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CAFI Newsletter
Newsletter #166 Friday, January 2, 2004=20
Happy New Year!
1.. GLOBAL ANTI-SEMITISM=20
2.. MIDEAST: CHRISTIAN-FREE ZONE?=20
3.. IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE TO ARAFAT'S LEADERSHIP?=20
4.. IRAN CLARIFIES THE MIDDLE EAST=20
5.. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES=20
6.. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES=20
Thank you for your support.=20
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1. GLOBAL ANTI-SEMITISM
By Arnold Beichman - Washington Times - December 31, 2003=20
I wonder why the thesis is rarely examined publicly that the =
Palestinians will never never never never never never never be allowed =
to make peace with Israel even if the Palestinians wanted to. Yasser =
Arafat, Hamas, Hezbollah and free-lance terrorists won't allow it to =
happen because they believe victory is at hand. The reason this thesis =
is not on anybody's public agenda is that were it considered a reality =
it would mean recognizing the futility of Oslo-Camp David-shuttle =
diplomacy.=20
To operate from such an approach would mean accepting that peace =
and stability in the area is inconceivable. I believe that Israel could =
close down all the settlements, home to 220,000 Jews, in the West Bank =
and Gaza Strip, and still the three-year Palestinian uprising would =
continue and intensify. Why? Because the PLO regards Israel as the =
Settlement, which has to be "relocated," as the PLO constitution has it, =
right into the Mediterranean Sea.=20
And the PLO's dedication to terrorism is fully supported by its =
neighbors. Their revolting propaganda, directed at their Arab citizenry =
and future generations of suicide bombers, underscores that belief. I =
have seen translations of schoolbooks used by Egyptian, Syrian and =
Palestinian students. The books are anti-Semitic, anti-Israeli tracts. I =
have just seen on Syrian TV a horrible movie showing Arab actors =
costumed as bearded, nightmarish rabbis wielding butcher knives as they =
slash the throat of a Syrian Christian boy lashed on a gurney in order =
to drench matzoh flour in Christian blood. In other words, upcoming =
generations are being trained as future guerrilla warriors against =
Israel. I have seen translations of Friday mosque sermons that could =
easily compete with the worst obscenities of Julius Streicher's Nazi =
newspaper, Der Steurmer.=20
The latest piece of evidence of the unwillingness of the =
Palestinians to consider a peaceful settlement with Israel is what =
happened a few days ago to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher when he =
came to pray at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque. He was pelted with the shoes =
of his co-religionists and had to be dragged out by his bodyguards and =
hospitalized. His crime? At Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's direction =
Mr. Maher had met with senior Israeli officials, including Prime =
Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, to see if the =
so-called peace process could be revivified. The attack was a warning to =
Mr. Maher: shoes today, bullets next time. It was a reminder of the 1981 =
assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat after he signed an =
accord with Israel in 1979. The PLO will not allow the intifada, which =
began in October 2000, to end. Oh yes, I forgot to mention: Mr. Arafat =
criticized the shoe-pelters.=20
Why should the Palestinians give up hope and make peace where =
anti-Semitism has seen its biggest growth since the Hitler era, not just =
among skinheads but also among "the best people?" I'm thinking of those =
who use Israel as their cover for anti-Semitism, as the French =
ambassador to Britain did a few weeks ago. Why should the Palestinians =
give up hope when Matahir Mohammed at an international conference talks =
about Jewish control of the world and there is applause? Or when the =
best-selling book in Egypt is the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion," a =
century-old forgery created in the tsarist era by the Russian =
gendarmerie?=20
The real problem for Israel is not that the Palestinians will not =
or cannot make peace with Israel but that a world of otherwise =
intelligent, literate people will not make peace with an entity called =
"the Jews."=20
Anti-Semitism is now globalized as it never has before in modern =
history and it has its effects. My granddaughter, Abbie, who has become =
a devout orthodox Jew (she's a grad student at Berkeley) plans a trip to =
Paris in the Spring. I have advised her not to wear her Star of David =
necklace -- in Paris 2004. Why take chances?=20
If there were no globalized Judeophobia an Israeli-Palestinian =
armistice could be achieved, but this epidemic is spreading just at a =
time when even the century-old conflict between India and Pakistan, =
yesterday considered unresolvable, seems to be drawing to a close.=20
Will there never be peace between Jews and the rest of the world? =
It cannot be the mere existence of Israel, which is responsible for the =
globalization of anti-semitism. After all, Auschwitz and the other death =
camp furnaces were operating at full blast when there was no Israel. =
Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf" when Zionism was an insignificant credo. The =
Iron Guard flourished in Romania and similar groups flourished in =
Hungary, Austria and especially Poland well before 1933, the year of =
Hitler's triumph.=20
It was a lot easier to catch Saddam Hussein than it will be to =
fashion an Israeli-PLO armistice. Saddam's trial, which will last over =
many years, will arrive at a final verdict but the war against Israel's =
existence will go on and on and on.=20
Arnold Beichman, a Hoover Institution research fellow, is a =
columnist for The Washington Times.
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2. MIDEAST: CHRISTIAN-FREE ZONE?
By Joseph Farah - WorldNetDaily.com - December 30, 2003=20
You saw the images on television this Christmas season =96 Israeli =
soldiers patrolling Bethlehem.=20
You heard the Jews blamed for the unrest in the city of David =96 =
the birthplace of Jesus.=20
This column is about what you didn't see or hear in those reports =
=96 something of an annual journalistic ritual.=20
The Christian population of the Palestinian Authority, once =
representing 20 percent of the region, is down to 2.4 percent. There are =
fewer than 50,000 Christian Arabs living within the Palestinian =
Authority.=20
In 1948, Bethlehem was 80 percent Christian. Today it is 80 =
percent Muslim.=20
Where do they go?=20
Are you ready for a shock?=20
Many of them prefer life in Israel to life under the rule of =
Yasser Arafat and his friends in Hamas and Islamic Jihad. In fact, life =
would be better just about anywhere else, and those who have the ability =
to leave have left.=20
This massive display of ethnic cleansing and population movement =
has been totally obscured by the Palestinian Authority and covered up by =
the international media. Worse yet, it has even been blamed on Israel.=20
But Christians fleeing the Holy Land know why they are leaving. =
All one needs to do is ask them. It began a long time ago. I know, =
because my grandparents fled for the safety, security and freedom of =
America. Christians in the Middle East know very well who their enemy =
is. They know why are they are oppressed. They know who is attacking =
them. They know who is occupying them.=20
And it's not Israel.=20
Here are the facts. Some 2 million Christians have fled the Middle =
East in the past 20 years. Some estimates are much higher than this. =
Since Arafat took over administration of the Palestinian territories =
from Israel, the Christian population has dropped from 15 percent to 2 =
percent.=20
They are being driven out. They are being murdered. They are being =
raped. They are being systematically persecuted. They are being =
harassed. They are being intimidated.=20
Such is life for Christians now in Bethlehem and other formerly =
Christian towns in the West Bank. Just imagine what it will be like when =
Palestine becomes a real state.=20
If these people were fleeing Israeli oppression, why did they =
leave after the Israelis left? It makes no sense. The only way Israel =
has fed the exodus of Christians from the Middle East is by withdrawing =
from territories in Judea, Samaria, Gaza, southern Lebanon and =
elsewhere. When Israel administered those areas, Christian Arabs lived =
in safety and security.=20
The truth is the Christian population in Israel has more than =
quadrupled since 1948. Why? Israel guarantees religious freedom =96 =
whereas the Palestinian Authority offers an official religion of Islam.=20
What has happened in the Palestinian Authority is that the =
protective hand of Israel has been lifted as it has =96 under =
international pressure =96 given Arafat and the Palestinian Authority =
more and more autonomy to run its own territory.=20
Question: What's worse than being bullied, harassed, intimidated =
and persecuted for your faith?=20
Answer: Being bullied, harassed, intimidated and persecuted for =
your faith =96 and watching the perpetrator of these crimes against =
humanity successfully blame someone else for committing them.=20
It's time for the whole world to recognize the mini-holocaust =
taking place against Christians in the Middle East. It's time to punish =
those guilty of these atrocities =96 specifically those in charge of the =
Palestinian Authority. For God's sake, they must not be rewarded with a =
state of their own.=20
Joseph Farah's nationally syndicated column originates at =
WorldNetDaily, where he serves as editor and chief executive officer.
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3. IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE TO ARAFAT'S LEADERSHIP?
By Barry Rubin - Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs - December =
30, 2003=20
a.. Arafat is not a nationalist. If he was, he could have had a =
state in 1968, in 1979, at several points in the 1980s, and certainly in =
the year 2000. But he is not interested in the well-being of the =
Palestinian people, he's interested in the Palestinian cause.=20
b.. In many ways, one of the keys to understanding Arafat is =
that he is basically an old-fashioned Islamist, influenced by his early =
connections with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He believes that =
victory is inevitable and that God will bring him victory. He believes =
it would be a sin to compromise, and that he has no right to give up =
anything between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. It is =
better to leave the battle to future generations than to make any =
political settlement that limits their ability to fight for total =
victory.=20
c.. Arafat is also a romantic revolutionary, the Middle Eastern =
counterpart of Che Guevara who glories in struggle and battling against =
the odds. He has no desire to become a statesman. He prefers to keep the =
revolution going.=20
d.. In each phase of his life - in Jordan (1967-1971), Lebanon =
(1971-1982), Tunis (1982-1994), and the West Bank and Gaza (1994 to the =
present) - Arafat has ended up destroying his own position because of =
the belief that violence always benefits his cause, the conviction that =
he doesn't have to implement his agreements, and the use of extremist =
front groups to commit violence for which he can disclaim =
responsibility.=20
e.. The bottom line is: Arafat will not make a deal. Therefore, =
either an alternative to Arafat is found or we will have to out-wait =
him, in order to achieve peace.=20
Arafat: An Islamist Revolutionary
It is very difficult to understand Yasser Arafat, a man who has =
been on the world scene literally longer than anyone else. He has been a =
political activist for more than 55 years, the head of his own =
organization for 44 years, the leader of his people for 36 years, and =
the head of what amounts to a government for about 10 years. What does =
he have to show for this? In material terms he hasn't achieved a =
victory, he hasn't achieved a state, he hasn't bettered the material =
condition of his people - in fact, arguably, he has worsened it. This is =
a record of failure unparalleled in the world.=20
Arafat's successes are the almost single-handed creation of a =
movement and of an ideological point of view called Palestinian =
nationalism. He has kept the movement together, kept it independent of =
Arab states and other states - which is not easy - and has been the =
director of the most successful, long-term, political public relations =
campaign in history.=20
The political worldview of Yasser Arafat is much misunderstood. It =
is very easy to see Arafat as a nationalist, but he is not. A =
nationalist is someone who believes that his people are better off in =
having a nation-state, so obtaining this becomes their highest priority. =
They want a nation-state as the framework within which they can develop =
their culture, develop their economy, and be able to live in peace =
independently from other countries. If this was Arafat's worldview, he =
could have had a state in 1968, in 1979, at several points in the 1980s, =
and certainly in the year 2000, but he continues to reject this.=20
One of the main reasons Yasser Arafat has not behaved in this =
manner is that he is an old-fashioned Islamist, very much influenced by =
his early connections with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He's the =
only Islamist in the PLO leadership, believing that victory is =
inevitable because God will bring him victory. He does not have to worry =
about the balance of forces or about defeat. He doesn't worry about how =
long the struggle will take or about its costs because he is sure he =
will win in the end, because his goal is God-given and just. He believes =
it would be a sin to compromise, and that he has no right to give up =
anything between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.=20
Arafat is also a romantic revolutionary, the Middle Eastern =
counterpart of Che Guevara. Arafat glories in struggle, revolution, =
battling against the odds. He has no desire to become a statesman, to =
wear a suit and tie, which to a romantic revolutionary would be proof =
that he has betrayed his cause.=20
I have studied Yasser Arafat for more than 30 years, and the =
pattern of his life may be said to include four phases, in each of which =
he has made the same mistakes and ended up with a similar result. These =
phases include Jordan from 1967 to 1971, Lebanon in the 1970s and 1980s, =
Tunis from 1982 to 1993, and the West Bank and Gaza since 1994. In each =
phase he ended up destroying his own position because of the belief that =
violence always benefits his cause, the belief that he doesn't have to =
implement his agreements, and the use of extremist front groups to =
commit violence for which he can disclaim responsibility. It is =
important to understand that we are not dealing here with a "normal" =
political leader in many respects.
Arafat Will Not Make a Deal=20
The experience of the past decade has taught that no deal can be =
made with this man, for a variety of reasons. One reason is that he =
doesn't want to make a deal. He is currently pursuing an anti-state =
strategy: continuing the struggle, making Israel look bad, mobilizing =
international support, getting more and more concessions, and not =
offering to give anything in return. This is his strategy and it has =
been remarkably successful in some respects.=20
Despite the fact that one can't deal with Arafat, prime ministers =
meet him, reporters interview him, and he is given chance after chance. =
But the bottom line is: Arafat will not make a deal. The only kind of =
deal he would make would be one that left matters open so that he could =
pursue total victory, and Israel is not going to make such a deal. =
Therefore, either an alternative to Arafat is found or we will have to =
out-wait him, in order to achieve peace.
Reading Palestinian Public Opinion
According to Palestinian public opinion polls, a majority say =
things like: "We want everything. The struggle should continue. We =
should continue attacks on Israel even if we have a state and a peace =
agreement." At the same time, the polls show another opinion held often =
by many of the same people: "We want this to be over. We just want our =
kids to go to school. We don't want to face all this violence. We want =
some kind of an agreement."=20
The problem is that when the Palestinian leadership only =
reinforces the hard-line viewpoint, it makes peace impossible and =
prevents the development of moderate forces. During the period =
1994-2000, Arafat made only one speech to his people that preached =
conciliation. During most of this period, Arafat's main emphasis was on =
continued confrontation and militancy. This has to be challenged if =
there is going to be a basis of support for peace.
After Arafat
The attempt to replace Arafat has failed, but the struggle to =
succeed him has now begun. What will happen if Arafat dies or becomes =
disabled? Arafat's successor would probably be chosen by the Fatah =
Central Committee, and will be male, Muslim, a member of Fatah, and a =
resident of the West Bank or Gaza Strip.=20
Abu Ala is a reasonably likely candidate for this position, =
particularly because he is not strong. Those looking to succeed Arafat =
want someone who is not too strong so that they can try to become the =
real leader. The problem is not just that Arafat has not designated a =
successor. It is that he has blocked the development of anybody who =
could be a successor.=20
Abu Mazen is another candidate. He is secretary-general of the PLO =
Executive Committee where he has been Fatah's representative for many =
years. But how his recent failed term as prime minister will affect this =
issue - perhaps destroying his chances - is not clear yet.=20
If Arafat hangs on long enough, the succession will skip to a =
younger generation, with two major candidates being Mohammed Dahlan and =
Marwan Barghouti. Dahlan was the protege of Abu Jihad, Arafat's favored =
person in the leadership. Dahlan almost became the adopted son of =
Arafat, then he broke with Arafat, and was slapped in the face by =
Arafat. Dahlan's position on the peace process is basically: "Let's end =
this thing, let's make a deal." He's a tough guy, with a good base of =
support, good connections with security services, and he comes from =
Gaza.=20
Marwan Barghouti (now in Israeli custody), on the other hand, in a =
sense is going in the other direction, with the expressed position: "I'm =
ready to make peace with Israel but we can only do so after we've =
militarily defeated Israel." So even though on paper his position looks =
more moderate, it's basically a position for armed struggle. Barghouti =
was the military architect of this intifada and Arafat was the political =
architect. Barghouti represents the line of continued struggle, and =
Dahlan represents taking another road.=20
Why Have the Palestinians Kept Arafat?
Why have the Palestinians kept Arafat for so long? One reason is =
the fear that without Arafat there would be anarchy. Fear of civil war =
is a key factor why, for example, Feisal Husseini refused to go for the =
leadership himself, and why Abu Ala absolutely refuses to do anything =
effective to stop terrorism.=20
Arafat may have created a situation in which no one can rule =
effectively after he's gone. That doesn't mean that there will be civil =
war, it means that there will be no real leadership. Even if a leader is =
chosen, he may not feel that he has enough power to make a deal.=20
Arafat is a master at dealing with people, both in the West and in =
domestic Palestinian terms. He knows how to bring people up and push =
them down. Palestinians know that their careers are dependent on his =
favor. One example is Jibril Rajoub, formerly the CIA's favorite =
Palestinian. U.S. taxpayer's money paid for the filing cabinets in his =
office. He once expressed relatively moderate views and was estranged =
from Arafat, but now Arafat has brought him back as the head of his =
national security council, and Rajoub is now giving interviews calling =
on Arabs to rise up and kill American soldiers in Iraq.=20
A Palestinian once told me, "Egyptian politics is like the =
pyramid. Mubarak is at the top and there's a very wide base. Syrian =
politics is like the Eiffel Tower, Assad is at the top and there are a =
few people on each level. Palestinian politics is the shape of Yasser =
Arafat. Yasser Arafat is Palestinian politics and that's all there is to =
it."=20
For Arafat, control of information is also very important. To this =
day, Palestinians have no idea what was offered at Camp David or in the =
Clinton Plan - that President Clinton and Prime Minister Barak offered =
an independent Palestinian state in all of Gaza, the equivalent of all =
of the West Bank, most of east Jerusalem, and sovereignty over the =
al-Aksa mosque.=20
For Arafat, money is political. He wants funds to subsidize the =
people who support him, to give money secretly to support his forces in =
Lebanon, and to finance secret activities in east Jerusalem. What =
happened to the $3.5 billion given to about 2 million Palestinians in =
the 1990s? Did it go to build anything productive? Were Palestinian =
living standards raised? Why didn't Arafat use any of the money to help =
his people? Because he's not interested in the Palestinian people, he's =
interested in the Palestinian cause.=20
One of the biggest changes in the last three years has been a =
total turnabout in the relationship between the PA or the Fatah =
leadership and Hamas. During the 1990s, Arafat sought to win over and =
co-opt Hamas, and to make it his junior partner - a loyal opposition. =
Today, however, Arafat and Fatah are in complete alliance with Hamas.=20
It is not a question of "Can Arafat stop these extremists who are =
staging terrorist attacks?" These attacks are coordinated; there are =
regular meetings between Arafat's people and Hamas and Islamic Jihad. =
Arafat basically tells them when he doesn't want them to attack, like =
when Colin Powell is visiting. This alliance is extremely important and =
extremely dangerous. Those people who are most worried about it are some =
in Fatah and the Palestinian left who don't want to see Hamas take over =
one day, and who think Arafat's strategy is a disaster. This has been an =
incentive for some of them to see a negotiated end of the conflict, or =
at least a real ceasefire.=20
Professor Barry Rubin is Director of the Global Research in =
International Affairs (GLORIA) Center of the Interdisciplinary Center =
(IDC) in Herzliya, Israel. He is the author of Yasir Arafat: A Political =
Biography (Oxford, 2003). This Jerusalem Issue Brief is based on the =
author's presentation at the Institute for Contemporary Affairs in =
Jerusalem on December 3, 2003.
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4. IRAN CLARIFIES THE MIDDLE EAST
By Dennis Prager - townhall.com - December 30, 2003=20
If you want to understand the Middle East conflict, Iran has just =
provided all you need to know.=20
A massive earthquake kills between 20,000 and 40,000 Iranians, and =
the government of Iran announces that help is welcome from every country =
in the world . . . except Israel.=20
This little-reported news item is of great significance. It begs =
commentary.=20
Israel not only has the world's most experienced crews in quickly =
finding survivors in bombed out buildings, it is also a mere two-hour =
flight from Iran. In other words, no country in the world would come =
close to Israel in its ability to save Iranian lives quickly.=20
But none of this means anything to the rulers of Iran. The Islamic =
government of Iran has announced to the world that it is better for =
fellow countrymen and fellow Muslims -- men, women and children -- to =
die buried under rubble than to be saved by a Jew from Israel.=20
That is how deep the hatred of Israel and Jews is in much of the =
Muslim world.=20
Hundreds of millions of Muslims -- Arab and non-Arab, Sunni and =
Shi'a -- hate Israel more than they love life. Leaders of the =
Palestinian terror organization Hamas repeatedly state, "We love death =
more than the Jews love life." And now, Iran announces that it is better =
for a Muslim to asphyxiate under the earth than be rescued by a Jew from =
Israel.=20
Naive Westerners -- which includes most academics, intellectuals, =
members of the international news media, and nearly all others on the =
Left -- refuse to acknowledge the uniqueness of the Arab/Muslim hatred =
of Israel and Jews. Yet, there is no hatred in the world analogous to =
it. Not since the Nazi hatred of Jews has humanity witnessed such hate.=20
That is why finding survivors from earthquakes, creating a =
Palestinian state and life itself are all far less important in much of =
the Islamic and Arab worlds than killing Jews and destroying the little =
Jewish state.=20
That is why Arab newspapers run articles by Arab professors =
describing how Jews butcher non-Jewish children to use their blood for =
holiday meals.=20
That is why Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad could get a =
standing ovation from the heads of every Muslim country when he told =
them "the Jews rule the world by proxy."=20
That is why Palestinian parents celebrate the suicide terror of =
their sons -- the joy of killing Israeli families far outweighs the pain =
of the death of their child.=20
Western naifs like to believe platitudes such as "Deep down, all =
people are really the same," "All people want peace," and the great =
untruth of multiculturalism that no culture is morally superior to =
another. That is why they choose not to face the truth about the =
Nazi-like hatred that permeates the Arab/Muslim world and the consequent =
moral gulf that exists between it and Israel. It shatters too many of =
their illusions.=20
Surely the Iranian refusal of rescuers from the Jewish state ought =
to help all these people acknowledge the unique hatred that is at the =
root of the Arab-Israeli dispute and recognize that it is therefore a =
conflict unlike any other on earth.=20
So, too, the immediate and sincere Israeli offer of rescuers to =
Iran should make the moral gulf between Israel and its enemies as clear =
as day. Despite the fact that Iran is the greatest backer of anti-Israel =
(and anti-American) terror and despite the fact that Iran repeatedly =
declares that Israel must be annihilated (in other words, seeks a second =
Jewish Holocaust), Israel offered to send its people to save Iranian =
lives.=20
The two reactions -- Iran's preference for Iranian deaths to =
Israeli help and the Jewish state's instinctive offer to help save =
Iranian lives -- ought to be enough anyone needs to understand the =
source of the Middle East conflict. But they won't. Because those who =
are anti-Israel or "evenhanded" are not so because of the facts, but =
despite them.=20
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5. QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES
=93The Islamic Republic of Iran accepts all kinds of =
humanitarian aid from all countries and international organizations with =
the exception of the Zionist regime.=94
--Jahanbakhsh Khanjani, refusing help from Israel following the =
devastating earthquake in the Iranian town of Bam. Nevertheless, the =
Tel-Aviv based relief organization Latet hopes to send much-needed =
supplies to survivors. Iranian callers on the Voice of Israel=92s =
popular Farsi-language program =93expressed their deep gratitude toward =
Israelis who have supported sending aid to Iran,=94 said program =
director Menashe Amir. (Ha=92aretz, Dec. 28, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 29)=20
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6. HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES
a.. How Shall I Make the Blind See? We all want peace. We pray =
for peace in our Sabbath services every Friday night. After thousands of =
years, being victims of persecution, expulsion, extermination, and =
discrimination, it is natural that we yearn for peace with every ounce =
of our bodies and souls.=20
b.. Why Christianity is Good for America Observing Christianity =
often means fulfilling the obligations of the righteous non-Jew. May =
Jews and non-Jews alike serve the Creator in the way God meant them to, =
and may we share the fruits of our labors both in this world and in the =
world to come.=20
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Friday, January 2, 2004</FONT></B>=20
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<CENTER><B><FONT face=3D"Monotype Corsiva" size=3D+3><FONT=20
color=3D#c80f21>Happy New =
Year!</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER><STRONG>
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<LI><A href=3D"#1">GLOBAL ANTI-SEMITISM</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#2">MIDEAST: CHRISTIAN-FREE ZONE?</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#3">IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE TO ARAFAT'S=20
LEADERSHIP?</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#4">IRAN CLARIFIES THE MIDDLE EAST</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#5">QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A>=20
<LI><A href=3D"#6">HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A> =
</LI></OL></STRONG>
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<CENTER><B><FONT face=3D"Monotype Corsiva" color=3D#000080 =
size=3D+2>Thank=20
you for your =
support.</FONT></B></CENTER></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<H3>1. <A name=3D1>GLOBAL ANTI-SEMITISM</A></H3>By =
Arnold=20
Beichman - Washington Times - December 31, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>I</FONT> wonder why the thesis =
is rarely=20
examined publicly that the Palestinians will never never never =
never never=20
never never be allowed to make peace with Israel even if the =
Palestinians=20
wanted to. Yasser Arafat, Hamas, Hezbollah and free-lance =
terrorists won't=20
allow it to happen because they believe victory is at hand. The =
reason=20
this thesis is not on anybody's public agenda is that were it =
considered a=20
reality it would mean recognizing the futility of Oslo-Camp =
David-shuttle=20
diplomacy.=20
<P>To operate from such an approach would mean accepting that =
peace and=20
stability in the area is inconceivable. I believe that Israel =
could close=20
down all the settlements, home to 220,000 Jews, in the West Bank =
and Gaza=20
Strip, and still the three-year Palestinian uprising would =
continue and=20
intensify. Why? Because the PLO regards Israel as the Settlement, =
which=20
has to be "relocated," as the PLO constitution has it, right into =
the=20
Mediterranean Sea.=20
<P>And the PLO's dedication to terrorism is fully supported by its =
neighbors. Their revolting propaganda, directed at their Arab =
citizenry=20
and future generations of suicide bombers, underscores that =
belief. I have=20
seen translations of schoolbooks used by Egyptian, Syrian and =
Palestinian=20
students. The books are anti-Semitic, anti-Israeli tracts. I have =
just=20
seen on Syrian TV a horrible movie showing Arab actors costumed as =
bearded, nightmarish rabbis wielding butcher knives as they slash =
the=20
throat of a Syrian Christian boy lashed on a gurney in order to =
drench=20
matzoh flour in Christian blood. In other words, upcoming =
generations are=20
being trained as future guerrilla warriors against Israel. I have =
seen=20
translations of Friday mosque sermons that could easily compete =
with the=20
worst obscenities of Julius Streicher's Nazi newspaper, Der =
Steurmer.=20
<P>The latest piece of evidence of the unwillingness of the =
Palestinians=20
to consider a peaceful settlement with Israel is what happened a =
few days=20
ago to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher when he came to pray =
at=20
Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque. He was pelted with the shoes of his=20
co-religionists and had to be dragged out by his bodyguards and=20
hospitalized. His crime? At Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's =
direction=20
Mr. Maher had met with senior Israeli officials, including Prime =
Minister=20
Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom, to see if the =
so-called=20
peace process could be revivified. The attack was a warning to Mr. =
Maher:=20
shoes today, bullets next time. It was a reminder of the 1981=20
assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat after he signed an =
accord=20
with Israel in 1979. The PLO will not allow the intifada, which =
began in=20
October 2000, to end. Oh yes, I forgot to mention: Mr. Arafat =
criticized=20
the shoe-pelters.=20
<P>Why should the Palestinians give up hope and make peace where=20
anti-Semitism has seen its biggest growth since the Hitler era, =
not just=20
among skinheads but also among "the best people?" I'm thinking of =
those=20
who use Israel as their cover for anti-Semitism, as the French =
ambassador=20
to Britain did a few weeks ago. Why should the Palestinians give =
up hope=20
when Matahir Mohammed at an international conference talks about =
Jewish=20
control of the world and there is applause? Or when the =
best-selling book=20
in Egypt is the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion," a century-old =
forgery=20
created in the tsarist era by the Russian gendarmerie?=20
<P>The real problem for Israel is not that the Palestinians will =
not or=20
cannot make peace with Israel but that a world of otherwise =
intelligent,=20
literate people will not make peace with an entity called "the =
Jews."=20
<P>Anti-Semitism is now globalized as it never has before in =
modern=20
history and it has its effects. My granddaughter, Abbie, who has =
become a=20
devout orthodox Jew (she's a grad student at Berkeley) plans a =
trip to=20
Paris in the Spring. I have advised her not to wear her Star of =
David=20
necklace -- in Paris 2004. Why take chances?=20
<P>If there were no globalized Judeophobia an Israeli-Palestinian=20
armistice could be achieved, but this epidemic is spreading just =
at a time=20
when even the century-old conflict between India and Pakistan, =
yesterday=20
considered unresolvable, seems to be drawing to a close.=20
<P>Will there never be peace between Jews and the rest of the =
world? It=20
cannot be the mere existence of Israel, which is responsible for =
the=20
globalization of anti-semitism. After all, Auschwitz and the other =
death=20
camp furnaces were operating at full blast when there was no =
Israel.=20
Hitler wrote "Mein Kampf" when Zionism was an insignificant credo. =
The=20
Iron Guard flourished in Romania and similar groups flourished in =
Hungary,=20
Austria and especially Poland well before 1933, the year of =
Hitler's=20
triumph.=20
<P>It was a lot easier to catch Saddam Hussein than it will be to =
fashion=20
an Israeli-PLO armistice. Saddam's trial, which will last over =
many years,=20
will arrive at a final verdict but the war against Israel's =
existence will=20
go on and on and on.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Arnold Beichman, a Hoover =
Institution=20
research fellow, is a columnist for The Washington=20
Times.</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>2. <A name=3D2>MIDEAST: CHRISTIAN-FREE =
ZONE?</A></H3>By=20
Joseph Farah - WorldNetDaily.com - December 30, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>Y</FONT>ou saw the images on =
television=20
this Christmas season =96 Israeli soldiers patrolling Bethlehem.=20
<P>You heard the Jews blamed for the unrest in the city of David =
=96 the=20
birthplace of Jesus.=20
<P>This column is about what you didn't see or hear in those =
reports =96=20
something of an annual journalistic ritual.=20
<P>The Christian population of the Palestinian Authority, once=20
representing 20 percent of the region, is down to 2.4 percent. =
There are=20
fewer than 50,000 Christian Arabs living within the Palestinian =
Authority.=20
<P>In 1948, Bethlehem was 80 percent Christian. Today it is 80 =
percent=20
Muslim.=20
<P>Where do they go?=20
<P>Are you ready for a shock?=20
<P>Many of them prefer life in Israel to life under the rule of =
Yasser=20
Arafat and his friends in Hamas and Islamic Jihad. In fact, life =
would be=20
better just about anywhere else, and those who have the ability to =
leave=20
have left.=20
<P>This massive display of ethnic cleansing and population =
movement has=20
been totally obscured by the Palestinian Authority and covered up =
by the=20
international media. Worse yet, it has even been blamed on Israel. =
<P>But Christians fleeing the Holy Land know why they are leaving. =
All one=20
needs to do is ask them. It began a long time ago. I know, because =
my=20
grandparents fled for the safety, security and freedom of America. =
Christians in the Middle East know very well who their enemy is. =
They know=20
why are they are oppressed. They know who is attacking them. They =
know who=20
is occupying them.=20
<P>And it's not Israel.=20
<P>Here are the facts. Some 2 million Christians have fled the =
Middle East=20
in the past 20 years. Some estimates are much higher than this. =
Since=20
Arafat took over administration of the Palestinian territories =
from=20
Israel, the Christian population has dropped from 15 percent to 2 =
percent.=20
<P>They are being driven out. They are being murdered. They are =
being=20
raped. They are being systematically persecuted. They are being =
harassed.=20
They are being intimidated.=20
<P>Such is life for Christians now in Bethlehem and other formerly =
Christian towns in the West Bank. Just imagine what it will be =
like when=20
Palestine becomes a real state.=20
<P>If these people were fleeing Israeli oppression, why did they =
leave=20
after the Israelis left? It makes no sense. The only way Israel =
has fed=20
the exodus of Christians from the Middle East is by withdrawing =
from=20
territories in Judea, Samaria, Gaza, southern Lebanon and =
elsewhere. When=20
Israel administered those areas, Christian Arabs lived in safety =
and=20
security.=20
<P>The truth is the Christian population in Israel has more than=20
quadrupled since 1948. Why? Israel guarantees religious freedom =
=96 whereas=20
the Palestinian Authority offers an official religion of Islam.=20
<P>What has happened in the Palestinian Authority is that the =
protective=20
hand of Israel has been lifted as it has =96 under international =
pressure =96=20
given Arafat and the Palestinian Authority more and more autonomy =
to run=20
its own territory.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><B>Question:</B> What's worse than being bullied, =
harassed,=20
intimidated and persecuted for your faith?=20
<P><B>Answer:</B> Being bullied, harassed, intimidated and =
persecuted=20
for your faith =96 and watching the perpetrator of these crimes =
against=20
humanity successfully blame someone else for committing them.=20
</P></BLOCKQUOTE>It's time for the whole world to recognize the=20
mini-holocaust taking place against Christians in the Middle East. =
It's=20
time to punish those guilty of these atrocities =96 specifically =
those in=20
charge of the Palestinian Authority. For God's sake, they must not =
be=20
rewarded with a state of their own.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Joseph Farah's nationally =
syndicated=20
column originates at WorldNetDaily, where he serves as editor =
and chief=20
executive officer.</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>3. <A name=3D3>IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE TO ARAFAT'S =
LEADERSHIP?</A></H3>By Barry Rubin - Jerusalem Center for Public =
Affairs -=20
December 30, 2003=20
<P>
<UL>
<LI>
<P>Arafat is not a nationalist. If he was, he could have had a =
state in=20
1968, in 1979, at several points in the 1980s, and certainly in =
the year=20
2000. But he is not interested in the well-being of the =
Palestinian=20
people, he's interested in the Palestinian cause. </P>
<LI>
<P>In many ways, one of the keys to understanding Arafat is that =
he is=20
basically an old-fashioned Islamist, influenced by his early =
connections=20
with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He believes that victory =
is=20
inevitable and that God will bring him victory. He believes it =
would be=20
a sin to compromise, and that he has no right to give up =
anything=20
between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. It is better =
to=20
leave the battle to future generations than to make any =
political=20
settlement that limits their ability to fight for total victory. =
</P>
<LI>
<P>Arafat is also a romantic revolutionary, the Middle Eastern=20
counterpart of Che Guevara who glories in struggle and battling =
against=20
the odds. He has no desire to become a statesman. He prefers to =
keep the=20
revolution going. </P>
<LI>
<P>In each phase of his life - in Jordan (1967-1971), Lebanon=20
(1971-1982), Tunis (1982-1994), and the West Bank and Gaza (1994 =
to the=20
present) - Arafat has ended up destroying his own position =
because of=20
the belief that violence always benefits his cause, the =
conviction that=20
he doesn't have to implement his agreements, and the use of =
extremist=20
front groups to commit violence for which he can disclaim=20
responsibility. </P>
<LI>
<P>The bottom line is: Arafat will not make a deal. Therefore, =
either an=20
alternative to Arafat is found or we will have to out-wait him, =
in order=20
to achieve peace. </P></LI></UL>
<H3>Arafat: An Islamist Revolutionary</H3>It is very difficult to=20
understand Yasser Arafat, a man who has been on the world scene =
literally=20
longer than anyone else. He has been a political activist for more =
than 55=20
years, the head of his own organization for 44 years, the leader =
of his=20
people for 36 years, and the head of what amounts to a government =
for=20
about 10 years. What does he have to show for this? In material =
terms he=20
hasn't achieved a victory, he hasn't achieved a state, he hasn't =
bettered=20
the material condition of his people - in fact, arguably, he has =
worsened=20
it. This is a record of failure unparalleled in the world.=20
<P>Arafat's successes are the almost single-handed creation of a =
movement=20
and of an ideological point of view called Palestinian =
nationalism. He has=20
kept the movement together, kept it independent of Arab states and =
other=20
states - which is not easy - and has been the director of the most =
successful, long-term, political public relations campaign in =
history.=20
<P>The political worldview of Yasser Arafat is much misunderstood. =
It is=20
very easy to see Arafat as a nationalist, but he is not. A =
nationalist is=20
someone who believes that his people are better off in having a=20
nation-state, so obtaining this becomes their highest priority. =
They want=20
a nation-state as the framework within which they can develop =
their=20
culture, develop their economy, and be able to live in peace =
independently=20
from other countries. If this was Arafat's worldview, he could =
have had a=20
state in 1968, in 1979, at several points in the 1980s, and =
certainly in=20
the year 2000, but he continues to reject this.=20
<P>One of the main reasons Yasser Arafat has not behaved in this =
manner is=20
that he is an old-fashioned Islamist, very much influenced by his =
early=20
connections with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. He's the only =
Islamist=20
in the PLO leadership, believing that victory is inevitable =
because God=20
will bring him victory. He does not have to worry about the =
balance of=20
forces or about defeat. He doesn't worry about how long the =
struggle will=20
take or about its costs because he is sure he will win in the end, =
because=20
his goal is God-given and just. He believes it would be a sin to=20
compromise, and that he has no right to give up anything between =
the=20
Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.=20
<P>Arafat is also a romantic revolutionary, the Middle Eastern =
counterpart=20
of Che Guevara. Arafat glories in struggle, revolution, battling =
against=20
the odds. He has no desire to become a statesman, to wear a suit =
and tie,=20
which to a romantic revolutionary would be proof that he has =
betrayed his=20
cause.=20
<P>I have studied Yasser Arafat for more than 30 years, and the =
pattern of=20
his life may be said to include four phases, in each of which he =
has made=20
the same mistakes and ended up with a similar result. These phases =
include=20
Jordan from 1967 to 1971, Lebanon in the 1970s and 1980s, Tunis =
from 1982=20
to 1993, and the West Bank and Gaza since 1994. In each phase he =
ended up=20
destroying his own position because of the belief that violence =
always=20
benefits his cause, the belief that he doesn't have to implement =
his=20
agreements, and the use of extremist front groups to commit =
violence for=20
which he can disclaim responsibility. It is important to =
understand that=20
we are not dealing here with a "normal" political leader in many=20
respects.<BR>
<H3>Arafat Will Not Make a Deal </H3>
<P>The experience of the past decade has taught that no deal can =
be made=20
with this man, for a variety of reasons. One reason is that he =
doesn't=20
want to make a deal. He is currently pursuing an anti-state =
strategy:=20
continuing the struggle, making Israel look bad, mobilizing =
international=20
support, getting more and more concessions, and not offering to =
give=20
anything in return. This is his strategy and it has been =
remarkably=20
successful in some respects.=20
<P>Despite the fact that one can't deal with Arafat, prime =
ministers meet=20
him, reporters interview him, and he is given chance after chance. =
But the=20
bottom line is: Arafat will not make a deal. The only kind of deal =
he=20
would make would be one that left matters open so that he could =
pursue=20
total victory, and Israel is not going to make such a deal. =
Therefore,=20
either an alternative to Arafat is found or we will have to =
out-wait him,=20
in order to achieve peace.<BR>
<H3>Reading Palestinian Public Opinion</H3>
<P>According to Palestinian public opinion polls, a majority say =
things=20
like: "We want everything. The struggle should continue. We should =
continue attacks on Israel even if we have a state and a peace =
agreement."=20
At the same time, the polls show another opinion held often by =
many of the=20
same people: "We want this to be over. We just want our kids to go =
to=20
school. We don't want to face all this violence. We want some kind =
of an=20
agreement."=20
<P>The problem is that when the Palestinian leadership only =
reinforces the=20
hard-line viewpoint, it makes peace impossible and prevents the=20
development of moderate forces. During the period 1994-2000, =
Arafat made=20
only one speech to his people that preached conciliation. During =
most of=20
this period, Arafat's main emphasis was on continued confrontation =
and=20
militancy. This has to be challenged if there is going to be a =
basis of=20
support for peace.<BR>
<H3>After Arafat</H3>
<P>The attempt to replace Arafat has failed, but the struggle to =
succeed=20
him has now begun. What will happen if Arafat dies or becomes =
disabled?=20
Arafat's successor would probably be chosen by the Fatah Central=20
Committee, and will be male, Muslim, a member of Fatah, and a =
resident of=20
the West Bank or Gaza Strip.=20
<P>Abu Ala is a reasonably likely candidate for this position,=20
particularly because he is not strong. Those looking to succeed =
Arafat=20
want someone who is not too strong so that they can try to become =
the real=20
leader. The problem is not just that Arafat has not designated a=20
successor. It is that he has blocked the development of anybody =
who could=20
be a successor.=20
<P>Abu Mazen is another candidate. He is secretary-general of the =
PLO=20
Executive Committee where he has been Fatah's representative for =
many=20
years. But how his recent failed term as prime minister will =
affect this=20
issue - perhaps destroying his chances - is not clear yet.=20
<P>If Arafat hangs on long enough, the succession will skip to a =
younger=20
generation, with two major candidates being Mohammed Dahlan and =
Marwan=20
Barghouti. Dahlan was the protege of Abu Jihad, Arafat's favored =
person in=20
the leadership. Dahlan almost became the adopted son of Arafat, =
then he=20
broke with Arafat, and was slapped in the face by Arafat. Dahlan's =
position on the peace process is basically: "Let's end this thing, =
let's=20
make a deal." He's a tough guy, with a good base of support, good=20
connections with security services, and he comes from Gaza.=20
<P>Marwan Barghouti (now in Israeli custody), on the other hand, =
in a=20
sense is going in the other direction, with the expressed =
position: "I'm=20
ready to make peace with Israel but we can only do so after we've=20
militarily defeated Israel." So even though on paper his position =
looks=20
more moderate, it's basically a position for armed struggle. =
Barghouti was=20
the military architect of this intifada and Arafat was the =
political=20
architect. Barghouti represents the line of continued struggle, =
and Dahlan=20
represents taking another road.=20
<H3>Why Have the Palestinians Kept Arafat?</H3>
<P>Why have the Palestinians kept Arafat for so long? One reason =
is the=20
fear that without Arafat there would be anarchy. Fear of civil war =
is a=20
key factor why, for example, Feisal Husseini refused to go for the =
leadership himself, and why Abu Ala absolutely refuses to do =
anything=20
effective to stop terrorism.=20
<P>Arafat may have created a situation in which no one can rule=20
effectively after he's gone. That doesn't mean that there will be =
civil=20
war, it means that there will be no real leadership. Even if a =
leader is=20
chosen, he may not feel that he has enough power to make a deal.=20
<P>Arafat is a master at dealing with people, both in the West and =
in=20
domestic Palestinian terms. He knows how to bring people up and =
push them=20
down. Palestinians know that their careers are dependent on his =
favor. One=20
example is Jibril Rajoub, formerly the CIA's favorite Palestinian. =
U.S.=20
taxpayer's money paid for the filing cabinets in his office. He =
once=20
expressed relatively moderate views and was estranged from Arafat, =
but now=20
Arafat has brought him back as the head of his national security =
council,=20
and Rajoub is now giving interviews calling on Arabs to rise up =
and kill=20
American soldiers in Iraq.=20
<P>A Palestinian once told me, "Egyptian politics is like the =
pyramid.=20
Mubarak is at the top and there's a very wide base. Syrian =
politics is=20
like the Eiffel Tower, Assad is at the top and there are a few =
people on=20
each level. Palestinian politics is the shape of Yasser Arafat. =
Yasser=20
Arafat is Palestinian politics and that's all there is to it."=20
<P>For Arafat, control of information is also very important. To =
this day,=20
Palestinians have no idea what was offered at Camp David or in the =
Clinton=20
Plan - that President Clinton and Prime Minister Barak offered an=20
independent Palestinian state in all of Gaza, the equivalent of =
all of the=20
West Bank, most of east Jerusalem, and sovereignty over the =
al-Aksa=20
mosque.=20
<P>For Arafat, money is political. He wants funds to subsidize the =
people=20
who support him, to give money secretly to support his forces in =
Lebanon,=20
and to finance secret activities in east Jerusalem. What happened =
to the=20
$3.5 billion given to about 2 million Palestinians in the 1990s? =
Did it go=20
to build anything productive? Were Palestinian living standards =
raised?=20
Why didn't Arafat use any of the money to help his people? Because =
he's=20
not interested in the Palestinian people, he's interested in the=20
Palestinian cause.=20
<P>One of the biggest changes in the last three years has been a =
total=20
turnabout in the relationship between the PA or the Fatah =
leadership and=20
Hamas. During the 1990s, Arafat sought to win over and co-opt =
Hamas, and=20
to make it his junior partner - a loyal opposition. Today, =
however, Arafat=20
and Fatah are in complete alliance with Hamas.=20
<P>It is not a question of "Can Arafat stop these extremists who =
are=20
staging terrorist attacks?" These attacks are coordinated; there =
are=20
regular meetings between Arafat's people and Hamas and Islamic =
Jihad.=20
Arafat basically tells them when he doesn't want them to attack, =
like when=20
Colin Powell is visiting. This alliance is extremely important and =
extremely dangerous. Those people who are most worried about it =
are some=20
in Fatah and the Palestinian left who don't want to see Hamas take =
over=20
one day, and who think Arafat's strategy is a disaster. This =
has been=20
an incentive for some of them to see a negotiated end of the =
conflict, or=20
at least a real ceasefire.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=3D-2><STRONG>Professor Barry Rubin is =
Director of=20
the <A href=3D"http://gloria.idc.ac.il/">Global Research in =
International=20
Affairs (GLORIA) Center</A> of the Interdisciplinary Center =
(IDC) in=20
Herzliya, Israel. He is the author of <I>Yasir Arafat: A =
Political=20
Biography</I> (Oxford, 2003). This <I>Jerusalem Issue Brief</I> =
is based=20
on the author's presentation at the Institute for Contemporary =
Affairs=20
in Jerusalem on December 3, 2003.</STRONG></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<HR>
<H3>4. <A name=3D4>IRAN CLARIFIES THE MIDDLE =
EAST</A></H3>By=20
Dennis Prager - townhall.com - December 30, 2003=20
<P><FONT color=3D#800000 size=3D+2>I</FONT>f you want to =
understand the Middle=20
East conflict, Iran has just provided all you need to know.=20
<P>A massive earthquake kills between 20,000 and 40,000 Iranians, =
and the=20
government of Iran announces that help is welcome from every =
country in=20
the world . . . except Israel.=20
<P>This little-reported news item is of great significance. It =
begs=20
commentary.=20
<P>Israel not only has the world's most experienced crews in =
quickly=20
finding survivors in bombed out buildings, it is also a mere =
two-hour=20
flight from Iran. In other words, no country in the world would =
come close=20
to Israel in its ability to save Iranian lives quickly.=20
<P>But none of this means anything to the rulers of Iran. The =
Islamic=20
government of Iran has announced to the world that it is better =
for fellow=20
countrymen and fellow Muslims -- men, women and children -- to die =
buried=20
under rubble than to be saved by a Jew from Israel.=20
<P>That is how deep the hatred of Israel and Jews is in much of =
the Muslim=20
world.=20
<P>Hundreds of millions of Muslims -- Arab and non-Arab, Sunni and =
Shi'a=20
-- hate Israel more than they love life. Leaders of the =
Palestinian terror=20
organization Hamas repeatedly state, "We love death more than the =
Jews=20
love life." And now, Iran announces that it is better for a Muslim =
to=20
asphyxiate under the earth than be rescued by a Jew from Israel.=20
<P>Naive Westerners -- which includes most academics, =
intellectuals,=20
members of the international news media, and nearly all others on =
the Left=20
-- refuse to acknowledge the uniqueness of the Arab/Muslim hatred =
of=20
Israel and Jews. Yet, there is no hatred in the world analogous to =
it. Not=20
since the Nazi hatred of Jews has humanity witnessed such hate.=20
<P>That is why finding survivors from earthquakes, creating a =
Palestinian=20
state and life itself are all far less important in much of the =
Islamic=20
and Arab worlds than killing Jews and destroying the little Jewish =
state.=20
<P>That is why Arab newspapers run articles by Arab professors =
describing=20
how Jews butcher non-Jewish children to use their blood for =
holiday meals.=20
<P>That is why Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad could get =
a=20
standing ovation from the heads of every Muslim country when he =
told them=20
"the Jews rule the world by proxy."=20
<P>That is why Palestinian parents celebrate the suicide terror of =
their=20
sons -- the joy of killing Israeli families far outweighs the pain =
of the=20
death of their child.=20
<P>Western naifs like to believe platitudes such as "Deep down, =
all people=20
are really the same," "All people want peace," and the great =
untruth of=20
multiculturalism that no culture is morally superior to another. =
That is=20
why they choose not to face the truth about the Nazi-like hatred =
that=20
permeates the Arab/Muslim world and the consequent moral gulf that =
exists=20
between it and Israel. It shatters too many of their illusions.=20
<P>Surely the Iranian refusal of rescuers from the Jewish state =
ought to=20
help all these people acknowledge the unique hatred that is at the =
root of=20
the Arab-Israeli dispute and recognize that it is therefore a =
conflict=20
unlike any other on earth.=20
<P>So, too, the immediate and sincere Israeli offer of rescuers to =
Iran=20
should make the moral gulf between Israel and its enemies as clear =
as day.=20
Despite the fact that Iran is the greatest backer of anti-Israel =
(and=20
anti-American) terror and despite the fact that Iran repeatedly =
declares=20
that Israel must be annihilated (in other words, seeks a second =
Jewish=20
Holocaust), Israel offered to send its people to save Iranian =
lives.=20
<P>The two reactions -- Iran's preference for Iranian deaths to =
Israeli=20
help and the Jewish state's instinctive offer to help save Iranian =
lives=20
-- ought to be enough anyone needs to understand the source of the =
Middle=20
East conflict. But they won't. Because those who are anti-Israel =
or=20
"evenhanded" are not so because of the facts, but despite them.=20
<HR>
<H3>5. <A name=3D5>QUOTES AND QUICK NOTES</A></H3>
<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>=93The Islamic Republic of Iran accepts all =
kinds of=20
humanitarian aid from all countries and international =
organizations with=20
the exception of the Zionist =
regime.=94</STRONG></BLOCKQUOTE>--Jahanbakhsh=20
Khanjani, refusing help from Israel following the devastating =
earthquake=20
in the Iranian town of Bam. Nevertheless, the Tel-Aviv based =
relief=20
organization Latet hopes to send much-needed supplies to =
survivors.=20
Iranian callers on the Voice of Israel=92s popular Farsi-language =
program=20
=93expressed their deep gratitude toward Israelis who have =
supported sending=20
aid to Iran,=94 said program director Menashe Amir. (Ha=92aretz, =
Dec. 28,=20
Jerusalem Post, Dec. 29)=20
<HR>
<H3>6. <A name=3D6>HIGHLIGHT ARTICLES</A></H3>
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all want peace. We pray for peace in our Sabbath services every =
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expulsion, extermination, and discrimination, it is natural that =
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obligations of=20
the righteous non-Jew. May Jews and non-Jews alike serve the =
Creator in=20
the way God meant them to, and may we share the fruits of our =
labors=20
both in this world and in the world to come.</FONT>=20
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