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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world's major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation. It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power – and duty – to bring a resolution. Please click on any statistic for the source and more information.
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Israeli and Palestinian Children Killed | |
133 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 2,065 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information) |
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Israelis and Palestinians Killed | |
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1,198 Israelis and at least 9,151 Palestinians have been killed since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information) |
Israelis and Palestinians Injured | |
11,502 Israelis and 76,718 Palestinians have been injured since September 29, 2000. (View Sources & More Information.) |
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Daily U.S. Military Aid to Israel and the Palestinians | |
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During Fiscal Year 2014, the U.S. is providing Israel with at least $10.2 million per day in military aid and $0 in military aid to the Palestinians. (View Sources & More Information) |
UN Resolutions Targeting Israel and the Palestinians | |
Israel has been targeted by at least 77 UN resolutions and the Palestinians have been targeted by 1. (View Sources & More Information) |
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0 Israelis are being held prisoner by Palestinians, while 5,621 Palestinians are currently imprisoned by Israel. (View Sources & More Information) |
0 Israeli homes have been demolished by Palestinians and at least 28,000 Palestinian homes have been demolished by Israel since 1967. (View Sources & More Information) |
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The Israeli unemployment rate is 6%, while the Palestinian unemployment in the West Bank is 16% and 45% in Gaza. (View Sources & More Information) |
Israel currently has 261 Jewish-only settlements and ‘outposts’ built on confiscated Palestinian land. Palestinians do not have any settlements on Israeli land. (View Sources & More Information) |
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| Deconstructing AP bias in reporting on current violence |
Once again, the Associated Press provides a blatantly slanted news report on Israel-Palestine. The problem is, AP’s slant is only blatant to those who know the full facts. This is the article that hundreds of newspaper wire editors around the US, most of whom have never visited the region and whose information comes largely from AP, are seeing. Read more |
| Against Our Better Judgment |
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| Recent Op-ed in the Orlando Sentinel |
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U.S. Massive Aid To Israel Must Stop by Alison Weir: "U.S. politicians from both parties have given more of our money to Israel than to any other nation, thanks to the multibillion-dollar pro-Israel lobby. In fact, the U.S. historically has given more aid to Israel than to all of sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America combined." Read more |
| National Summit to Reassess the US-Israel "Special Relationship" |
The summit was broadcast on C-SPAN on Friday, March 7, 2014. A diverse panel of experts, including former military and intelligence personnel, examined the relationship between the U.S. and Israel, and the impact of lobby groups on U.S. policy in the Middle East. |
| Israel-Palestine: The Missing Headlines |
Current news from and about the region largely going unreported by US media – usually updated daily. More |
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