The West Bank Is Not Occupied.

[nhboy]

ThinkProgress » Anthony Weiner Falsely Claims There’s ‘No Israeli Occupation’ In The West Bank And No IDF Troops There

"Last night, The Nation Institute hosted a debate between former congressman Brian Baird and Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and moderated by The New York Times’s Roger Cohen about the UN-commissioned Goldstone Report, which documented alleged war crimes committed by both the Israeli military and Hamas forces during the 22-day long “Operation Cast Lead” conflict in Gaza in 2008.

At one point during the debate, Weiner began to say that the West Bank was more relatively prosperous than Gaza in part because there is no Israeli occupation there (although there is an enormous blockade). Cohen pointedly asked Weiner if he was really serious in claiming that Israel is not currently occupying the West Bank, which is the position of the international community and the United States. Weiner repeatedly insisted that there was no occupation there, even going as far as telling Cohen he agreed that there was “no IDF [Israeli Defense Forces] presence there”:

WEINER: You can see a difference in the development in the West Bank with 11 percent year over year growth, with no Israeli occupation there either, with increasing access to checkpoints — "

 

[Mongo53]

Loudmouthed, rude, LIBERAL Congressman Anthony Weiner, doesn't know the facts? You mean like most liberals?

Yes, Nonno, Liberals decide on an emotional basis without possessing the facts. Anthony Weiner is like a broken clock, he's right every once in a while.

But thanks for telling us what we all already know.

 

[theHypocrite]

way too many of US elected officials have that reflex blind support of Israel even when that support contradicts American interests

 

[Mongo53]

way too many of elected Democrats have that reflex blind support of Dictators and aggressive nations even when that support contradicts American interests

Liberals keep talking about the lack of making principled stands in the Mid-East, except when it comes to Israel, then suddenly they become Machiavellians that believe any support of Israel contradicts American Interests.

Then we get treated to their one sided, incompetent view of events and always blaming Israel first, while they completely ignore the organizations in the occupied territories and outrages from the nations that surround them.