The renowned Arab scholar Professor Fouad Ajami, winner of a National Endowment for the Humanities Medal as “one of the most influential Arab-American intellectuals of his generation,” had been pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel for a good part of his life. However, as he got to know the Palestinians and the Israelis, in time he reassessed his views and became pro-Israel and deeply critical, perhaps even disdainful of the Palestinians. He wrote about his admiration for Israel and about his disgust for the Palestinians.
“On a barren land Zionists built a durable state. Under a long siege it maintained a deep, abiding democratic ethos. Arabs could have learned from this experiment but they drew back in horror. The Arab militaries and demagogues claimed they would win the war lost by the old order. They would fare no better.”
“The Palestinian ruin was a long time in coming. No other movement has had the indulgence granted Palestinians over the last half-century, and the results can be seen in the bravado and senseless violence...” “The Palestinians tipped power to Hamas whose very charter is pledged to the destruction of the Jewish state and the imposition of Islamist rule.”
“On a barren land Zionists built a durable state. Under a long siege it maintained a deep, abiding democratic ethos. Arabs could have learned from this experiment but they drew back in horror. The Arab militaries and demagogues claimed they would win the war lost by the old order. They would fare no better.”
“The Palestinian ruin was a long time in coming. No other movement has had the indulgence granted Palestinians over the last half-century, and the results can be seen in the bravado and senseless violence...” “The Palestinians tipped power to Hamas whose very charter is pledged to the destruction of the Jewish state and the imposition of Islamist rule.”
