Israel Hayom cites instances of PA incitement exposed by PMW to show PA not serious about peace
Israel Hayom cites instances
of PA incitement exposed by PMW
to show PA not serious about peace
of PA incitement exposed by PMW
to show PA not serious about peace
by Omer Dostri, April 6, 2015
In an interview to the Nazareth-based Kul al-Arab newspaper last week, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas explained that if the Israeli-Palestinian conflict weren't solved, the terrorism and extremism seen these days throughout the Middle East would make its way into Israel.
In saying this, Abbas was trying to create the illusion that the freeze in the peace process is Israel's fault and not the result of his own recalcitrance, as well as a twisted picture in which the growing global jihad and fundamentalism are directly related to the Israeli-Arab conflict. But despite Abbas' manipulative remarks, reality has demonstrated the exact opposite. His disingenuous call for negotiations -- after he was the one who pulled out of the last round of peace talks and the one before that -- and his pseudo-moderation run right smack up the wall of reality.
The Palestinian Media Watch institute exposed that just a week ago, the official television channel of the PA chose to broadcast a clip in which a school pupil calls to kill Jews ("We will fight the Jews, kill them and overcome them.") This, of course, isn't the only incitement. Last year, the Palestinian Authority Education Ministry organized a sports event in honor of the Egyptian poet Hisham al-Gakh after the latter read a poem that included the words, "My enemy, Zion, Satan with a tail." The head of the Palestinian Sports Authority joined in by sponsoring a table tennis tournament in honor of terrorist Dalal Mughrabi, who took part in the 1978 Coastal Road massacre in which 37 Israelis were killed...
The simple facts and reality prove again and again that despite the claims from the leftist camp, Abbas is no "partner" in a peace deal. Quite the opposite: Abbas is doing everything to block a real solution to the conflict, while creating incitement and encouraging "popular resistance," which is code for terrorist activity using small arms.
Until a real change takes place in the Palestinian leadership, the diplomatic situation will probably stay the same. And when we look at what's happening in the countries around us, maybe the Palestinians are smart to decide not to do anything that could draw in Hamas or the Islamic State. So it's completely understandable why their current leadership is sitting twiddling its thumbs and eluding every real bid to reach a peace agreement. It's a situation that is good for both sides.
[http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=12193]