Understanding Israel Palestine

Accelerating Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank


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Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, Director of Israel-Palestine Research at the non-profit DAWN (Democracy in the Arab World Now), speaks about the accelerating pace of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank,  which is raising fears of a new genocide. He describes the history of settler violence, the U.S. role in enabling Israeli occupation and apartheid, and what measures could prompt Israel to chart a different path. The co-author, with Sarah Leah Whitson, of From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine, Omer-Man says international allegiance to the Oslo two-state solution has entrenched Israeli occupation and prevented other countries from challenging it or developing new paradigms. Their book lays out an immediate  path to a more democratic state in which  Israelis and Palestinians have the freedom to decide on the future they want.
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Understanding Israel PalestineBy KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio