Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Commentary

– “Fact: Israel mistreats the Palestinians and this causes all sorts of troubles for Jews around the world.” Fact: Islamists hate Jews and have created a global smear campaign to erroneously convince the world that Israel mistreats the Palestinians, and this causes all sorts of troubles for Jews around the world. (00:31)

– If members of this group should understand anything, it’s that religious extremists lie. When Islamists advocate the subjugation of women, we know that’s wrong. When ISIL kill gays by throwing them from rooftops, we know that’s wrong. When Islamists in Yemen and Bangladesh murder secular bloggers, we know that’s wrong. When Islamists try to chip away at freedom of speech by slaughtering cartoonists and magazine workers, we know that’s wrong. But when the Muslim Brotherhood (and their daughter groups the Muslim Students Association and the so‐called Students for “Justice” in Palestine) lie about Israel in order to demonize it, delegitimize it and eradicate it, suddenly we take it seriously and believe their meshugas. I guess it would be Islamophobia to try to counter their hatred. (02:24)

– The Palestinian Arabs in the West Bank absolutely do have voting rights. They voted the terrorism‐apologist Fataḥ party into power as the current administration of the Palestinian Authority. That’s amazing autonomy for a supposedly occupied population. (02:34)

– Who was expelled? When the Arab states went to war with Israel in 1948, they thought it would be over quickly and told Palestinian Arabs to leave, thinking it would be temporary. When Israel won the war, those Arabs who had stayed behind became Israelis and received full civil rights and voting rights. Don’t spread lies about expulsion and property seizure. Fact: It’s easier to pathologize Israel’s actions than confront the reality of Jew‐haters and Zionophobes who wish to delegitimize Jewish presence in our own ethnic homeland. (15:13)

– Now you’re spreading the lie of ethnic cleansing. Israel could eliminate the Arab population if they wanted, but they don’t. In fact, the Palestinian Arab population is growing and growing. Stop spreading lies. (15:16)

– Your right‐wing fanatically religious Islamist friends are lying to you. No expulsions. And Israel is not “getting rid of as many non‐Jews in the region as is possible.” That’s another big lie they’re handing you. There is a tremendous number of Palestinian Arabs living in Israel, along with Bedouin Arabs, Assyrians, Circassians and many other ethnic groups. Everyone is staying in place, voting and running for political office. There are even Arab members of Parliament. Learn the facts. (15:26)