Archive for 'Arab-Muslim World' Category
Arab Massacres of Jews before 1948
18 August 2007Arabs and their sympathizers often like to talk about massacres that happened to the Palestinian people in 1948 and before. People familiar with the history of the Israel-Arab conflict have no doubt heard about Deir Yassin - it is the quintessential Jewish “massacre” of Palestinians. These people would have you believe that the Arabs were totally innocent in this war, but of course, the truth is quite the opposite. Unfortunately, Jews and Israelis have […]
Who Governs the Palestinians?
18 June 2007The events of the last week make us ponder the above question. According to the Khaleej Times, an English-language newspaper in Dubai (UAE), the “international community has signalled its support for (Mahmoud) Abbas and its intention to isolate Hamas”. Hamas, elected in January 2006, to run the Palestinian Legislative Council took to the streets in the past week and killed a number of high-ranking Fatah officials. Now, Abbas has sworn in a “12-member emergency cabinet led […]
Hamas Threatens Kidnapping of Israeli Soldiers
26 April 2007 In a bid to behave like a real democratic government (yes, this is sarcastic), Hamas, the radical elected government of the “Palestinian people”, has threatened to kidnap more Israeli soldiers, to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners with blood on their hands.
According to Palestinian Media Watch, an organization that monitors and translates Palestinian media, The Palestinian Legislative Council’s “Prisoners’ Committee” presented 10 suggestions for action “and the most prominent was the call for further kidnappings of Zionist soldiers […]