But the some 4 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank and Gaza,
and the several hundred thousand living in Lebanese refugee camps, are
living lives the opposite of the ones Jefferson declared natural. They
are stateless. In the West Bank they live under Israeli military rule;
there are a few civil institutions, but all of these can be over-ruled
by the whim of the Israeli army. Palestinians do not control their
land, water or air. In Gaza, the Israelis have put them under siege,
including the children and non-combatants in general. They aren’t
allowed to export virtually anything they produce. They have no port or
airport (both bombed by Israel). They suffer from massive unemployment
and even malnutrition. The Israelis have placed the Palestinians of
Gaza in a huge open-air concentration camp. With American and European
help.
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