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Stephen Lendman |
Trump’s pronouncement ended the longstanding charade of a peace process
- dead-on-arrival each time initiated. It stripped the mask off Washington as an honest broker on any issues. It showed unforgivable contempt for Palestinian rights - revealed for the whole world to see, no longer lurking in the shadows, no pretense otherwise. It assured continued occupation harshness, apartheid viciousness, land theft, ethnic cleansing, and cold-blooded murder at Israel’s discretion, supported and encouraged by Washington. It leaves Palestinians struggling for liberation alone, the world community dismissive of their longstanding suffering for failing to intervene on their behalf. There’s no joy in Occupied Palestine this holiday season. There never was before, just lingering hope for something better one day, nothing ahead in prospect. The statement by Jewish studies scholars said the following: “We write as Jewish Studies scholars to express our dismay at the Trump administration’s decision to reverse decades of bipartisan US policy by declaring Jerusalem the capital of Israel, and authorizing the relocation of the US embassy from Tel Aviv, outside of a negotiated political framework that ends the legal state of occupation and ensures respect for the rights of all Israelis and Palestinians to Jerusalem.” “Jerusalem is of immense religious and thus emotional significance to Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike. It is the focus of national aspirations for both Israelis and Palestinians.” “We hope one day to see a world in which all inhabitants of the land enjoy equal access to the city’s cultural and material resources. Today, unfortunately, that is not the case.” “As the Israeli human rights organization B'Tselem has documented, Palestinian residents of Jerusalem endure systematic inequalities, including an inequitable distribution of the city’s budget and municipal services, routine denial of building permits that are granted to Jewish residents, home demolitions, and legal confiscation of property for Jewish settlement.” “In addition, Palestinians in the West Bank, unlike Jewish Israelis residents in that territory, require a special permit to visit Jerusalem’s holy sites.” “In this context, a declaration from the United States government that appears to endorse sole Jewish proprietorship over Jerusalem adds insult to ongoing injury and is practically guaranteed to fan the flames of violence.” “We therefore call on the US government to take immediate steps to deescalate the tensions resulting from the President’s declaration and to clarify Palestinians’ legitimate stake in the future of Jerusalem.” Signatories include: 1. Beverly Bailis, Brooklyn College 2. Mark Baker, Monash University 3. Elissa Bemporad, Queens College and The CUNY Graduate Center 4. Mara Benjamin, Mount Holyoke College 5. Matthew Berkman, University of Pennsylvania 6. Joel Berkowitz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 7. Lila Berman, Temple University 8. David Biale, University of California, Davis 9. Jeffrey Blutinger, California State University, Long Beach 10. Ra'anan Boustan, Princeton University 11. Zachary Braiterman, Syracuse University 12. Francesca Bregoli, Queens College and The Graduate Center, CUNY 13. Emma Brodeur, Syracuse University 14. Samuel Brody, University of Kansas 15. Debra Caplan, Baruch College, CUNY 16. Jessica Carr, Lafayette College 17. Flora Cassen, UNC Chapel Hill 18. Geoffrey Claussen, Elon University 19. Aryeh Cohen, American Jewish University 20. Rebecca Davis, University of Delaware 21. Laura Duhan-Kaplan, Vancouver School of Theology 22. Barat Ellman, Fordham University 23. Barbara Epstein, University of California, Santa Cruz 24. Robert Erlewine, Illinois Wesleyan University 25. Sara Feldman, University of Illinois 26. Sandy Fox, New York University 27. Ben Freeman, Harvard Divinity School 28. Joshua Friedman, Duke University 29. Olga Gershenson, University of Massachusetts 30. Shai Ginsburg, Duke University 31. Evan Goldstein, Yale University 32. Andrew Gordon, University of Florida 33. Erin Graff Zivin, University of Southern California 34. Ronnie Grinberg, University of Oklahoma 35. Chaya Halberstam, Western University 36. Rachel Havrelock, University of Illinois Chicago 37. Elizabeth Heineman, University of Iowa 38. Susannah Heschel, Dartmouth College 39. Jonathan Hess, UNC Chapel Hill 40. Curtis Hutt, University of Nebraska at Omaha 41. Claire Katz, Texas A&M 42. Gwynn Kessler, Swarthmore College 43. Rebekah Klein-Pejsova, Purdue University 44. Michal Kofman, University of Louisville 45. Rachel Kranson, University of Pittsburgh 46. Chana Kronfeld, University of California, Berkeley 47. Jacob Labendz, Youngstown State University 48. Yitz Landes, Princeton University 49. Timothy Langille, Arizona State University 50. Nitzan Lebovic, Lehigh University 51. Daniil Leiderman, Texas A&M 52. Brian Leonard, Boston College High School 53. Maggie Levantovskaya, Santa Clara University 54. Daniel Levine, University of Alabama 55. Laura Levitt, Temple University 56. Lital Levy, Princeton University 57. Andrea Lieber, Dickinson College 58. Ari Linden, University of Kansas 59. Joe Lockard, Arizona State University 60. Ian Lustick, University of Pennsylvania 61. Lindsay Macumber, Saint Mary's University 62. Shaul Magid, Indiana University 63. Charles Manekin, University of Maryland 64. Barbara Mann, Jewish Theological Seminary 65. Ibrahim Miari, University of Pennsylvania 66. Michael Miller, Liverpool Hope university 67. Sarah Anne Minkin, UC Berkeley 68. Leslie Morris, University of Minnesota 69. Eva Mroczek, UC Davis 70. Rachel Neis, University of Michigan 71. Judith Newman, University of Toronto 72. Anita Norich, University of Michigan 73. Jess Olson, Yeshiva University 74. Ranen Omer-Sherman, University of Louisville 75. Riv-Ellen Prell, University of Minnesota 76. Vadim Putzu, Missouri State University 77. Shari Rabin, College of Charleston 78. Randi Rashkover, George Mason University 79. Elliot Ratzman, Lawrence University 80. Emily Rogal, Harvard Divinity School 81. Na’ama Rokem, University of Chicago 82. Kate Rosenblatt, Emory University 83. Jordan Rosenblum, University of Wisconsin-Madison 84. Bruce Rosenstock, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 85. Michael Rothberg, UCLA 86. Adam Rovner, University of Denver 87. Nora Rubel, University of Rochester 88. Elias Sacks, University of Colorado Boulder 89. Alison Schofield, University of Denver 90. Benjamin Schreier, Penn State University 91. Joshua Schwartz, New York University 92. Naomi Seidman, Graduate Theological Union 93. Sasha Senderovich, University of Washington, Seattle 94. Joshua Shanes, College of Charleston 95. Nathaniel Shils, University of Pennsylvania 96. Anne Shlay, Georgia State University 97. David Shneer, University of Colorado Boulder 98. Maeera Shreiber, University of Utah 99. Larry Silver, University of Pennsylvania 100. Shana Sippy, Centre College 101. Andrew Sloin, Baruch College, CUNY 102. Rachel Smith, UCLA 103. Scott Spector, University of Michigan 104. Loren Spielman, Portland State University 105. Gregory Spinner, Skidmore College 106. Neta Stahl, Johns Hopkins University 107. Deborah Starr, Cornell University 108. Richard Steigmann-Gall, Kent State University 109. Mira Sucharov, Carleton University 110. David Teutsch, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 111. Irene Tucker, University of California, Irvine 112. Alana Vincent, University of Chester, UK 113. Burton Visotzky, Jewish Theological Seminary 114. Anika Walke, Washington University in St. Louis 115. Kerry Wallach, Gettysburg College 116. Mira Wasserman, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College 117. Dov Waxman, Northeastern University 118. Liliane Weissberg, University of Pennsylvania 119. Beth Wenger, University of Pennsylvania 120. Barry Wimpfheimer, Northwestern University 121. James Young, University of Massachusetts Amherst 122. Michael Zank, Boston University 123. Saul Zaritt, Harvard University 124. Sarah Zarrow, Western Washington University VISIT MY NEW WEB SITE: stephenlendman.org (Home - Stephen Lendman). Contact at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. My newest book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html |