Natan Sharansky says that nothing has changed with the coming of Abbas. All this is a manifestation of the jihad ideology that teaches that, in the words of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, "the Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say: 'O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him'" (Sahih Bukhari, IV:52:177).
From the Jerusalem Post, with thanks to Enzo:
The "Kill a Jew – Go to Heaven" presentation, compiled by Palestinian Media Watch, an Israel-based organization that monitors incitement in Palestinian society, and distributed under Sharansky's auspices, accuses the Palestinian media of dehumanizing Jews similar to ways the Nazis did.A fundamental message broadcast in sermons, academic discourse and even children's shows, according to report co-author Itamar Marcus, is that "the Jews are an evil force, and it's inherent to the Jews, and therefore they have to be killed."...
It is important to document this phenomenon, he said, because many people view the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as centered on political issues, when the Palestinians have tied redemption to killing Jews. "It's not connected to borders, it's not connected to compromise, and no compromise will be reached [once] it's a battle of God against the Jews."...
"The whole world has to be aware of anti-Semitism, because it isn't just the problem of the Jews. It's the problem of any democratic society," a Sharansky aide said. "The world has to understand what we are dealing with. It's not only whether there was a bombing yesterday or not. If you don't change the atmosphere in books or on TV, it won't be enough."
Mr. Sharansky wrote an interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal outlining the steps that must be taken by Abu Mazen to prove that he is indeed interested in promoting and achieving a lasting peace in the Holy Land. It's well worth reading because it provides a guideline from which to judge Mazen's progress:
http://americanfuture.typepad.com/american_future/2005/01/sharansky_on_ab.html
BTW, until Abbas meets these requirements, he'll always be Abu Mazen to me.
"A World Without Israel"
By Josef Joffe
Would a stillborn Israel have solved the Arab world's problems? Dream on.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=16728
Did anyone notice that Islam believes in talking rocks?????????????????
Somebody needs to do an article about THAT.....
p.s.-Islam's campaign to exterminate Jews (and Christians) is PROOF Islam is founded on human sacrifice (and paganism). Here's how:
Judaism and Christianity BOTH are teachings emanating from a deity (Yahweh) that outlaws killing of human beings for any other reason beside self-defense. You will notice that there is no self-defense mechanism at play in Islam's attempt to systematically kill these people off as they pose no threat to Muslims physically--the religious beliefs of Jews and Christians make certain of that. So what exactly DO the religious beliefs of Jews and Christians threaten?
The practice of slaughtering of humans (like livestock) for religious ritual. The commandment "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" pre-empts the practice of human sacrifice, that is obvious. And that is the source of Islam--it is an uprising against elevating human beings to something other than raw meat for a snicker-snack of a deity that demands human beings be slaughtered for reasons of purity. Incidentally, this also is likely the real reason Islam cannot tolerate democracy.
Human beings who have realized their potential as individuals can resist their being used as fodder for human sacrifice. They can band together and protect themselves through the creation of a government that represents them as INDIVIDUALS whose lives matter independently of a perceived religion. What could be more horrifying (and Satanical) to someone who believes that human beings exist to be slaughtered to please their creator and bring about blessings?
No wonder the United States, the principal guarantor of democracy and liberty today is reviled by the world leaders of Islam as 'the Great Satan'--it is furthering the work of Judaism and Christianity in eliminating human sacrifice, through the introduction of democracy.
In order to dismantle the propaganda machine of hatred it will take a POLITICAL control of the muslim populations to do that. The same goes for reforming the educational system, a democratic political transformation.
---Nossy
"Self-Proclaimed "Expert" Distorts History And Take Us All For Fools"
By: Rachel Neuwirth
"Let's not mince words: American policy today toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is insane," asserts Mr. Thomas Friedman in his article "War of Ideas: Part 4" (NY Times Jan. 18, 2004 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/18/opinion/18FRIE.html?th).
In conclusion. There are two insanities at work here. First is the insanity of your reasoning and depiction of Israel as the main source of every ill known to the Middle East. But equally sad is the insanity of those who fill your lecture halls time and time again to listen to your distortions.
The Arab World's war of ideas, Mr. Friedman, can never be blamed on Israel and/or America. If anything, these countries offer hope to the mass of Arab peoples living under despotic regimes. Let's place blame where blame is due and not mislead American readers.
Thomas Friedman: you stand accused of waging your very own intifada against the Children of Israel, and for that there is no excuse. You are nothing more than a full-blown apologist for Arab terrorism. You have spent ample time in the Middle East but it has taught you nothing.
http://www.paktoday.com/expert.htm
What is "insane" AND ignorant is that you overlook the fact that an Arab-"Palestinian" state already exists and has existed since 1922. It is called Jordan. Even the Arab world recognizes Jordan's historic ties with the Arab "Palestinians." Prior to 1967, no Arab state ever called for another independent Arab-Palestinian state even when Arabs were in full control of today's so-called "occupied territories." Nor did they ever recognize a distinct "Palestinian" nationality. As Zahir Muhsein, former head of the PLO's military division, stated in 1977:
"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality, today, there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians, and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak, today, about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct Palestinian