United States presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has made no secret of her love for Israel, jumping on every opportunity to pledge her support in all circumstances.
But the Democratic front-runner has now trotted out a tired old trope: "The Jewish state is a modern day miracle—a vibrant bloom in the middle of a desert—and we must nurture and protect it."
Clinton said that line in a letter to David and Susie Stern, according to Mondoweiss . The letter was yet another pledge from Clinton to oppose the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) Movement – or any other effort to hold Israel accountable for its decades long occupation of Palestinian lands.
While Clinton might be under the impression that the Zionists arrived in a deserted Palestine and "made it bloom," that is the result of decades of Israeli propaganda designed to minimize Palestinian claims to the land.
Here's 5 images from the United States Library of Congress, so that Clinton can see that Palestine was no desert wilderness before the formation of the state of Israel:
Native of Palestine working with an ox and an ass, Holy Land, circa 1890-1900.
Nebi-Samuel, circa 1890.
Panoramic view, Tiberias, circa 1890-1900.
General view of the well of David, Bethlehem, 1890-1900.
Hebron, 1890-1900.
Unfortunately, this is how it's become:
Separation barrier in West Bank, near Khirbet el-Maqatir.