ISRAEL'S 'USEFUL IDIOTS' - RISE IN HOME DEMOLITIONS BY ISRAELI OCCUPATION AS FRANCE SABOTAGES UN RESOLUTION AGAINST ILLEGAL COLONIES

According to the United Nations, Israel has destroyed 588 structures in the occupied territories owned by Palestinians, leaving 808 Palestinians homeless as a result, when the number of Palestinians whose homes were destroyed by Israel was 1177 for entire last year.

All homes in the Jordan Valley village of Khirbet Tana has been destroyed this year as part of Israel's drive to ethnically cleanse the whole of 'Area C' - which it directly controls - of the West Bank from Palestinians.

These numbers and the plans behind them have gotten practically no reaction from the 'Western' governments, who oppose any Palestinian attempt to oppose or end the occupation more than the Israeli occupation itself.

From the United Nations' representatives and its emasculated Secretary General the Israeli occupation demolitions get the standard laments about the end of the two state solution combined with the usual inaction.

In the latest episode, France's government pressured Palestinian Authority to freeze its attempt to get a new UN resolution to condemn Israel's illegal colonies because it supposedly hurt its own peace plan (one in a series of abortive French peace plans going back to 2011) - for Israel's government to announce afterwards that it won't attend France's peace plan meeting.

Israel's government then announced that it is ready to start 'direct' peace negotiations - as long as Palestinians don't demand that illegal colony building would be frozen and that these negotiations would include East Jerusalem, borders or refugees!

One has to ask is the 'Western' governments behaviour -exemplified by France in this case - just incurable, Panglossian naivety or them deliberately being 'useful idiots' for Israel?

Considering the apparent ease with which 'Western' governments like that of Hollande's in France take what to any outside observer seem like a large-scale public humiliation by Israel's leadership, the answer seems clear.

SOURCES:

Ethnic cleansing in Palestine: home demolitions on the rise

http://www.daysofpalestine.com/features/ethnic-cleansing-palestine-home-demolitions-rise/

Hamas slams PA, Fatah on delay in UN resolution against settlements

http://maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=771310

Netanyahu rejects French peace plan for 'distancing' Palestinians from direct talks

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Netanyahu-slams-French-peace-plan-as-distancing-Palestinians-from-direct-talks-452604

Israel renews opposition to French peace initiative

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-renews-opposition-french-peace-initiative-1613540710

Palestine slams Israel’s rejection of French peace plan

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/palestine-slams-israels-rejection-french-peace-plan-160428191248559.html

Palestinians protest surge in home demolitions by Israeli army

http://972mag.com/palestinians-protest-surge-in-home-demolitions-by-israeli-army/118476/

PA's UN draft resolution condemning settlements left in question

http://maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=771242

PLO slams Israel’s rejection of French initiative

http://maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=771331

UN: Four-fold increase in Israeli demolitions this year

http://maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=771336