NY City Council Trip to Israel Leaves Out Occupied Palestine

posted on: Feb 20, 2015

The email below is a report from a controversial NY City Council delegation to Israel. It was sent out today by Eric Koch, the spokesperson for City Council Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito. Notice what’s missing: nothing about the occupation. No visit to an occupied Palestinian site. But the usual pinkwashing. And fun times with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, who has pushed forward the Judaization of occupied East Jerusalem.

Or as Council Member David Greenfield tweeted: “Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat explains the imperative for a United Jerusalem to [Mark-Viverito and other council members.]” Or as Council Speaker Mark-Viverito reported, “Great convo” with Barkat.

The delegation is set to visit several sites inside the occupation. Let’s see who’s first to tweet the wall!

Source: mondoweiss.net