Posted on 12/13/2007 10:32:10 AM PST by PRePublic
Arab racism must go
There will be no peace around here before Arabs view Jews as human beings
Jackie Levy Published: 12.03.07, 17:34 / Israel Opinion
Despite all the ceremonial declarations uttered in Annapolis, my attention was drawn to a small story about the organizers tasked with planning the seating arrangements. As those were peace talks, and as all of us want peace, the organizers were warned about the need to ensure that no Syrian or Saudi official unintentionally encounters some Zionist pest.
This was indeed a large venue, but still, people (just like monkeys) sometimes have to go to the bathroom or wash their hands. In short, they may have to pass through a narrow corridor where, you never know, you may encounter one of those – well, here the speaker is supposed to venomously utter the word: “Zionist.”
Syria’s motives for attending the conference were quite clear. They came to score points and extricate themselves, as much as is possible, out of the axis of evil. In short, they came because of Syrian issues – all the rest didn’t quite interest them, and it was not easy for them as it is. But to bump into an Israeli?! A Jew! Face to face, with no Condoleezza or a sea of officials around. Just you and I. Now that’s way too much, being forced to exchange glances or even mumble something. This is where we draw the line.
After all, Arabs are honorable people, and the Israelis, on top of all the other trouble, have this bad habit of using such incidents in order to suddenly show friendliness, utter some kind of silly joke, and then tell everyone about it. Years after Annapolis, some Israeli minister or advisor could write in his memoirs how he made a quick comment to the Syrian official about the crappy American coffee, and yes, he thinks he saw a hint of a smile on the Syrian’s face – for a moment there, the Israeli will say, we were able to overcome the raging conflict and just be two men, Khaled and I, yearning for some good coffee.
The end of the story is that it was not easy at all to arrange the chairs. Sophisticated algorithms were utilized and multifaceted maneuvers previously only known in Astronomy were used, so that under no circumstances would an Arab and a Jew come in contact or some share kind of proximity that could hurt the feelings of the nation.
Our enemies are racist Simply put, our enemies, among other things, are quite racist. As opposed to some stigmas, it turns out that arrogance is not an Israeli monopoly. It’s amazing how the Arab world managed to convince the West that the racist hatred is merely legitimate religious sensitivity that must be taken into consideration.
We should also take a moment to consider the fact that for us these things always sound like a silly joke. We treat it the same way we ridicule the Arab refusal to compete against Israeli athletes. None of us, with the exception of the margins of the far Right, have a problem meeting an Arab, shaking his hand, or showing sympathy for him.
The thing is, on their side it’s an absolutely serious matter. It’s hard to believe that anyone in the Arab media was joking about the seating arrangements.
For years we’ve been reprimanding ourselves over our attitude to Arabs and our racist jokes. Yet while we were busy reprimanding, we almost failed to notice that something changed around here. When was the last time you heard a derogatory term like “towel head” being used seriously, without any sarcasm? When was the last time an Israeli film featured an Arab character that was less than divine?
Meanwhile, the exact opposite is happening on the other side. And no, we’re not talking about a minor issue. Even if all the roadblocks will be removed, there will be no peace around here as long as Muslim Arabs don’t view Jews as human beings.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3478505,00.html
Arab is not a race.
Sadly, I predict that there will be no peace.
But they are still racist against Kurds, Jews, Africans (Sudan genocide?) and others.
Those are not races either.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Sure. Just like Europeans and Africans.
I don’t get it. I thought that as part of our embracing diversity and multiculturalism we were supposed to respect all aspects of other cultures and not be judgemental in our approach to them. Whether it’s racist or not, hating Jews is part of Arab and Muslim culture; it’s not for us to judge, but rather to embrace and celebrate the differences. Right?
Syria?
I thought we nuked Syria a couple of months ago...
Maybe we need to hit them again.
Only in American corporate and institutional life. Nobody else on earth has to pay attention to that dreck.
Which is the main reason the Arab world is mostly in tatters.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Somehow the misconception has been created that ‘racism’ can be eliminated by laws, rules, counseling and the prohibition of certain words or behavior. Centuries ago, the English common law made no pretense of the ability to deal with mens rea or state of mind, concluding that no man can know what is in another man’s heart; the law sought, realistically, to deal only with the prohibition of certain conduct. Where did the idea come from, in western philosophy, that we can not only know what’s in a man’s heart, but that we can alter it? Mankind has always, and will always, have to contend with the ‘monsters of the id’. We can’t alter bias and prejudice, but can only make actions based on those conditions too costly for for an individual to indulge. I’m sorry, but not even The Shadow knows what evil lies in the heart’s of men.
If you woke up one morning and either all the arabs were gone off this earth, or all the jewish were gone off this earth; under which scenerio would you feel safest?
Ah, and so we have the kernel, that which is wrong is made right and that which is right is made wrong and all is seen as though faintly and obscured as though through a clouded looking glass.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Hmmm...aren’t Arabs and Jews both Semitic peoples, i.e. the same race?
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Great commentary.
Arabs are Caucasians!
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