Illegal settlements, land grabs and US tax dollars


Despite US calls for it to be halted, Israel has said that illegal settlements will continue in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem. Palestinians fear that the Obama administration’s words will not be enough to secure concrete action to stop more land grabs.  Al Jazeera’s Noor Odeh reports from the occupied West Bank in the clip below.

Meanwhile, a reminder of an excellent campaign in the US by the Council for the National Interest (CNI), who have put together these awareness-raising posters, also available for sending as a postcard. Overall, US government aid to the hafrada Israeli regime comes to almost $3 Billion a year. (Click on image for larger size)

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