At times, it seems for those who wish to blame Israel for the lack of peace in the Middle East, there is nothing the Palestinians could do to reassess their thinking. But surely even the most dedicated finder of fault with Israel would have to be shocked by the latest outrage promoted by the official television station of the Palestinian Authority. PA TV runs a show titled “For You,” which is dedicated to stories about Arab prisoners being held in Israeli jails. But last week’s edition broke new ground when it comes to promoting contempt for the value of Jewish life among Palestinians.
The show, which was broadcast twice last week, featured Hakim Awad, a Palestinian who was sentenced to five life sentences last summer for taking part in the cold-blooded murder of a Jewish family in the settlement of Itamar. Hakim and his cousin Amjad Awad stabbed to death Udi and Ruth Fogel and three of their children: 11-year-old Yoav, 4-year-old Elad, and Hadas, a four-month-old baby. But the official television station of the U.S.-funded PA treated Awad as a “hero” and a “legend.”
The show featured the prisoner’s aunt and mother praising him while directly acknowledging his participation in the killings of the Fogel family. The host responded saying, “We also wish them [the murderers] well.” The watchdog group Palestine Media Watch reported the broadcast.
Critics of PMW claim it and other groups that monitor the Arab media cherry-pick incendiary quotes and take them out of context. But there is no way to explain or rationalize the PA’s decision to broadcast shows that glorify terrorists who kill Jewish children. However, this issue is about more than the culpability of PA President Mahmoud Abbas and the rest of the Fatah-run Authority (though perhaps soon it will be run by Hamas). The reason why such programs are broadcast is they reflect Palestinian popular opinion which views the murder of Jews as justifiable.
It must be understood that as long as the PA promotes such sentiments, peace is impossible. Until the day comes when a Palestinian government is prepared to teach its people that slaughtering Jews is wrong, there is simply no way it will ever sign an accord that recognizes the legitimacy of a Jewish state–no matter where its borders are drawn.
Why did you and the rest atCommentary crapall over Gingrich when he gave you all an opening to speak the truth about the legitimacy (or lack thereof) of the 'Palestinians'? n nWas it not clear to you then that they had no interest in a peace agreement, have no interest, and never will have any interest in anything that leaves Israel standing? n nTheir culture is founded upon the basis that Israel and the Jews in their land must be destroyed, rubbed out, killed like the lambs and goats that hang, skinned, in their markets. n nTrying to get the media/left to take note and understand is a fool's errand. The narrative is 'settled'. n nAgain, perhaps it is time to push the truth, for a change, rather than try and dance around it with PC formulations that have zero effect?
Exactly right.
I think both Romney and Gingrich delivered compelling points. On one hand, Romney knows that if the U.S. makes statements about Israel that are far to the right of international discourse, while Israel appears to the left of the U.S., it could promote cognitive dissonance, and compromise how seriously American statements are taken. On the other hand, Israel has failed to amply convey its own interests, and has yielded in the muck of international hostility from which there is no redemption. Maybe the U.S. should indicate to Israel that it's okay to have a backbone. n nBut all of this is so many stars away from Obama. Tragic, isn't it?
Part i: Interesting how much computer 'ink' is being used on CM descrediting the Palestinians very existence. Seems to me that Saladin did an honorable thing allowing you interloper Jews and other people of Jerusalem to escape certain death from his Arab army or much the the Jewish claims to Jerusalem would have disappeared centuries ago.
You realize you are now just justifying the murder of Jews? Interlopers? Is this it? Your big trick? Your dog at least does that funny thing where he "sings" to Iron Maiden songs. What, is every neuronal path in between your ears mediated by a molecule of decaying meth? The claims to Jerusalem were established millennia ago–meanwhile you dream of a world-wide end to the Jewish problem in the "den" in your parents home. Such grand visions from nowhere. You are your own private idaho. Getting sleepy. Getting sleepy. zzzzzz.
Two points of information: n n1.The State Department spokesperson did not mention nor in any manner condemn this act in the press briefing today. n n2. The journalists who cover the Sate Department, especially Matt Lee, a well-known critic of Israel, did not think to ask State about their reaction. Not one journalist thought it was worth a single question. n n
Part II: Now, back in Kahzaria the embryonic Jews established the ground rules for their infecftion of the Goyims territories to the north – Czarist Russia, Eukraine, Poland, Hungry, Germany and finally Spain – Arrrrg! What the CM riff-faff fails to consider is that Palestinians and Jews lived in harmony in Palestine until the Zionist T-Rex 'meat-eaters' arrived. Sooo, the murder of Palestinians also included the murder of Jews by the ZioNazi (not so semitic) barbarians – why don't you admit it 'cabrones?' If the Palestinian wants the Middle East Judenrein, you have only to blame your killer anscestors that 'poisoned the well' upon their arrival into Palestine courtesy of Messer Balfour and the conniving Zionists that helped him put together that racist Barfour Declaration.
These Khazari T-Rex (no news carrying for you, dude) well-poisoning agents of infection (it is not so often that we have ant-Semites–yeah they're semitic too –in this day and age actually taking up Hitler's fear of blood infection even under the pretense of showoff metaphor, not that it is) and the incoherent (your virulent phobia of Judaism hardly requires the pretext, this illiterate ahistorical mish-mash) fantasy of some eden of "Jews and Palestinians" living in harmony "in Palestine" until, well, Jews came into their neighborhoods–all of this is, you realize, a voluntary self-infection, as if you had magically discovered a way to skip over the messy realities of the pleasures of sex and leap directly into the auto-metastases of Syphilitic dementia–(Hooray for you!), a carefully nurtured fever state, your own special reality. Hans Doorstop in Not So Magic Mountain if you get the drift. n nLucky you! Conceivably, God forbid, "Palestine" could be Judenrein but you can never be. n nAnd the Jews haunting you don't exist to begin with. n nCome on you painter, you prisser, and shine! n nNah. Black holes in the sky. n nMeanwhile Commentary is infested by a snarky dybbuk. n nWake up.
(((Yawn)))
Part III: As for the Romney/Gingrich melodrama concering the Palestinians you have only to count the millions these two 'losers' have received from AIPAC and that prunefaced casino 'bandit' with the bloodshot eyes (From counting the casino's winnings 24/7 one must assume) Alterman and his 'tainted; millions which attempt to 'buy' a US 'disposable' president for that 1/2 acre of Zionist hell prove only one thing – The Jews worship of money has become an addiction which in the end will kill them being that nothing has more evil and germs than money and the G-dless Zionists..
@theazcowboy please spare us a Part IV. Your anti-Zionist diatribes spiced with titbits of anti-Semitism do nothing but rehash the old tropes and canards that are trumpeted by the typical Jew haters. You have tried to concoct a few newies of your own e.g. G-dless Zionists. Who were these fictitious Palestinians living in harmony with Jews? What is so racist about getting an assurance from the British that one day you might have your own tiny state amidst a sea of Arab nations? And anyway what do your remarks have to do with the article?
Living 'Off the dole? I insist you are talking about the flea infected smelly para-military Settlers, dah?
No the Palestinians. Israel as a whole has a functioning technical and commercial sector–for example Israelis designed the Intel chips used in the current laptop PCs and portions of the code for IBM's super computers and the medical sector etc. The Palestinian economy is literally dependent in its near totality on foreign largess. Not aid. Sustenance. As for the fleas and the smells, your "den" is your own business. Everywhere is not you. Clean it up already.
Baby killers also build super computer chips, huh? The interesting part is that the Jews sell US military technology to the Chinese (The US AIM-X Sidewinder missiles, DBA: Israeli Python air-to-air-missile – India, US AIWAC technology and Patriot missile technology – so quit giving Israel credit for commercial and military technology it steals from the US/EU nations. Even the old israeli Lavi fighter that was not built by Israel because of all the US technology tthat was stolen from US fighter plane developers – now flies as the Chinese F-10 5th generation fighter.
You'd also be on welfare if some bastard came along and destroyed your industrial facilities, withheld your tax revenues, bombed your water and sewer facilities and bulldozed your homes, businesses and commercial enterprises, thugs! If the Palestinians were demanding and receiving $3b a year+ they would be doing A-OK also. And if the 'cheap ass' US Jewish Federations were taking care of the Jews entering the US instead of shamelessly turning them over to Sec-8 rent subsidies, free Medical/Dentel care, free pensions and disability payments for Jews that have not contributed a penny into Social Security, free scholorships and pell grants for their kids the US Taxpayer wouldn't feel so 'screwed over' by the parasite Jews that instead spend millions 'buying' assholes like Mitt and Newt and the rest of the pro-Israel whores and pimps in the .US Congress.
So all those illegals are Jews?r nGoodbye America if this is what you have voting for you.