Why, I don't know. Did they really believe that a "people" who were
born from the mouth and mind of Arafat, whose sole identity is based on
the destruction of Israel and Judaism, would in fact embrace a party that promises to do just that?
The
Palestinians are not a nation, or a people. They had no past history,
no national identiy. They were born in the late 60's as part of a
tactic, and apparently a successful one, of driving Jews out of the
land of Israel. Direct war didn't work, so a war of attrition was
proclaimed, as well as a war that could appeal to the left; a pity us
war.
We are deprived of our homeland, boohoohoo. We are innocent. We are the ones who you should help.
So
the world sucked down their rantings and has equated their longings for
a land they just lived on for the longings of the Jew who had been the
rightful owners of the land, who have prayed for and towards this land
for all our history. And so every shot fired by a "Palestinian" was
condemned but excused.
So Jews were for the killing and Jewish land was for the taking.
And
the world is surprised when they are forced to see that the
Palestinians have no desire to be friends, or even peaceful enemies?
Amazing.
I am not surprised or even shocked to be honest. I am however, so saddened by everything happening to and in Israel. There are so many innocent people there who just want to live their lives (you and your family included ofcorse) and you do so among such turmoil.
Sometimes I am just absolutely ashamed of certain members of the human race.
Posted by: Ro at January 27, 2006 02:13 PMI'm not surprised, at least not THAT surprised.
Maybe this will be the proverbial last straw. Perhaps the world will begin to see the Palestinians for what they really are.
Maybe. We can hope and pray.
Posted by: Julia at January 27, 2006 02:31 PMI don't know how anyone could be surprised.
The only consolation is that obviously they are comfortable enough to allow their true colors to show, and perhaps the apologists will have to admit that maybe, just maybe, Israel might have had a point all these years . . .
Posted by: Anne at January 29, 2006 03:06 AMHonestly,Rachel Ann, I can't stand to listen to the news anymore. One guy was saying that if "we"(Americans) just stopped backing the Israelis then the Palestinians would be peaceful.
Is that the stupidest thing in the world?????????
Stop backing the Israelis????
Isn't that like letting prisoners out of jail and supporting them instead of the innocent public at large???? I had to change the channel.
People are morons and they are easily persuaded by propaganda.
On another note, I can't stop dreaming about Israel. Almost every night I am back there on my kibbutz. *sigh*
Posted by: Robin P at February 5, 2006 01:18 PM