In poll after poll, between 70-80% of Palestinians support suicide bombing of civilians, and the world?s reaction is a big yawn born of a big lie.
Let me explain.
In all recorded modern history of warfare, hatred, and evil, including the Nazis in Germany, the Communists in Russia and China, Pol Pot in Indo-China, etc., there did not ever exist the obscene outrage of suicide killers. Even the Japanese Kamikaze pilots only attacked military targets.
The model and inspiration for Osama bin Laden?s suicide bombers who hit the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and all the other suicide bombings and shootings since then (e.g., the case in the Indian parliament, etc., etc.), is Yasser Arafat and the so-called Palestinians.
The concept that it is acceptable and praiseworthy to commit suicide for the sole purpose of murdering noncombatant citizens, as proclaimed this week by the Mufti in Cairo, the highest ranking Muslim cleric in Egypt; the adulation for people who kill themselves in order to slaughter innocent women, children, and babies; training and sending young men to destroy themselves just to kill old men and old women; this horror is the sick brainchild of Yasser Arafat and his cohorts.
He is the first. He is the original terrorist to bring this level of terrorism, this plague, to the world. He instituted this new darkness that now threatens all of us. He created the green light for others to follow in these bloody footsteps.
Hence, one has to be either naive or psychologically impaired to believe that giving Arafat and the so-called Palestinians a state of their own will turn today?s baby killers and their supporters into peaceful neighbors alongside the State of Israel; or that offering them huge economic aid with joint industrial projects will wipe away their deep-seated, bloodthirsty hatred and commitment to the destruction of the State of Israel.
Why this hatred?
It is because they have been brainwashed by their leaders to believe that ?The West Bank is occupied Palestinian land.? This phrase is repeated, as a given, by all the governments of the world and by the entire news media, etc., etc.
This idea that the West Bank is occupied Palestinian land has been accepted by almost everyone. Yet, it is, in fact, the greatest lie ever perpetrated on the whole of humanity.
If you think this is an outlandish statement, please read on and decide for yourself.
Palestinians claim that Palestine is their land, and that Jerusalem is their capital, and that Israel is occupying their land. To resist occupation they have the right to send suicide bombers into crowded bus stations, pizza parlors, etc., and kill innocent men, women, and children. And all Arab and Muslim countries support them in their claims and actions against Israel.
Because of this occupation of Palestinian land by Israel, because of this crime committed against their Palestinian brothers, all Arabs hate Israel and want to destroy her.
To anyone who is familiar with the facts and has an objective eye, all this must be obscenely offensive because never before has a complete lie, on such a large scale, been so successful.
First, if Arab animosity toward Israel is based on their love and support for their Palestinian brothers to have their own state, where was that love and support before the Jewish state existed? Where were they when the Kingdom of Jordan ruled Palestine? Why were they not accusing Jordan of occupying Palestinian land? Why did not the Arab world and the United Nations call on Jordan to stop occupying Palestinian land?
Second, where were the Palestinians themselves, with all their grievances and claims, when Jordan occupied the whole West Bank, including Jerusalem?
Did you know that? Did you know that for 19 years Jordan occupied and ruled the whole West Bank, including Jerusalem? Why didn?t they clamor for a Palestinian state then?
All this time, did we hear a word about Palestine being occupied by the Kingdom of Jordan? Did we hear anything about a Palestinian state? Or about Jerusalem being the capital of Palestine? No, we did not.
Why not?
Because there never existed a Palestinian people.
Giving them a state of their own today will only enable them to really go after what they believe is theirs, namely: the entire region of Palestine, including the Kingdom of Jordan. Yes. They covet Jordan as well. THEY WANT IT ALL.
Not too long ago they tried taking Jordan away from King Hussein. Remember? He repelled them? killing thousands. No one objected. No one said it is occupied Palestinian land.
The late Faisal Husseini, Arafat?s Jerusalem representative; a man who was cultured, sophisticated, and considered the most moderate of all the Palestinians, shortly before his death, expressed his true feelings in an interview with an Egyptian newspaper. Husseini said: ?We must distinguish the strategies and long-term goals from the political-phased goals which we are compelled to accept due to international pressures. But the ultimate goal is the liberation of all historical Palestine.?
The liberation of all historical Palestine! That includes Jordan, does it not?
The few Arabs who may really want a two-state solution side-by-side with the State of Israel are too few to matter. As soon as a Palestinian state is in place, these few will be removed or killed and quickly forgotten.
Add Iran to this equation.
As much as the Arab countries dislike Israel, Iran, which is not an Arab country, seems to hate Israel, and openly proclaims its desire, and intent, to destroy her. This is strange. Iran used to be a close ally of Israel; till the Mullahs took over the country. But what harm has Israel done to the Mullahs? I have never heard an explanation for this hatred. Perhaps the Mullahs are simply, and cynically, using Israel as an instrument to gain dominance in the region. It is quite clear that Iran, under the Mullahs, yearns to become the superpower in the Muslim world. This could be the way. Cozy up to Arafat; support the sworn enemies of Israel (i.e. Hizballah, Hamas, etc., etc.), and send weapons of destruction to Gaza.
Whatever the reason, Iran is now dangerously hovering over Israel, waiting for a foothold in a new Palestinian state. What do you imagine will happen then?
But Israel will not go silently into the night.
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Sharon Nader Sloan is a Lebanese American
Let me explain.
In all recorded modern history of warfare, hatred, and evil, including the Nazis in Germany, the Communists in Russia and China, Pol Pot in Indo-China, etc., there did not ever exist the obscene outrage of suicide killers. Even the Japanese Kamikaze pilots only attacked military targets.
The model and inspiration for Osama bin Laden?s suicide bombers who hit the World Trade Center in New York, and the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and all the other suicide bombings and shootings since then (e.g., the case in the Indian parliament, etc., etc.), is Yasser Arafat and the so-called Palestinians.
The concept that it is acceptable and praiseworthy to commit suicide for the sole purpose of murdering noncombatant citizens, as proclaimed this week by the Mufti in Cairo, the highest ranking Muslim cleric in Egypt; the adulation for people who kill themselves in order to slaughter innocent women, children, and babies; training and sending young men to destroy themselves just to kill old men and old women; this horror is the sick brainchild of Yasser Arafat and his cohorts.
He is the first. He is the original terrorist to bring this level of terrorism, this plague, to the world. He instituted this new darkness that now threatens all of us. He created the green light for others to follow in these bloody footsteps.
Hence, one has to be either naive or psychologically impaired to believe that giving Arafat and the so-called Palestinians a state of their own will turn today?s baby killers and their supporters into peaceful neighbors alongside the State of Israel; or that offering them huge economic aid with joint industrial projects will wipe away their deep-seated, bloodthirsty hatred and commitment to the destruction of the State of Israel.
Why this hatred?
It is because they have been brainwashed by their leaders to believe that ?The West Bank is occupied Palestinian land.? This phrase is repeated, as a given, by all the governments of the world and by the entire news media, etc., etc.
This idea that the West Bank is occupied Palestinian land has been accepted by almost everyone. Yet, it is, in fact, the greatest lie ever perpetrated on the whole of humanity.
If you think this is an outlandish statement, please read on and decide for yourself.
Palestinians claim that Palestine is their land, and that Jerusalem is their capital, and that Israel is occupying their land. To resist occupation they have the right to send suicide bombers into crowded bus stations, pizza parlors, etc., and kill innocent men, women, and children. And all Arab and Muslim countries support them in their claims and actions against Israel.
Because of this occupation of Palestinian land by Israel, because of this crime committed against their Palestinian brothers, all Arabs hate Israel and want to destroy her.
To anyone who is familiar with the facts and has an objective eye, all this must be obscenely offensive because never before has a complete lie, on such a large scale, been so successful.
First, if Arab animosity toward Israel is based on their love and support for their Palestinian brothers to have their own state, where was that love and support before the Jewish state existed? Where were they when the Kingdom of Jordan ruled Palestine? Why were they not accusing Jordan of occupying Palestinian land? Why did not the Arab world and the United Nations call on Jordan to stop occupying Palestinian land?
Second, where were the Palestinians themselves, with all their grievances and claims, when Jordan occupied the whole West Bank, including Jerusalem?
Did you know that? Did you know that for 19 years Jordan occupied and ruled the whole West Bank, including Jerusalem? Why didn?t they clamor for a Palestinian state then?
All this time, did we hear a word about Palestine being occupied by the Kingdom of Jordan? Did we hear anything about a Palestinian state? Or about Jerusalem being the capital of Palestine? No, we did not.
Why not?
Because there never existed a Palestinian people.
Giving them a state of their own today will only enable them to really go after what they believe is theirs, namely: the entire region of Palestine, including the Kingdom of Jordan. Yes. They covet Jordan as well. THEY WANT IT ALL.
Not too long ago they tried taking Jordan away from King Hussein. Remember? He repelled them? killing thousands. No one objected. No one said it is occupied Palestinian land.
The late Faisal Husseini, Arafat?s Jerusalem representative; a man who was cultured, sophisticated, and considered the most moderate of all the Palestinians, shortly before his death, expressed his true feelings in an interview with an Egyptian newspaper. Husseini said: ?We must distinguish the strategies and long-term goals from the political-phased goals which we are compelled to accept due to international pressures. But the ultimate goal is the liberation of all historical Palestine.?
The liberation of all historical Palestine! That includes Jordan, does it not?
The few Arabs who may really want a two-state solution side-by-side with the State of Israel are too few to matter. As soon as a Palestinian state is in place, these few will be removed or killed and quickly forgotten.
Add Iran to this equation.
As much as the Arab countries dislike Israel, Iran, which is not an Arab country, seems to hate Israel, and openly proclaims its desire, and intent, to destroy her. This is strange. Iran used to be a close ally of Israel; till the Mullahs took over the country. But what harm has Israel done to the Mullahs? I have never heard an explanation for this hatred. Perhaps the Mullahs are simply, and cynically, using Israel as an instrument to gain dominance in the region. It is quite clear that Iran, under the Mullahs, yearns to become the superpower in the Muslim world. This could be the way. Cozy up to Arafat; support the sworn enemies of Israel (i.e. Hizballah, Hamas, etc., etc.), and send weapons of destruction to Gaza.
Whatever the reason, Iran is now dangerously hovering over Israel, waiting for a foothold in a new Palestinian state. What do you imagine will happen then?
But Israel will not go silently into the night.
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Sharon Nader Sloan is a Lebanese American