Americans for Peace Now rejects settlements as plague

The US activist group Americans for Peace Now has rejected the expansion of Israeli settlements as a plague in a Facebook post.

On March 30, the group posted a photo to its Facebook page showing the expansion of the West Bank settlement of Modiin Illit between 1997 and 2014.

Evoking the upcoming Passover holiday, the photo featured a caption calling the expansion a modern-day plague.

“A full glass of wine symbolizes complete joy, and during the Seder we spill wine from our cup to remember the suffering of others that accompanied our redemption,” the caption reads.

“Traditionally, we then recite the ten plagues; this year, we list ten modern plagues (starting with settlement expansion) — those that we have yet to overcome.”