewish people not living in the Negev (yes, of course it's inhabitable,
but that is the location as spoken by God)? Did you know that extra items for Israel are buried in the budgets of the Pentagon
and other federal agencies? There were $1.271 billion in extras in FY 1993,
$355.3 million in FY 1996 and $525.8 million in FY 1997. These represent an
average Did you know that Israel receives its annual foreign aid appropriation during
the first month of the fiscal year, instead of in Did you know that US aid to Israel accounts for $14,346 each for each man,
woman and child in Israel? Did you know that Israel has never been required to repay a U.S. government
loan? Most U.S. loans to Israel are forgiven, on other loans, Israel was expected
to pay the interest and eventually to begin repaying the principal. Did you know that most countries receiving U.S. military aid funds are expected
to use them for U.S. arms, ammunition and training. Israel can spend part of
these funds on weapons made by Israeli manufacturers? Did you know that, excluding all of these extra costs, America's $84.8 billion
in aid to Israel from fiscal years 1949 through 1998, and the interest the U.S.
paid to borrow this money, has cost U.S. taxpayers $134.8 billion, not adjusted
for inflation? Did you know that therefore the nearly $14,630 every one of 5.8 million Israelis
received from the U.S. government by Oct. 31, 1997 has cost American taxpayers
$23,240 per Israeli? ===== |
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