Washington Times quotes PMW in article about Israelis' views on the conflict
Washington Times quotes PMW in article
about Israelis' opinions on resolving the conflict
about Israelis' opinions on resolving the conflict
Headline: The more things change
Sub-headline: Israeli prosperity advances but Palestinian hatred of Jews is immovable
by Cal Thomas
It seems that everyone in Israel has either a solution to the conflict, or a suggestion for better communicating Israel’s position to the world...
Geography and demography are the central concerns of most Israelis. A trip to a mountaintop near the Israeli settlement of Barkan in the West Bank provides a dramatic view of “the three seas,” the Mediterranean, Sea of Galilee and Dead Sea. This vantage point, within view of Ben Gurion Airport, illustrates just how vulnerable Israel would be to terrorist rockets. Think Gaza times two. As the saying goes, “Israel is a small country,” a truth that shocks many first-time visitors.
The Obama administration has asked both Israelis and Palestinians to “tone down” the rhetoric that feeds the violence in Israel. It is unlikely that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will comply. Palestinian hatred of Jews permeates every facet of society and it starts early. According to Palestinian Media Watch, an Israeli research institute studying Palestinian society, Palestinian textbooks, for example, “make no attempt to educate for peace or coexistence with Israel. Instead Israel’s right to exist is adamantly denied and the Palestinian war against Israel is presented as an eternal religious battle for Islam.”
Western governments must remove their blinders and support Israel’s attempt to curtail and conquer this virus, not only for Israel’s sake, but out of self-interest, because a strain of it is already spreading to Europe and America.
[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/dec/2/cal-thomas-israeli-prosperity-advances-palestinian/]