Nazi regime plan to retool occupation includes color-coding ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Palestinians
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Israel’s plan to retool occupation includes color-coding ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Palestinians
Jonathan Cook
Avigdor Lieberman. Photo: AP
Launched this month, as much of the world was on holiday, Avigdor Lieberman’s plan for the Palestinians – retooling Israel’s occupation – received less attention than it should.
Defence minister since May, Lieberman has been itching to accelerate Israel’s annexation by stealth of the West Bank.
His “carrot and stick” plan has three components. First, he intends to sideline the Palestinian Authority in favor of a new local leadership of “notables” hand-picked by Israel.
Preferring to “cut out the middle man”, in his words, he will open a dialogue with supposedly more responsible Palestinians – business people, academics and mayors.
Next, he h...
