Ted Rall for August 19, 2013

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Ignoring American complaints, Palestine has begun construction of new settlements on the disputed west bank of the Hudson. (Man: America has never really done much with these areas. They're grim and culturally barren, meanwhile, Gaza is overcrowded.) Americans say the Palestinians are stealing their land and making it hard to travel. (Woman: The Wa-Wa in Hackensack was run by my father and his father before him. But now it's behind their "security wall." But, noting their need to protect themselves from American terrorist attacks, Palestinians say that negotiations are pointless. (Man 2: We offered them almost everything, they wanted. But they keep attacking us! And they keep electing extremists.) Americans will pretty much keep throwing rocks and whining about U.N. resolutions. (Man 3: But the settlements are illegal!) (Man 1: Cute.)