Who Are The Palestinians " III "

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[JohnDB]

I think that one of the main points about Israeli existence is that it makes the prophet Mohammed wrong....a false prophet. You have literally billions of Muslims all following a false prophet. That is a major thing of why Muslims do not want Jews to have any nation anywhere.

If the Jews were to build their Temple it would instantly start a war. The current Dome of the Rock has cedar timbers in it that king David donated to its construction thousands of years ago....

They will do anything to keep Israel from existence....because otherwise they have faith in a false prophet....committed murder in this false prophet's name and everything.
Which is nuts to begin with.

 

[Sixties Fan]

 

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Israel’s military revealed on Tuesday that Gaza’s Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) was involved in a failed attempt to launch a drone toward the Tamar gas rig during this past weekend’s “Operation Breaking Dawn.”

The terrorist group’s unsuccessful launch of an unmanned aircraft from Gaza prompted Israel’s army to step up its efforts to protect the platform located 14 miles off the coast of Ashkelon in southern Israel.

During the 11-day conflict with Hamas in May 2021, the terrorist rulers of the Gaza Strip fired dozens of rockets toward Tamar, missing the intended target, which is protected by Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system and other defensive measures.

(full article online)

Islamic Jihad Tried to Launch Drone Toward Tamar Gas Rig: IDF

Illustrative: The production platform of Leviathan natural gas field is seen in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of …

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[P F Tinmore]

We are all occupied somehow. ~ Ahed Tamimi

 

[Hollie]

Internationally funded welfare buys a lot of death and destruction for the Islamic terrorist franchises.

Blood money: The PA has already paid $1,421,940 to the terrorists who blew up the Sbarro pizza shop murdering 15 and injuring 130 | PMW Analysis

Blood money: The PA has already paid $1,421,940 to the terrorists who blew up the Sbarro pizza shop murdering 15 and injuring 130

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Blood money: The PA has already paid $1,421,940 to the terrorists who blew up the Sbarro pizza shop murdering 15 and injuring 130​

Maurice Hirsch, Adv. | Aug 9, 2022
Today, August 9, 2022, is 21 years since the attack on the Sbarro pizza restaurant in Jerusalem. 15 people were murdered, including 5 members of one family, and 130 people were injured.
As a reward for carrying out the attack, the Palestinian Authority pays a total of US$8,937 (27,800 shekels) each month to the 5 imprisoned terrorists and the families of the 3 dead terrorists who were involved in the attack. The current total paid to the terrorists is $1,421,940. The monthly payment to each terrorist will continue to rise the longer the terrorists are in prison.

 

[Sixties Fan]

Al Jazeera has an article by "senior political analyst" Marwan Bishara that takes psychological projection (where people attribute to others what is in their own minds) to new heights.

Why Israel hates the Palestinians so much

To my mind, Israel’s hatred of the Palestinians is shaped and driven by three basic sentiments: fear, envy and anger.

Israel fears all that is Palestinian steadfastness,Palestinian unity, Palestinian democracy, Palestinian poetry, and all Palestinian national symbols, including language, which it downgraded, and the flag, which it is trying to ban.

Not only is he delusional in thinking that Israel fears Palestinian unity and democracy - he believes that without Israel there would be Palestinian unity and democracy!

Israel fears Palestinian poetry? Israel translates Palestinian literature into Hebrew! Now, how much Hebrew literature us translated into Arabic?

Palestinian national symbols? Who burns the other's flag again?

Israel is also angry, always angry at the Palestinians for refusing to give up or give in, for not going away; far away.

Um, this describes Palestinians perfectly. They still anticipate the day all Israeli Jews flee in terror.

Israel is also envious of Palestinian inner power and outward pride. It is envious of their strong beliefs and readiness to sacrifice, which presumably reminds today’s Israelis of early Zionists.

Zionists, early and contemporary, value life. Sacrifice is sometimes necessary but it is not an inherent value - no Zionists blew themselves up to kill random people eating out. No one envies those for whom life is worthless.

But the most delusional part is this:

Israel is most envious of the Palestinians’ historic and cultural belonging to Palestine; of their attachment to the land, an attachment Zionism has had to manufacture in order to entice Jews into becoming colonial settlers. Israel hates the Palestinians for being so integral to the history, geography and nature of the landscape it claims as its own. Israel has long resorted to theology and mythology to justify its existence, when the Palestinians need no such justification; belonging so effortlessly, so conveniently, so naturally.

Wow. Zionists made up myths to say Jews have a history in the land of Israel. And these myths were so strong that they managed to fool hundreds of thousands of Jews about their own fake history!

Israel has tried to erase or bury all traces of Palestinian existence, even changing the names of streets, neighbourhoods and towns.

Apparently, "Nablus" and "Al Quds" are ancient terms while "Shechem" and "Jerusalem" are brand new.

Israel hates the Palestinians for being the living proof that the foundations of Zionism – a people without a land settling in a land without a people – is mythical at best and violent and colonialist in reality. Israel hates them for impeding the realisation of the Zionist dream over all historical Palestine. And it especially hates those living in Gaza, for turning the dream into a nightmare.

Yes, Hebrew newspapers are filled with articles about how Israelis are really envious of Gaza.

The premise is laughably wrong: Israel doesn't hate the Palestinians.

It is bored with them. It is indifferent to them. They are an irritant. Israel already tried the peace route - and was rejected and given terror instead. Now Israelis just want to manage the issue, since Palestinians clearly do not want to live side by side with Israelis. Israelis to minimize conflict, because actual peace is not possible with this generation of Palestinians.

Palestinians are irrelevant. They are no longer regarded as serious peace partners by the world. It isn't Israel that hates Palestinians, but the converse. And one reason why they hate Israel is that they live in an honor/shame society, and they want to feel important, not marginalized.

Terror and Gaza rockets are puerile attempts to show that Palestinians still matter. Like a toddler with a temper tantrum, they want attention. And they will do anything they can to feel important and relevant. During wars, Palestinian Arabic articles are filled with photos showing Israelis running to bomb shelters, because they are so proud that they made a difference in some Jewish lives. Pathetically, it makes them feel important and proud.

But Palestinians hate Israel for other reasons.

Palestinians hate Israel because it is successful. Because it really is a democracy. Because it cares more about Palestinian lives than Palestinians do. Because it shows what a tiny nation can accomplish. Because the hated dhimmi Jews defeated them in their avowed specialty - war. Because it now has better relationships with much of the Arab world than the Palestinians do.

Arab projection hits new heights: "Why Israel hates Palestinians"

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As Palestinian Media Watch exposed, in his speech at last year’s UNGA meeting, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas demonstrated exactly why he is no partner for peace.

In a long diatribe, Abbas:

• Bemoaned the “catastrophe” of Israel’s creation;
• Rewrote history claiming that the Palestinians had never been presented with “a genuine and serious initiative to achieve peace”;
• Demanded that Israel agree to flood itself with millions of so-called “Palestinian refugees”;
• Whitewashed the PA’s continuous breaches of the Oslo Peace Accords including its terror promotion and terror rewards;
• Invented the occupied “Palestinian territories” (referring to Gaza that Israel captured from Egypt and to Judea and Samaria, that Israel liberated from the illegal Jordanian occupation) that were never under “Palestinian” rule;
• Reiterated that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is the “legitimate and sole representative of the Palestinian people”, even though the majority of Palestinians no longer see the PLO as such.

Abbas continued by setting down an ultimatum in which he gave Israel one year to capitulate to all his demands or suffer the consequences:

“To ensure our initiative is not open-ended, we must state that Israel, the occupying Power, has one year to withdraw from the Palestinian territory it occupied in 1967, including East Jerusalem, and we are ready to work throughout this year on the delineation of borders and solving all final status issues under the auspices of the international Quartet and in accordance with United Nations resolutions. If this is not achieved, why maintain recognition of Israel based on the 1967 borders? Why maintain this recognition?”

That year has now passed. During the year, as PMW exposed, Abbas and the PLO did a little more saber rattling about their decision to revoke their recognition of Israel.

Now it appears that Abbas has decided to double down on his goal of inventing the “State of Palestine” by demanding full UN membership.

In 2012, the “State of Palestine” was granted symbolic UN non-member observer state status, joining only the Holy See in holding that unique status. At the time, the PA’s efforts were led by terror-mom Latifa Abu Hmeid, who has 5 sons serving life sentences for the murder of Israelis and a sixth son who was killed in an attempted arrest, after he too murdered an Israeli. The only other place in which the “State of Palestine” exists is as a legal fiction in the International Criminal Court as part of its mission to persecute Israel and Israeli officials.

The 1934 Convention on Rights and Duties of States (a.k.a the “Montevideo Convention”) sets out the minimum requirements to achieve statehood.

Since it is clear that the Palestinian entity does not meet the conditions set out in the Montevideo Convention - i.e it does not have a defined territory; it does not have a permanent population; it does not have a government in total control of the territory it claims; and it certainly does not have the capacity to engage in foreign relations – the Palestinian leadership is trying to artificially gain statehood status via the UN.

The problem with the Palestinian approach is that the UN does not possess any authority to recognize the existence of a State. The UN can only admit into its ranks a “State” that already exists. According to the UN Charter (articles 4, 18 and 27) the UN can only admit a new state if 9 (including all of the 5 permanent members) of the 15 members of the UN Security Council recommend doing so and that recommendation is adopted by two-thirds of the states who are members in the UNGA.


(full article online)

Palestinians to demand full recognition of the “State of Palestine” in upcoming UN session | PMW Analysis

Palestinians to demand full recognition of the “State of Palestine” in upcoming UN session

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During a recent Tehran press conference, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Leader Ziyad Nakhalah offered high praise to the Qatar state-sponsored propaganda outlet Al Jazeera, which represents itself as a legitimate news outlet.

While Al Jazeera‘s anti-Israel agenda is well documented, the terror group leader went out of his way to praise the outlet for its coverage of the recent conflict in Gaza, which PIJ initiated.

During the August 7 press conference, Nakhalah “saluted” Al Jazeera, in addition to praising Iran’s Arabic-language Al-Alam TV.

It’s no wonder Nakhala loves Al Jazeera‘s coverage. It publishes articles with titles like “The names and faces of the 16 children killed in Gaza” that omit the fact that footage clearly demonstrates Palestinians killed at least four of their own children with misfired rockets.

This type of coverage is not an aberration for Al Jazeera, which seems allergic to telling the truth about Palestinian terror groups.

This delights terrorists like Nakhala, who said in the Tehran press conference on Sunday, “I would like to salute Al Jazeera, as well as all the TV channels, but especially to Al Jazeera, that broadcast live from Palestine throughout the days of the war, and it covered the news in detail, hour by hour, and minute by minute, and therefore I salute them.”

One can assume Nakhala did not intend to salute the Hezbollah-run channel that accidentally broadcast on live television a Palestinian rocket misfiring and exploding in a heavily populated urban area in Gaza.

Hamas requires foreign journalists to have a local “sponsor” to work in Gaza, who serve as guarantors for reporters.

(full article online)

Palestinian Arch-Terrorist Loves Al Jazeera’s Fake News | United with Israel

Ziyad Nakhalah gushed over Al Jazeera's distorted, dishonest coverage of the terror group's recent conflict with Israel.

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GAME OVER: Notorious Terrorist Runs But Can’t Hide From IDF | United with Israel

The IDF eliminated a brazen terrorist responsible for shooting attacks on Israeli civilians at a Jewish holy site.

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[Sixties Fan]

As sure as the flower after the rain come the obviously staged photos in the rubble of any Israel/Gaza fighting.

Like these:






I don't know if the AFP photographer told the subjects where to stand, or if the Palestinian terror groups that run Gaza set up an event for kids in the rubble and called the photographers. (As we will see, it is probably the latter.)

Either way, this is not close to spontaneous. It is staged for maximum effect.

The photos were taken in Rafah. Israel destroyed the building where Khaled Mansour, the Islamic Jihad commander for southern Gaza, was. The total damage is restricted to that building and surrounding buildings - less than one city block.




If you want to cheer up kids, why take them specifically to the most dangerous place in all of Rafah? Why set up a pop-up summer camp in on top of unstable rubble and exposed electrical wires, when you can move a short distance away and be in a neighborhood that looks like this?





And look at how many photographers there were to cover this story!




Photos like this don't reveal the truth: they are specifically meant to hide it. And the journalists happily do their part, to show Gaza the way Hamas wants it to be shown - and nothing else.

Gaza staged fauxtography 2022

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One of the dumber memes that came out during Operation Breaking Dawn was that "Palestinians have the right to defend themselves."





Given that virtually the only military actions by Gaza militants were shooting rockets into Israeli civilian communities (each one a war crime,) it is unclear how that defends Palestinians. Yet that is what these people are justifying: war crimes.

But there is a more fundamental issue: The idea that Islamic Jihad was "defending Gaza" is completely made up.

Islamic Jihad never claimed that this micro-war was about defending Gaza. It was all about...Islamic Jihad.

Their name for the fighting was "Unity of the Arenas," meaning that the message they wanted to give to Israel is that any Israeli actions against their terrorists and allies in the West Bank will result in responses from Gaza.

This article in the Islamic Jihad military wing website that declares that the battle was a success describes the goals and accomplishments from Islamic Jihad's perspective. And the safety and defense of Gazans is not even on their radar.

On the land of Palestine, no voice is louder than the voice of the resistance.. Once again, Gaza returns to the fore and the Mujahideen of Saraya al-Quds lead the stage of clashing with the Zionist enemy in the battle of unity of the arenas in order to keep the flame of the conflict burning with the usurping entity, and to confirm that Gaza is like Jenin, Nablus and Jerusalem, and that any aggression on the land and people are crossing all red lines and that all arenas will remain present to respond to the Zionist arrogance in all the cities of the occupied West Bank, and that all the desperate attempts of the occupation to eliminate Islamic jihad and resistance and break the rules of engagement that have been established by blood and fire will be broken on the rock of defiance and violence among the children of the school of (PIJ founder) Dr. Fathi Al-Shaqaqi .

The article is about a speech by Muhammad Hamid, a member of Islamic Jihad's political bureau, where he praised the fighting and described its goals.

Not once does he use the word "defend." Not once does he even mention the security or safety of Gazans. He does say, "the battle for the unity of the arenas is clear in purpose. There are no exceptions in the struggle of our Palestinian people, and there is no distinction between the blood spilled in the occupied West Bank and the blood spilled in Gaza, and therefore this battle has been of great strategic importance in the history of our Palestinian people."

Hamid gave two reasons for shooting the rockets at Israel. The first and primary one was as a response to Israeli arrests and attacks against terror cells in the West Bank, and the second was the assassination of terrorist Taysir al-Jabari on Friday. he was proud that they responded with hundreds of rockets within hours of the airstrike.

Notably, Hamid does not claim victory based on Israel's supposed agreement to release a couple of Islamic Jihad prisoners. In fact, Israel today said the opposite, that the Islamic Jihad terrorist leader Bassem Saadi will remain in custody for some more time.

Also, his words seem to lend support for Israel's charge that Islamic Jihad was planning a major attack in response to Saadi's arrest. Hamid is confirming that Islamic Jihad planned a major response to Saadi's arrest in order to "unify the arenas."

But defending Gaza? That is the least concern for Islamic Jihad. And the people of Gaza know this very well.

The Mehdi Hasans of the world who go on about "the right of Gazans to defend themselves" are doing nothing but defending terror. Just ask Islamic Jihad.

Even Islamic Jihad doesn't claim it was "defending Gaza"

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[P F Tinmore]

Israel already tried the peace route - and was rejected and given terror instead. Now Israelis just want to manage the issue, since Palestinians clearly do not want to live side by side with Israelis.

What a load of hooey.

 

[P F Tinmore]

One of the dumber memes that came out during Operation Breaking Dawn was that "Palestinians have the right to defend themselves."





Given that virtually the only military actions by Gaza militants were shooting rockets into Israeli civilian communities (each one a war crime,) it is unclear how that defends Palestinians. Yet that is what these people are justifying: war crimes.

But there is a more fundamental issue: The idea that Islamic Jihad was "defending Gaza" is completely made up.

Islamic Jihad never claimed that this micro-war was about defending Gaza. It was all about...Islamic Jihad.

Their name for the fighting was "Unity of the Arenas," meaning that the message they wanted to give to Israel is that any Israeli actions against their terrorists and allies in the West Bank will result in responses from Gaza.

This article in the Islamic Jihad military wing website that declares that the battle was a success describes the goals and accomplishments from Islamic Jihad's perspective. And the safety and defense of Gazans is not even on their radar.


The article is about a speech by Muhammad Hamid, a member of Islamic Jihad's political bureau, where he praised the fighting and described its goals.

Not once does he use the word "defend." Not once does he even mention the security or safety of Gazans. He does say, "the battle for the unity of the arenas is clear in purpose. There are no exceptions in the struggle of our Palestinian people, and there is no distinction between the blood spilled in the occupied West Bank and the blood spilled in Gaza, and therefore this battle has been of great strategic importance in the history of our Palestinian people."

Hamid gave two reasons for shooting the rockets at Israel. The first and primary one was as a response to Israeli arrests and attacks against terror cells in the West Bank, and the second was the assassination of terrorist Taysir al-Jabari on Friday. he was proud that they responded with hundreds of rockets within hours of the airstrike.

Notably, Hamid does not claim victory based on Israel's supposed agreement to release a couple of Islamic Jihad prisoners. In fact, Israel today said the opposite, that the Islamic Jihad terrorist leader Bassem Saadi will remain in custody for some more time.

Also, his words seem to lend support for Israel's charge that Islamic Jihad was planning a major attack in response to Saadi's arrest. Hamid is confirming that Islamic Jihad planned a major response to Saadi's arrest in order to "unify the arenas."

But defending Gaza? That is the least concern for Islamic Jihad. And the people of Gaza know this very well.

The Mehdi Hasans of the world who go on about "the right of Gazans to defend themselves" are doing nothing but defending terror. Just ask Islamic Jihad.

Even Islamic Jihad doesn't claim it was "defending Gaza"

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Given that virtually the only military actions by Gaza militants were shooting rockets into Israeli civilian communities

Define "into Israel" when there is no border there to cross.

Their name for the fighting was "Unity of the Arenas," meaning that the message they wanted to give to Israel is that any Israeli actions against their terrorists and allies in the West Bank will result in responses from Gaza.

The Palestinians in Gaza responded to Israel's attack on Palestinians in Jerusalem.

Would that be any different than the Palestinians in Ramallah responded to Israel's attack on Palestinians in Jerusalem?

 

[P F Tinmore]

During a recent Tehran press conference, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Leader Ziyad Nakhalah offered high praise to the Qatar state-sponsored propaganda outlet Al Jazeera, which represents itself as a legitimate news outlet.

While Al Jazeera‘s anti-Israel agenda is well documented, the terror group leader went out of his way to praise the outlet for its coverage of the recent conflict in Gaza, which PIJ initiated.

During the August 7 press conference, Nakhalah “saluted” Al Jazeera, in addition to praising Iran’s Arabic-language Al-Alam TV.

It’s no wonder Nakhala loves Al Jazeera‘s coverage. It publishes articles with titles like “The names and faces of the 16 children killed in Gaza” that omit the fact that footage clearly demonstrates Palestinians killed at least four of their own children with misfired rockets.

This type of coverage is not an aberration for Al Jazeera, which seems allergic to telling the truth about Palestinian terror groups.

This delights terrorists like Nakhala, who said in the Tehran press conference on Sunday, “I would like to salute Al Jazeera, as well as all the TV channels, but especially to Al Jazeera, that broadcast live from Palestine throughout the days of the war, and it covered the news in detail, hour by hour, and minute by minute, and therefore I salute them.”

One can assume Nakhala did not intend to salute the Hezbollah-run channel that accidentally broadcast on live television a Palestinian rocket misfiring and exploding in a heavily populated urban area in Gaza.

Hamas requires foreign journalists to have a local “sponsor” to work in Gaza, who serve as guarantors for reporters.

(full article online)

Palestinian Arch-Terrorist Loves Al Jazeera’s Fake News | United with Israel

Ziyad Nakhalah gushed over Al Jazeera's distorted, dishonest coverage of the terror group's recent conflict with Israel.

unitedwithisrael.org

So much name calling. I feel like I am back in the 5th grade.

 

[P F Tinmore]

Hamas requires foreign journalists to have a local “sponsor” to work in Gaza, who serve as guarantors for reporters.

Israel issues press passes that can be revoked if a journalist goes "off message."

 

[P F Tinmore]

One of the dumber memes that came out during Operation Breaking Dawn was that "Palestinians have the right to defend themselves."





Given that virtually the only military actions by Gaza militants were shooting rockets into Israeli civilian communities (each one a war crime,) it is unclear how that defends Palestinians. Yet that is what these people are justifying: war crimes.

But there is a more fundamental issue: The idea that Islamic Jihad was "defending Gaza" is completely made up.

Islamic Jihad never claimed that this micro-war was about defending Gaza. It was all about...Islamic Jihad.

Their name for the fighting was "Unity of the Arenas," meaning that the message they wanted to give to Israel is that any Israeli actions against their terrorists and allies in the West Bank will result in responses from Gaza.

This article in the Islamic Jihad military wing website that declares that the battle was a success describes the goals and accomplishments from Islamic Jihad's perspective. And the safety and defense of Gazans is not even on their radar.


The article is about a speech by Muhammad Hamid, a member of Islamic Jihad's political bureau, where he praised the fighting and described its goals.

Not once does he use the word "defend." Not once does he even mention the security or safety of Gazans. He does say, "the battle for the unity of the arenas is clear in purpose. There are no exceptions in the struggle of our Palestinian people, and there is no distinction between the blood spilled in the occupied West Bank and the blood spilled in Gaza, and therefore this battle has been of great strategic importance in the history of our Palestinian people."

Hamid gave two reasons for shooting the rockets at Israel. The first and primary one was as a response to Israeli arrests and attacks against terror cells in the West Bank, and the second was the assassination of terrorist Taysir al-Jabari on Friday. he was proud that they responded with hundreds of rockets within hours of the airstrike.

Notably, Hamid does not claim victory based on Israel's supposed agreement to release a couple of Islamic Jihad prisoners. In fact, Israel today said the opposite, that the Islamic Jihad terrorist leader Bassem Saadi will remain in custody for some more time.

Also, his words seem to lend support for Israel's charge that Islamic Jihad was planning a major attack in response to Saadi's arrest. Hamid is confirming that Islamic Jihad planned a major response to Saadi's arrest in order to "unify the arenas."

But defending Gaza? That is the least concern for Islamic Jihad. And the people of Gaza know this very well.

The Mehdi Hasans of the world who go on about "the right of Gazans to defend themselves" are doing nothing but defending terror. Just ask Islamic Jihad.

Even Islamic Jihad doesn't claim it was "defending Gaza"

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When Will the West Publicly Endorse the Right of the Palestinians to Defend Themselves?

When will the leaders of the West publicly endorse the right of the Palestinians to defend themselves – as they do for instance in Ukraine?

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A Palestinian mother and daughter mourn the loss of their beloved son and brother during the latest Israeli assault on Gaza. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle)

The American President, the State Department, and the American envoy to the United Nations “supported Israel’s right to defend itself” in reaction to the Israeli assault as did the British foreign secretary, who will probably be the next prime minister in September. It is quite incredible to hear these statements: at a time when every major human and civil rights organization on the globe defined Israel as an apartheid state, the Western political elites chose to hail its right to self-defense.

The Western governments seem to care very little for the Palestinian right to life, dignity, and property. The UN committed to doing so in Resolution 181 of November 29, 1947, and stood by when all these rights were violated during the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Since then, and in particular since 1967, none of the Western governments ever attempted to protect the Palestinians, when the Israeli army shot, killed or wounded them – with weapons supplied by the West or developed with its help. It also did nothing when their houses were demolished, their livelihood destroyed or when they were ethnically cleansed.

 

[Hollie]

When Will the West Publicly Endorse the Right of the Palestinians to Defend Themselves?

When will the leaders of the West publicly endorse the right of the Palestinians to defend themselves – as they do for instance in Ukraine?

www.palestinechronicle.com

A Palestinian mother and daughter mourn the loss of their beloved son and brother during the latest Israeli assault on Gaza. (Photo: Mahmoud Ajjour, The Palestine Chronicle)

The American President, the State Department, and the American envoy to the United Nations “supported Israel’s right to defend itself” in reaction to the Israeli assault as did the British foreign secretary, who will probably be the next prime minister in September. It is quite incredible to hear these statements: at a time when every major human and civil rights organization on the globe defined Israel as an apartheid state, the Western political elites chose to hail its right to self-defense.

The Western governments seem to care very little for the Palestinian right to life, dignity, and property. The UN committed to doing so in Resolution 181 of November 29, 1947, and stood by when all these rights were violated during the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Since then, and in particular since 1967, none of the Western governments ever attempted to protect the Palestinians, when the Israeli army shot, killed or wounded them – with weapons supplied by the West or developed with its help. It also did nothing when their houses were demolished, their livelihood destroyed or when they were ethnically cleansed.

Why would anyone endorse "rights" of Islamic terrorists?