Ředitel B'Tselem: Hlas v Radě bezpečnosti je hlasem pro Izrael

"Většina politického establišmentu v Izraeli je v zajetí a bojí se, ale i kdyby 100% Izraelců hlasovalo pro okupaci v demokratických volbách, tak by to z ovládání druhých lidí neudělalo demokratické. V demokracii si lidé vybírají vlastní vládu - ne kontrolu nad jinými lidmi." Hagai El-Ad, ředitel B'Tselem pro Haaretz

"The United Nations Security Council resolution against the settlements will not bring about the end of the occupation. But the Israelis who have been fed endless lies by right-wing governments and their silent partners in the “opposition” have to listen to the wake-up call voiced in New York on Friday.

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Israelis who oppose the occupation must not fear to act and to speak out in every significant arena in order to raise a voice against the current reality and to demand a different future. Benjamin Netanyahu, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, opposition leader Isaac Herzog, Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman – all of them are in favor of one version or another of the status quo, or worse. Most of the political establishment in Israel is captive and scared but even if 100 percent of Israelis were to vote for occupation in a democratic vote, it would not make the control of another people democratic. In a democracy, the people choose their own government – not its control over another people.
Two months ago, we at B’Tselem chose to express the opposition of many people in Israel to the occupation at the United Nations Security Council. We believe that opposition to the occupation must not only continue, but also shift into higher gear. We must articulate this in New York, in Be’er-Sheva, in Ramallah, in Sussia in the West Bank and everywhere else. And one final fact: Trump will pass but our lives here will remain.

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