Israel also more than tripled the number of Palestinian teachers and boosted the Palestinian educational system by establishing a number of universities. Among those universities were the College of Scientists (Abu Dis) - est. 1982, the College of Social Welfare (El Bira) - est. 1979, the College of Religion (Beit Hanina) - est. 1978 and the Islamic College in Hebron- est.1971. More Facts
Source: Palestine History
(http://www.palestinehistory.com/anthem.htm)
National Anthems say a
lot about an entity's character. It seems as though the
Palestinian "National" anthem is specifically designed to a) strenghthen
Palestinian claims to the land of Israel and b) encourage further bloodshed and
violence. Is this something that us in the west should condone?
Compare this anthem to the Israeli
National Anthem - there is NO comparison. There is no talk of violence
and revenge for past injustices, of which there have been many.
The Palestinian National
Anthem:
My
country , my country
My country, the land of my grand fathers
My country, my country
My country, my nation, the nation of eternity
With my determination, my fire and the volcano
of my revenge
The longing of my blood to my land and home
I have climbed the mountains and fought the wars
I have conquered the impossible, and crossed the frontiers
My country, my country, the nation of eternity
With the resolve of the winds and the fire of the guns
And the determination of my nation in the land of struggle
Palestine is my home, Palestine is my fire, Palestine is my revenge and the
land of eternal
My country, my country, the nation of eternity
I swear under the shade of the flag
To my land and nation, and the fire of pain
I will live as a guerrilla, I will go on as guerrilla, I will expire as
guerrilla until I will be back
My country, my country, the nation of eternity
Anybody that thinks that
this is the National Anthem of a peaceful people must be out of their mind.
These are the types of messages that are being forced into the heads of
Palestinian children and this is why there isn't peace. It has nothing to
do with concessions, settlers, the IDF or home demolitions. It is
indoctrination of hatred. Once this hatred is born, nobody can take it
away and it is leading to the moral rot of Palestinian society more than any
Israeli action could do.
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