Ann Arbor News · Ann Arbor, Michigan · 22 October 2000

CP-2000-006

Gore-Lieberman will likely support genocide in Palestine

Bill A. Cobb, Brighton

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“Gore-Lieberman will likely support genocide in Palestine. I have not heard one word, whether from citizens or editorials, about Joseph Lieberman’s position on the Palestine occupation issue.

After seeing the photo sequence of the 13-year-old boy shot to death in his father’s arms, it makes me think that the U.S. foreign aid program (both money and diplomatic support) is responsible for this insanity.

I wonder where Lieberman’s loyalty is on this issue: balanced for the security of Israel versus the sovereignty of Palestine, or imbalanced in a position towards eminent domain boldly taken by Israel. I can’t help but feel that those supporting Al Gore also wind up supporting the dismantling and genocide of Palestinian civilization (and perhaps others).

I’ve noticed a strong U.S. English accent in practically all interviews of Israeli settlers in Palestine, making me believe Americans are directly responsible for the problems there now.

If Bloomfield Hills residents drove out your way, looked around and decided to take over your backyard, on the grounds that their grandfathers wrote a book about it, would you sit back and allow it to happen, would you have a little Internet chat-room discussion about it to get consensus among participants, or would you resist up to the point of blowing them to kingdom come?

I think the first two options have been tried and failed. I have fear that round three is in the works. Where do Gore and Lieberman stand? Why aren’t more Democrats speaking out on this issue? I think I know the answer.”

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An election-season letter in a Michigan paper, three weeks after the death of Muhammad al-Durrah, which it refers to only as “the photo sequence of the 13-year-old boy shot to death in his father’s arms.” It runs between a letter about Nader and one about executions in Texas.

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