European Parliament: Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu: Dissidents in the Canadian Jewish community are mostly secular and liberal. Most oppose the occupation, particularly Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, or at least their continued expansion, as has happened under Benjamin Netanyahu, according to The Star. The Hebron plan is being opposed by leading Israeli writers, including David Grossman and Amos Oz. The Negev plan has been condemned by the European Parliament and The Arab-Israeli peace talks may or may not succeed. But their resumption raises hope for an eventual end to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands. That has long been advocated by, among others, many Israelis and Jews in the diaspora. Or they object to specific Israeli policies. For example, several Jewish authors joined a recent petition by nearly 100 Canadian authors against the proposed forced relocation of between 20,000 and 70,000 Bedouin citizens of Israel from the Negev Desert and also a planned eviction of about 1,000 Palestinians from Hebron in the West Bank for a firing range. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.