All in REPOST

Repost: Robert S. Elegant (WashPo), "Arabs have created Frankenstein"

“Legitimate grievances, exacerbated by hardship in refugee camps, have made idealistic Palestinian youths a new force which appalls their elders—as it does other Arabs. The force has not only found its outlet in terrorism, but has espoused an ideology dedicated to destroying all 'established societies.'‘ “They feel King Hussein's Jordan must be ingested by the Palestinian state.”

Repost: Abbas in 2012 vs 2023

In 2012 Abbas said both, “I believe that West Bank and Gaza is Palestine, and the other parts (are) Israel.” and “We don’t want to use terror…” In 2023, Abbas was given 30 minutes to speak to the UN. During his hour long tirade, he renegged on both claims, saying, “I want Safed,” and “keep the ground aflame with popular resistance.”

Repost: Various stories on hate being taught

The head of Muslims Against Antisemitism in the United Kingdom, Ghanem Nuseibeh, told the Post that “Qatar media is heavily censored and such extremist incitement would not be published without government approval.”A Qatar expert, Nuseibeh added that it has been “the most virulent spreader of antisemitism in Arabic-speaking communities and there are no signs this has stopped. 

Repost: Matti Friedman, "An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important Story on Earth"

2013, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict claimed 42 lives— roughly the monthly homicide rate in the city of Chicago. Jerusalem, internationally renowned as a city of conflict, had slightly fewer violent deaths per capita last year than Portland, Ore., one of America’s safer cities. In contrast, in three years the Syrian conflict has claimed an estimated 190,000 lives…