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Please take a moment to visit and log in at the subscriber area, and submit your city & country location. We will use this information in future to invite you to any events that we organize in your area. The Palestinian Authority Celebrates Terrorists Who Killed Israelisby Daniel Pipes http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2010/05/the-palestinian-authority-celebrates-terrorists
While the U.S. government has a faith in Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority that borders on the mystical, some of us see them merely as the "good terrorists" (good because willing to talk to Israel) as opposed to the "bad terrorists" of Hamas (bad because unwilling to talk). Along comes Palestinian Media Watch to make our point in spades, publishing today an eye-opening compendium of tributes by the PA to a long list of murderers. Titled "From Terrorists to Role Models: The Palestinian Authority's Institutionalization of Incitement," its summary explains that "The PA's policy of naming schools, summer camps, sporting events, streets and ceremonies after terrorists fundamentally undermines the chance for peace." Written by Itamar Marcus, Nan Jacques Zilberdik, Barbara Crook and the PMW staff, it establishes in painstaking detail PA glorification of some of the most evil individuals in recent years. Take the example of Dalal Mughrabi, the 19-year-old woman who led the "Coastal Road massacre" in March 1978 that killed 37 civilians in a bus hijacking that killed more Israelis than any other Palestinian terror attack. Her abominable name has been immortalized through the designation of
PMW's report includes 100 examples named after 46 terrorists, 26 of which were reported in the Palestinian media in the first four months of 2010 alone. The report makes vivid the impact of these namings by imagining a Palestinian child who
Nor is the PA's glorification of violence limited to Palestinian murderers: "Iraqi insurgent Ali Al-Naamani committed the first suicide bombing attack in Iraq, killing four American soldiers. The Palestinians named a square in the center of Jenin after him. Likewise, Saddam Hussein has a Palestinian school and a road named after him." When confronted with criticism for exalting terrorists, the PA leadership shows no contrition. "Of course we want to name a square after her," says Abbas about Mughrabi. Comments: (1) Kudos to PMW for its extensive research. (2) What will it take to convince American policymakers of both parties that good terrorists are just as malign – and perhaps more effective – than bad terrorists? (3) The admiration for terrorists inculcated into children at a tender age in Palestinian society ultimately does more damage to Palestinians than to Israelis, brutalizing and dehumanizing them. Thank you, Yasir Arafat. (May 3, 2010) Related Topics: Palestinians, Terrorism The Unique Assault on Israelby Daniel Pipes http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2010/04/the-unique-assault-on-israel
No contemporary state faces such an array of threats as does Israel – indeed, probably no state in history ever has. Consider their range:
But it's not just the range of the assault, it's also the depth and the, well, creativity. Israel gets attacked for real and imaginary transgressions that no one thought of before. Here's the latest one, a real attention grabber, as reported by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA):
To its credit, CAMERA undertook a detailed research project on the allegedly racist traffic signals.
The report then goes into excruciating but necessary specifics to refute the allegations. An excerpt about an intersection on Route 60 in Jerusalem:
This entry will document on an occasional basis other unique assaults on Israel. (April 29, 2010) Related Topics: Arab-Israel conflict & diplomacy Why Do Israelis Permit Hezbollah to Acquire Scuds?by Daniel Pipes http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2010/04/why-do-israelis-permit-hezbollah-to-acquire-scuds
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said yesterday that Hezbollah now has "far more rockets and missiles than most governments in the world", an apparent reference to Israeli reports that Damascus had supplied it with the latest version of Scud missiles, capable of carrying a 700-kilo payload more than 400 miles with a far greater accuracy than those fired by Saddam Hussein in 1991. According to a report by James Hider in The Times (London), "The new Scuds could potentially reach any target in Israel, and officials fear their accuracy could allow them to target military installations with far greater effect than the Katyushas fired more or less blindly in the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah." To which, my question is: Why do the Israelis passively watch this arming of Hezbollah? Why do they wait for these to pour down destruction and death on their cities? Why not put down a red line and threaten to take them out before they can become operational? What is wrong with Westerners? (April 28, 2010) Related Topics: Arab-Israel conflict & diplomacy, Lebanon, Syria This text may be reposted or forwarded so long as it is presented as an integral whole with complete information provided about its author, date, place of publication, and original URL. | ||||||||||||
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