In
Mirror Image: How the PLO Mimics Zionism, Pipes writes that "Palestinian nationalists have time and again modeled their institutions, ideas, and practices on the Zionist movement. This ironic tribute means that the peculiar nature of the PLO can be understood only with reference to its Zionist inspiration."
The similarities go beyond copying the purpose of the organization, such as the National Association of Arab-Americans emulating the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
Some Palestinian organizations mimic the original Zionist organization as well:
Palestinian Organization---Zionist Organization
Anti-Discrimination Committee-----Anti-Defamation League
the Holy Land Fund-----the Jewish National Fund
the United Palestinian Appeal------the United Jewish Appeal
Pipes writes that the emulation goes beyond organizations and agencies:
o Palestinian Arabs sometimes refer to themselves as the "Jews of the Middle East"
o They claim that like Jews, they suffer prejudice, dispossession and expulsion despite being more educated than the majority population
o Just as Jews were thrown out of multiple countries, they were forced out of Jordon, Lebanon and Kuwait in only 20 years
o Palestinian Arabs claim their treatment by Israel is analogous to the treatment of Jews during the Holocaust
o The Palestinian claim to a "Right of Return" mimics the Israeli "Law of Return"And then, of course, there is Jerusalem:
Jerusalem is the only capital of a Jewish state, as well as a unique city in Jewish history, religion, and emotions. In contrast, the city is so minor in Islam, it is not even once mentioned in the Qur'an. Nor did it ever serve as a political capital or cultural center...
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