Posted on 04/29/2011 4:34:14 AM PDT by Milagros
Freedom And The Middle East
By: Michael Freund
Date: Wednesday, February 16 2011
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This was borne out most recently by a report issued by Freedom House, the independent Washington-based group that advocates for freedom worldwide. According to its annual survey, "Freedom in the World," of the 18 countries in the Middle East, only one is considered to be "free."
And that one, of course, is Israel.
Not a single Arab country - not one - did Freedom House consider fully "free."
In effect, then, this means that of the approximately 370 million human beings currently residing in the Middle East, only 2 percent enjoy true freedom - namely, those who live in the Jewish state.
With the world's attention focused on the region, it is essential to underline the repressive and high-handed nature of the various Arab regimes. Pro-Israel activists need to make the case that if there is apartheid to be found in the Middle East, it is in those Arab countries that oppress the majority of their citizens while denying them the basic right to elect their own leaders.
Now is the time to drive home the extent of "Arab Apartheid" while emphasizing the danger this poses to the West and its interests.
(Excerpt) Read more at jewishpress.com ...
Freedom needs consience..........nuff said
Freedom needs conscience..........nuff said
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