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Tom Nilsson

The US gives Israel several billion dollars a year in military and economic aid, and has just sent a shipment of two-tonne laser-guided missiles to Israel.

THE international community could stop the conflict in Lebanon tomorrow if it wanted to.

Israel only acts as long as it has the green light from world leaders, particularly the United States.

The US gives Israel several billion dollars a year in military and economic aid, and has just sent a shipment of two-tonne laser-guided missiles to Israel.

The international community was responsible for setting up Israel in 1948 by giving away most of Palestine (despite the fact that the Palestinians live there). Therefore the international community has a responsibility to reign in Israel.

Israel continues to steal land from the Palestinians. Israel bulldozes Palestinian homes, and builds new settlements in the West Bank.

Israel is encouraging Jewish people from around the world to immigrate to Israel and help expand Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian land.

Palestinians are being denied drinking water because the Israeli Government is diverting water that belongs to the Palestinians into Israel and Israeli settlements.

Palestinians have little choice but to resist this, while Israel as the oppressor has the power to alter its behaviour.

Tom Nilsson is a Hobart resident with strong political views on many issues. He is the President of the Tasmanian branch of Sustainable Population Australia (wee www.population.org.au). He is disgusted by the current situation in the Middle East.