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I found this online book a few weeks ago. After reading through the whole thing I'm now more convninced than ever that Arafat will never make peace, the Arab world uses Israel (and us) as its scapegoat, and that Israel is our only true ally in the region. This is required reading for anyone who thinks Israel "occupies" and "represses" the Palestinians.

And if you dismiss it as a "Zionist" organization, most of its sources are from the mainstream press (if you consider the NY Times and Washington Post "mainstream")

1 posted on 08/24/2002 4:42:48 PM PDT by zapiks44
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To: zapiks44
Good information. I believe the NY Times has its own agenda.
2 posted on 08/24/2002 4:46:59 PM PDT by bribriagain
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I feel comfortable when arguing Israel's position until we get to the questions concerning settlements. Then it gets a little fuzzy as to who is right and who is wrong (as if right and wrong really pertain to that conflict).

If you want to say Israel acquired the trans Jordan and gaza lands as a result of winning the war, that's good enough for me. But to argue who has the moral high ground in that one is, well, kinda like manifest destiny vs the injuns.

3 posted on 08/24/2002 5:05:27 PM PDT by evad
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To: zapiks44
The article you posted is mostly propaganda.

It tries to disguise the fact that Arabs have lived continuously in the land of Palestine - whether they called it that or not, whether it was an independent country or not - as the dominant culture for more than 1000 years. Whatever the faults of that culture - and we all know there are many - they preferred it to an imposed Zionist culture in which they would be the dhimmis. As early as 1891 they realized the nature of the coming conflict and tried to stem the massive Jewish immigration.

What we have is two incompatible cultures, each with good claims, fighting to control one small piece of land. It's a fight to the death - unless attitudes change far more than anyone believes possible.

Read Jabotinsky's writings, 1913-39, and Boris Shustaff (spelling?) who writes for Gamla (and others).

4 posted on 08/24/2002 5:37:01 PM PDT by liberallarry
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Since you will doubtless attract detractors, here's more for confirmation:

Why Israel Is The Victim And The Arabs Are The Indefensible Aggressors In the Middle East

The Big Lie

"The Arabs Are Responsible"

The Myth Of The Palestinian People

-Ariel Sharon & Israel-- The myths of Sabra and Shatilla and the war in Lebanon --

-Online book debunking the "Sharon Terror story--

-Israel Arabs Palestinians THE BATTLE FOR TRUTH--

-Crash Course in Middle East History--

-Setting the Historical Record Straight--

Why Europe Hates Israel

A History of Terror in Israel

Great concise explanation of 67 borders and UN res 242 here.

Islam Unveiled -Dr. Ergun Caner

A LETTER FROM ISRAEL

-"In their own words"-Translations of Arab Publications--

6 posted on 08/24/2002 5:44:01 PM PDT by backhoe
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