Talk to Your Child About the Dangers of Pro-Government Extremism

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Cop Block,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

“I thought the police were there to serve and protect”

My Commentary: Have you talked to your child about the dangers of pro-government extremism?

Discussing Israeli Settler Destruction of Hundreds of Recently-Planted Olive Trees in West Bank, Ramallah

The following correspondence originally took place on the Facebook wall of family, upon the post, “Israeli Settlers Destroy Hundreds of Recently-Planted Olive Trees in West Bank, Ramallah“…

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Rayn: Interestingly enough, this article is from yesterday.

It is also worth mentioning that the report also states, “over 7,500 olive trees were damaged or destroyed by settlers between January and mid-October in 2012, according to OCHA [Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations].”

Brooke N.: Sad. There seems to be no way open to secure the Palestinians life and livelihood.

Israeli Settlers Destroy Hundreds of Recently-Planted Olive Trees in West Bank, Ramallah

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto the Facebook wall of family…

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Settlers Uproot Hundreds of Trees Near Ramallah:
http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=667332

Israeli settlers uprooted over 600 recently planted olive and almond saplings in a village north of Ramallah on Wednesday, a Palestinian Authority official said. Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, told Ma’an that a group of settlers from Givat Ariel and Maale Levona uprooted newly planted saplings in the village of Sinjil.Daghlas said Israeli police opened an investigation into the incident.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Interestingly enough, this article is from yesterday.

It is also worth mentioning that the report also states, “over 7,500 olive trees were damaged or destroyed by settlers between January and mid-October in 2012, according to OCHA [Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations].”