Growing opposition to Israel annexation plans

Israel is the world’s 17th most crowded country. But Palestine ranks 7th, and unilateral, criminal seizure of another nation’s territory is not the way to deal with population/resource issues, or anything else, in any case.

There has been remarkable news in the last few days: much of the Israel lobby in the United States is in open revolt against the Israeli government to try and stop annexation of the West Bank.

The rightwing group AIPAC has for once given politicians a green light to criticize Israel over annexation; hardliners such as Robert Satloff, David Makovsky and Democratic Majority for Israel are urging Israel not to annex West Bank lands, and the Democratic group J Street is pushing a letter to Netanyahu signed by 28 Democratic senators saying it would “betray our shared democratic values” by denying the possibility of a Palestinian state, along with statements from nine Senate candidates. - Mondoweiss

Righteous, but at least for now it’s unlikely to be enough (read the whole Mondoweiss article). Among other things, the proposed record-sized package for Israel’s war machine probably won’t be significantly diminished, even in the U.S. House.

Meanwhile, a recent illegal settlement has been named "Trump Heights." No doubt a certain wretched, imbecilic buffoon is thrilled.