What those in the Balata camp should do is organize one of those protest movements that was seen here in the U.S. in different cities, and they could hold signs which read Occupy Nablue and walk around all the new construction going up there to voice their dissatisfaction with their own living conditions.
The Self-Inflicted Palestinian Victimhood
April 30, 2014 by Joseph Puder
Palestinians are viewed on some college campuses in North America as victims of Israel, largely thanks to organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and their Islamist allies.
The professional propagandists in groups such as SJP are relying on provocative imagery in their attempt to portray Israel as the oppressor. This is patently false when considering the facts. The picture of an Israeli tank facing a Palestinian rock thrower, painted by SJP and others is inherently misleading, and is intended for the non-thinkers.
Consider the fact that 95% of the Palestinian people today are ruled by the Palestinian Authority (PA). There are no Israeli tanks in Palestinian cities. As to the rock throwers, they are no longer throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers, but are firing live bullets instead at innocent Israeli civilians, killing families with babies like theFogel family last year.
If the SJP and their ilk wish to do true justice for the Palestinian people let them demand that the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leadership provide the Palestinian refugees currently dwelling in dilapidated camps, permanent and adequate homes as the Israelis did for their refugees.
On a recent trip to the West Bank city of Nablus, this reporter observed firsthand the wasteful impact of US and EU aid to the PA, led by Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen). Standing on top of Mt. Gerizim, the worlds holiest site for the Samaritan community, mentioned in the Book of Deuteronomy as the blessed mountain, reveals a picture that speaks a thousand words. In the valley between Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Ebal, where the city of Nablus is located, as well as the tomb of biblical Joseph, the vast Balata refugee camp straddles close to the southern edges of town.
There are no visible signs of building cranes or of any construction in this overcrowded and neglected hell hole. To the north and west, on the hilltops, where PA officialdom lives, building cranes are in abundance. New apartment buildings are being constructed, likely for the lesser officials. On the other side (western) of the hills, villas with gold-plated doors catch the eye of any observer. There is no doubt that these are the homes of the higher PA officialdom.
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The Self-Inflicted Palestinian Victimhood
April 30, 2014 by Joseph Puder
Palestinians are viewed on some college campuses in North America as victims of Israel, largely thanks to organizations such as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and their Islamist allies.
The professional propagandists in groups such as SJP are relying on provocative imagery in their attempt to portray Israel as the oppressor. This is patently false when considering the facts. The picture of an Israeli tank facing a Palestinian rock thrower, painted by SJP and others is inherently misleading, and is intended for the non-thinkers.
Consider the fact that 95% of the Palestinian people today are ruled by the Palestinian Authority (PA). There are no Israeli tanks in Palestinian cities. As to the rock throwers, they are no longer throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers, but are firing live bullets instead at innocent Israeli civilians, killing families with babies like theFogel family last year.
If the SJP and their ilk wish to do true justice for the Palestinian people let them demand that the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leadership provide the Palestinian refugees currently dwelling in dilapidated camps, permanent and adequate homes as the Israelis did for their refugees.
On a recent trip to the West Bank city of Nablus, this reporter observed firsthand the wasteful impact of US and EU aid to the PA, led by Mahmoud Abbas (aka Abu Mazen). Standing on top of Mt. Gerizim, the worlds holiest site for the Samaritan community, mentioned in the Book of Deuteronomy as the blessed mountain, reveals a picture that speaks a thousand words. In the valley between Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Ebal, where the city of Nablus is located, as well as the tomb of biblical Joseph, the vast Balata refugee camp straddles close to the southern edges of town.
There are no visible signs of building cranes or of any construction in this overcrowded and neglected hell hole. To the north and west, on the hilltops, where PA officialdom lives, building cranes are in abundance. New apartment buildings are being constructed, likely for the lesser officials. On the other side (western) of the hills, villas with gold-plated doors catch the eye of any observer. There is no doubt that these are the homes of the higher PA officialdom.
Continue reading at:
The Self-Inflicted Palestinian Victimhood | FrontPage Magazine
