Words are not enough

Haaretz, Jun. 1, 2012

The demolition of illegal construction in the Negev village of El Aragib. Photo by Eliyahu Hershkovitz
The demolition of illegal construction in the Negev village of El Aragib. Photo by Eliyahu Hershkovitz

 

strong rhetoric on human rights and equality is at best acquiescence to discrimination, oppression and inequality, and at worst, serves as fuel for continuing such unjust policies: If the Israeli government knows that the world is content to simply note its concern about human rights violations, it will continue to actively pursue the dangerous policies and practices against the Palestinian minority (not to mention Palestinians living under occupation ).