Clinton bemoans Israel's ethnic cleansing but does nothing to stop it

So Clinton on her visit to occupied Palestine says the planned demolition of a further 55 homes (they've already demolished 88) Palestinian homes in Jerusalem, more accurately described as ethnic cleansing, is of 'deep concern'. Sure it is, but will the US do anything about it? Of course not.

She claims the US is committed to a two-state solution. In fact she is more committed to being two-faced - sweet words to the Israelis and the next day the same for Abbas and his misnamed Palestinian Authority that has no authority - than she is to justice for the Palestinian people. The New York Times said Clinton told Abbas today that she had 'pressed' the Israelis on the issue of the opening of the Gaza border, but we have no way of knowing whether that is actually true.

From the BBC

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem are of "deep concern".

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Palestinians on the West Bank are fighting back with the 'fifth international Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) – occurring in over 40 cities in Palestine and worldwide – will be held across the West Bank from 2-8 March 2009. Campuses and refugee camps in nine Palestinian districts will be participating in the global event'. more

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