Americans are being bombarded with disinformation from their government and the main stream media about the Israeli “Operation Protective Edge” being conducted against Palestinians in Gaza that has resulted in the death of over 1800 Palestinians with about 80% percent of these deaths being civilians. Also, over 8000 Palestinians have been wounded and over 460,000 have been displaced from their homes. These brutal attacks have been represented as Israel just protecting itself from rocket attacks by Hamas. Fortunately, one of the alternative media sources, Democracy Now has been doing a good job of in depth coverage of the slaughter in Gaza while asking probing questions of various experts. We think Democracy Now‘s two part interview conducted with Henry Siegman helps peel back the myth that Israel is always the “victim” and sheds light on Israel’s founders’ terrorist acts committed even before its founding in 1948.
Part 1: “Given his background, what American Jewish leader Henry Siegman has to say about Israel’s founding in 1948 through the current assault on Gaza may surprise you. From 1978 to 1994, Siegman served as executive director of the American Jewish Congress, long described as one of the nation’s “big three” Jewish organizations along with the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League.”
Click to watch: (democracynow.org – 7/30/2014)
Part 2: Henry Siegman, the former head of the American Jewish Congress and the Synagogue Council of America, discusses the assault on Gaza, Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israel, and how peace could be attainable if the Obama administration reverse decades-long support for the Israeli occupation.
Click to watch: (democracynow.org – 7/31/2014)
