Tag: The Jewish-American Hammer

NOVANEWS The Israeli-American Hammer-Lock on Palestine Israel’s occupation isonly made possible by unquestioning US support—but a day of reckoning is on the way. By Rashid Khalidi American President Lyndon Johnson listens to Israel’s Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, to his right, and Secretary of State Dean Rusk, far left, in Texas, January 8, 1968. (AP Photo) As we mark the 50th anniversary of the longest military occupation in modern history, some are celebrating. It is fully appropriate that these celebrations will include a joint session of the US Congress and the Israeli Knesset, held via video link. For Israel’s rule over East Jerusalem, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights is only made possible by the constant support it has obtained since June 1967 from succe...