I am leaving his points and his "proof" as Amjad wrote them, followed by the real facts.
1. Jews are from Mesopotamia; Canannites are natives.
AMJAD: The Canannites inhibited Palestine during the 3rd Millenium BC (2000 years before the appearance of the Hebrews). During the 2nd millenium BC the Amorites, Hittites, and Hurrians challenged the autonomy of the Canannites but eventually assimilated with them. In the 14th century BC new invaders appeared: the Hebrews, a group of Semitic tribes from Mesopotamia (Iraq), and the Philistines (after whom the country was later named), an Aegean people of Indo-European stock.
Jerusalem was 2100
years old before Hebrew tribes settled in. Jerusalem first settled on
the Ophel above the Gihon Spring by the Canannites around 3500 BCE. The
first recorded mention of the city was in 19th century BC - Jerusalem
listed in Execration Text. A clay tablet from the ruler of Jerusalem
dating to the 14th century BC was found in Tal-el-Amarna archives in
Egypt. The influence of the Philistines was so great, the country was
named after them.
Filistia was the Kingdom of the Philistines from approximately 3500
years ago (the biblical name Palestine is derived from Palestina in
Latin, which is derived from Filistia). The name Palestine was used in
the bible and in through historical reference because it represents the
geographical area, part of which where the Hebrews lived. The name
Israel refers to Hebrew tribes who established several warring kingdoms
in Palestine.
FACT: ABRAHAM WAS FROM UR OF THE CHALDEES. THIS WAS IN
MESOPOTAMIA. SO IN A SENSE THE JEWS DID COME FROM MESOPOTAMIA. OR
AT LEAST THE FATHER OF THE JEWS CAME FROM MESOPOTAMIA. THIS STORY
IS RELATED IN GENESIS CHAPTER 12. THE BIBLE GIVES US A VERY CLEAR
HISTORY OF THE DESCENDENTS OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB (ISRAEL). GO TO
THE
JEWISH CLAIM TO THE LAND FOR MORE ON ABRAHAM'S CLAIM TO THE LAND.
THE CANAANITES WERE THE FIRST INHABITANTS OF THE LAND. BUT G-D
GAVE THE LAND AS AN EVERLASTING POSSESSION TO THE DESCENDENTS OF
ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB.
THE NAME PALESTINE ONLY APPEARS ONCE IN THE BIBLE. Joel:3:4: Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre,
and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a
recompence? and if ye recompence me, swiftly and speedily will I
return your recompence upon your own head; WHICH IS PART
OF AN END TIME PROPHECY.
AND IT WAS THE ROMANS WHO RENAMED THE LAND PALAESTINA, FROM
WHICH WE GET PALESTINE, IN THE 2ND CENTURY. THEY DID THIS IN AN
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY JEWISH IDENTIFICATION WITH THE LAND. THE
ROMANS ALSO RENAMED SEVERAL ISRAELITE CITIES, INCLUDING JERUSALEM.
2. The Canaanite Arabs remained in Palestine until today.
AMJAD: The Philistines and Hebrews had fierce battles (Samson and Delilah story). The Philistines won a decisive battle in 1050 BC, but the Hebrews rebounded around 1000 BC during the King David era. The Philistines eventually assimilated with the Canannites and remained until today as a major heritage group of the land.
FACT: NO INDEPENDENT ARAB OR PALESTINIAN STATE EVER EXISTED IN PALESTINE. IN 1948 PRINCETON PROFESSOR PHILIP HITTI TESTIFYING AGAINST PARTITION BEFORE THE ANGLO AMERICAN COMMITTEE, " There is no such thing as Palestine in history, absolutely not" (Jerusalem Post, Nov 2, 1991)
THE FIRST CONGRESS OF MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS MET IN JERUSALEM IN FEB 1919 TO CHOOSE REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE AND ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: "We consider Palestine as part of Arab Syria, as it has never been separated from it at any time...We are connected with it by national, religious, linguistic natural, economic and geographical bonds."
(Yehoshua Porath, Palestinian Arab National Movement: From Riots to Rebellion: 1929-1939, vol. 2, (London: Frank Cass and Co., Ltd., 1977), pp. 81-82)
AN ARAB LEADER, AUNI BEY ABDUL-HADI TESTIFIED BEFORE THE PEEL COMMISSION IN 1937 "There is no such country [as Palestine]! "Palestine" is a term the Zionists invented! There is no Palestine in the Bible. Our country was for centuries part of Syria."
A JEWISH PRESENSE CONTINUED UNINTERRUPTED IN THE LAND EVEN AFTER THE ROMAN DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM AND THE BEGINNING OF THEIR EXILE IN THE FIRST CENTURY AD. THERE WERE LARGE JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN JERUSALEM AND TIBERIAS IN THE NINTH CENTURY. DURING THE 1000'S LARGE JEWISH COMMUNITIES GREW IN RAFA, GAZA, ASHKELON, JAFFA, AMONG OTHERS.
THE CRUSADERS CAME DURING THE 1100'S AND FOUND LARGE GROUPS OF JEWS TO MASSACRE. BUT DURING THE NEXT 300 YEARS JEWISH COMMUNITIES DEVELOPED IN SAFED AND JERUSALEM.
DURING THE EARLY 1800'S YEARS BEFORE THE MODERN ZIONIST MOVEMENT, ABOUT 10000 JEWS LIVED IN WHAT IS NOW THE MODERN STATE OF ISRAEL
(Dan Bahat, ed. Twenty Centuries of Jewish Life in the Holy Land, (Jerusalem: The Israel Economist, 1976), pp. 61-63.)
IN 12OO YEARS OF ASSOCIATION WITH THE LAND, THE ARABS ONLY BUILT ONE TOWN RAMLEH. IN 1838 ARCHAELOGIST EDWARD ROBINSON REVEALED THAT HUNDREDS OF SEEMILNGLY ARAB NAMES OF VILLAGES AND SITES, WERE ACTUALLY ARABIC TRANSLATIONS OF HEBREW NAMES. THE ARABS NEVER EVEN HAD THEIR OWN NAME FOR THE LAND.
3. Jews ruled Palestine for 723 years, Arabs for 1279 years.
AMJAD: Hebrew tion (RULE?) over Palestine lasted from approximately 1050-722 BC and 141-63 BC; these periods were interludes of partial rule, totaling 723 years at best. Muslims rule extended for 1279 years (from 638-1917). From 1936 until present time, the area has been undergoing a dynamic change of rule.
FACT: AMJAD TAKES A PRETTY WIDE DEFINITION OF "ARAB" IN FACT, THE FOLLOWING ARAB CALIPHS RULED OVER PALESTINE FROM 637 TO 1072.
MECCA 637 TO 661
UMAYYIDES 661 TO 750
ABBAASIDE 750 TO 870
FATIMIDES 969 TO 1071 FOR A TOTAL OF 435 YEARS
THE FIRST COMMONWEALTH 1004 TO 597 BC
BABYLONIAN CONQUEST 597 TO 538 BC
THE PERSIAN PERIOD 539 BC - 332 BC
THE HELLENISTIC PERIOD 332 BC - 168 BC
MACCABEES 168 TO 143 BC
HASHMONIANS (ROMANS) 143 TO 70 AD
ROMANS AND BYZANTINE) 70 TO 637 AD
MOSLEM 637 TO 1072 AD
CRUSADERS 1072 TO 1291 AD
MAMELUKES 1291 TO 1516 AD
OTTOMANS (TURKEY) 1516 TO 1918 AD
BRITISH MANDATE 1918 TO 1948 AD
JEWISH RULE 1948 TO
ACTUALLY, AMJAD CALLS THEM ARABS, THEN HE CALLS THEM MUSLIMS. THE SELJUKES AND MAMELUKES WERE NOT ARABS, BUT ONLY RULED OVER THEM.
I ONLY SEE A 435 YEAR RULE BY ARABS
4. The British promised the Jews a homeland in Palestine.
AMJAD: Aided by the Arabs, the British captured Palestine from the Ottoman Turks in 1917 and 1918. The British had promised them the independence of their countries after the war. Britain, however, also made other, conflicting commitments. Britain promised the Jews, whose help it needed in the war effort, a Jewish "national home" in Palestine. The Zionists spoke of a Jewish state constituting all of Palestine. The Palestinians, however, rejected partition and Britain's right to promise their country to a third party. Earlier in 1897, Hertzel, the founder of Zionism considered Palestine, Argentina and Uganda as possible choices for a homeland for the Jews.
FACTS: IN ALL MY RESEARCH OVER GENERAL ALLENBY AND HIS CONQUEST OF JERUSALEM, I FOUND NO MENTION OF HELP FROM THE ARABS. BUT I DID FIND THE FOLLOWING:
"The Arabs living in Palestine did not protest Turkish overlordship. When war came they fought to perpetuate Turkish imperial rule. The Arabs of Palestine made no response to the call of Sherif Hussein of Hejaz, the one zone where Arab action against the Turks developed, and they contributed nothing to even that marginal Arab contribution to the Turkish downfall."
(Samuel Katz, Battleground, Fact and Fantasy in Palestine, pg 124)
THE TURKISH GOVERNOR OF PALESTINE, DJEMAL PASHA, COMMANDED THE TURKISH FORCE THAT ATTACKED THE BRITISH ON THE SUEZ CANAL, WROTE "I can have no greater duty than to offer a respectful tribute to these heroes...In this force, composed of men of Arab and Turkish stock, a fine feeling of brotherly afection prevailed. this first campaign against the Canal was a brilliant revelation of the fact that the majority of the Arabs stood by the Khalifate with heart and soul. The Arabs, who composed the entire 25th division and the whole of the L. of C. Organization, did their duty with the greatest zeal and devotion."
Ahmed Djemal, Memories of a Turkish Statesman1913-1919, New York, 1922, p 153)
BRITISH COLONEL RICHARD MEINERTZHAGEN WROTE IN HIS DIARY ON DECEMBER 2, 1917 ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, "The Arabs of Ramleh gave us an amusing incident yesterday, which accurately reflects their attitude toward us. A large batch of Turkish prisoners were being marched through the village, but they were not preceded by their British guard. The Arabs, thinking it was the return of the Turkish Army, turned out in force, yelling with delight and waving Turkish flags."
(Middle East Diary, p 7)
AND WRITING IN THEIR OWN WORDS WE HAVE FROM THE MUFTI OF HAIFA, TO THE MUFTI OF JERUSALEM, "We found repugnance by every Moslem towards anyone who was called Arab...They took him to be like the Sharif Husain of whom they say that he betrayed Islam...We began to rebut this notion and to show all that Palestine had done in giving total aid to the Turkish army and how she fought to the end."
(See Kedouri, Chatham House Version, p 74)
LATER ON I COVER THE ROLE THAT LYING HAS IN THE ISLAMIC TRADITION.
THE BRITISH DID GIVE THE ARABS INDEPENDENCE IN THEIR COUNTRIES. AFTER WW1 THE ARABS WERE GRANTED SOVEREIGNTY IN IRAQ AND SYRIA. IRAQ GAINED INDEPENDENCE IN 1932 AND SYRIA IN 1946. IN 1922 BRITAIN TOOK 78% OF THE JEWISH NATIONAL HOMELAND AND CREATED TRANSJORDAN. TRANSJORDAN GAINED INDEPENDENCE IN 1946. ARABIA BECAME SAUDI ARABIA AND GAINED ITS INDEPENDENCE IN 1932. THE MIDDLE EAST ARAB NATIONS CONTROL 99% OF THE LAND MASS. ISRAEL CONTROL LESS THAN 1%
THE BRITISH DID PROMISE THE JEWS A NATIONAL HOMELAND. IT IS CALLED THE BALFOUR DECLARATION. FOR MORE ON THIS, GO TO THE JEWISH CLAIM TO THE LAND.
HERTZEL DID PROPOSE UGANDA AS A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY REFUGE FOR RUSSIAN JEWS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. THIS PROPOSAL WAS VOTED DOWN IN 1905 BY THE 7TH ZIONIST CONGRESS.
5. Israel must abide by UN resolutions to become credible.
AMJAD: Of the 175 UN Security Council resolutions passed before 1990, 97 were directed against Israel. Of the 690 General Assembly resolutions voted on before 1990, 429 were directed against Israel. Despite this, Israel considers itself as a democracy. Surprisingly, the UN did not take any practical action to implement any of its resolutions against Israel. Successive Israeli governments made a practice of resenting agreements made by previous governments.
FACTS: THE UN, CONCERNING ISRAEL, IS RACIST, AS I EXPLAIN IN WORLD CONFERENCE ON UN RACISM. AS FOR MANY OF THE UN RESOLUTIONS, THE ARAB DESCRIPTION OFTEN VARIES FROM WHAT THE DESCRIPTION ACTUALLY SAYS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ARABS REJECTED THE 1948 UN RESOLUTION 181 THAT CALLED FOR AN ARAB AND A JEWISH STATE IN THE REGION. ISRAEL ACCEPTED.
AS FOR WHAT CONSTITUTES A DEMOCRACY, THE ARAB NATIONS NEVER HAVE HAD A DEMOCRACY. ISRAEL HOLDS REGULAR ELECTIONS WHERE EVEN ITS ARAB CITIZENS CAN VOTE.
RESOLUTION 194 WAS ADOPTED IN 1948. THIS CALLED FOR THE ARAB STATES AND ISRAEL TO RESOLVE ALL OUTSTANDING ISSUES THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS AND FOR THE RETURN OF THE REFUGEES. AGAIN, ALL THE ARAB STATES REJECTED THIS RESOLUTION.
6. Jerusalem is a multi-cultural city, not a Jewish capital.
AMJAD: Jerusalem, for both Muslim and Christian Arabs is a holy place and a human treasure, the product of centuries of accumulated cultures. Israel's policy of Monopolizing the city, of forcing it into an exclusively Jewish mold, reduces it to a one-dimensional town and deprives its inhabitants from their heritage. The major features of Jerusalem such as the Dome of the Rock built 1300 years ago, the Citadel, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Wall surrounding the city are evidence of the city's Islamic and Christian heritage.
FACTS: JERUSALEM HAS HUNDREDS OF SITES THAT ARE SPECIAL TO CHRISTIANS, MOSLEMS AND JEWS. ISRAEL HAS NOT TRIED TO MONOPOLIZE JERUSALEM OR FORCE IT INTO A EXCLUSIVE JEWISH MOLD. IN REALITY, ISRAEL GUARANTEES FREE ACCESS TO ALL SITES. THE TEMPLE MOUNT, THE MOST HOLY SITE IN JUDAISM, IS ACTUALLY UNDER CONTROL OF THE ISLAMIC WAKF. IT IS THIS WAKF THAT ACTUALLY DENIES JEWS AND CHRISTIANS ACCESS TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT.
ONLY ONE COUNTRY HAS EVER MADE JERUSALEM ITS CAPITAL. AND THAT IS ISRAEL. JERUSALEM HAS BEEN THE ONLY CAPITAL OF ANY ISRAELITE NATION.
WHEN PALESTINE FELL UNDER ISLAMIC CONTROL, JERUSALEM BECAME JUST ANOTHER BACKWATER VILLAGE THAT HELD NO IMPORTANCE. ITS POPULATION DECLINED AND EVEN ITS WALLS WERE ALLOWED TO CRUMBLE. ISLAM TOOK NO INTEREST IN JERUSALEM UNTIL THE BRITS CONQUERED IT IN 1917. WHEN THE JORDANIANS TOOK CONTROL OF THE OLD CITY IN 1948, JERUSALEM'S STATUS RETURNED TO THAT OF A BACKWATER VILLAGE.
EVEN THE 1964 PLO CHARTER MAKES NO MENTION OF JERUSALEM. JERUSALEM WASN'T IMPORTANT TO ISLAMISTS UNTIL JUNE 6, 1967, WHEN IT WAS REUNITED UNDER ISRAELI CONTROL.
FOR MORE ON JERUSALEM, I HAVE SEVERAL ARTICLES THAT CAN BE ACCESSED AT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE.
7. Moslem and Christians had a relationship, why can't Jews.
AMJAD: Moslems and Christians in Jerusalem enjoyed excellent relationships since the Islamic takeover of Jerusalem took place with the help of the Christian Arabs against the Christian Byzantine rule in 638 AD. Caliph Omar signed a treaty guaranteeing freedom of religion to Christians. Jews in Jerusalem were later massacred by the Crusaders, only to feel safe to return upon the Islamic recapture of Jerusalem in 1187 AD by Saladin. With the exception of the brief Crusaders interlude, Jerusalem remained under continuous Arab rule.
FACT: AS I STATED ABOVE, JERUSALEM WAS NOT UNDER ARAB CONTROL. OMAR DID SIGN A TREATY WITH THE CHRISTIANS GUARANTEEING THEM FREEDOM OF RELIGION WHEN HE CONQUERED JERUSALEM. BUT AMJAD FAILS TO MENTION THAT THE CHRISTIANS HAD TO PAY TRIBUTE FOR THIS FREEDOM.
THE KORAN SAYS THIS ABOUT BEING FRIENDS WITH CHRISTIANS [5.51] O you who believe! do not take the Jews and the Christians for friends; they are friends of each other; and whoever amongst you takes them for a friend, then surely he is one of them; surely Allah does not guide the unjust people."
BUT WHAT IS THE PRESENT DAY RELATIONSHIP? IN SAUDI ARABIA , ONLY ISLAM IS ALLOWED. YOU CAN'T EVEN SO MUCH AS POSSESS A BIBLE. CHURCHES ARE ILLEGAL AND CHRISTIANS ARE ARRESTED IF FOUND. THERE IS NO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN ANY ISLAMIC COUNTRY.
AND HERE IS THE ENDING OF A TYPICAL ARABIC TV BROADCAST. FROM DOHA QATAR TELEVISION " Concluding, the imam prays to God: "O God, strengthen Islam and Muslims,protect the religion, humiliate infidelity and the infidels, destroy the enemies of the region, and support your faithful servants. O God, destroy
the Jews, the Christians, and their supporters. O God, destroy them because they are within your power. O God, do not raise their banner. O God, make their wives widows, make their children orphans, and make them a prey for
Muslims. O God, destroy them and divide them. O God, instill fear in their hearts. O God, support the mujahidin everywhere."
THIS IS A TYPICAL FRIDAY SERMON, AND YOU CALL THIS HAVING A RELATIONSHIP?
FOR MORE, VISIT
ISLAM'S MANDATORY WAR AGAINST JEWS IN PA RELIGIOUS TEACHING
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8. Israel denies Palestinian Muslims the right to worship God.
AMJAD: Palestinians are denied access to their holy sites, for example, only Israeli residents are allowed access to the holy sites of Jerusalem. Many mosques have been closed, demolished, or simply "shared". It is also unlawful to spread religion other than Judaism in Israel. Al-Aqsa mosque was torched in 1969, only 2 years following the annexation of East Jerusalem. Muslims from throughout the West Bank are not allowed to pray in their holiest mosque in Jerusalem.
FACTS: THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE WORST FALSEHOOD YET. IT IS THE MOSLEM WAKF THAT IS IN CONTROL OF THE TEMPLE MOUNT AND THE DOME OF THE ROCK. IT IS THE WAKF THAT HAS DENIED ACCESS TO JEWS AND CHRISTIANS ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT. THESE ARE THE ONLY MOSLEM HOLY SITES IN JERUSALEM. IT IS COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS FOR AMJAD TO MAKE THIS CLAIM.
AS FOR ONLY ISRAELI CITIZENS HAVING ACCESS TO THE HOLY SITES, THIS IS JUST A BIG, FAT LIE.
HERE IS THE REPORT FROM THE US STATE DEPT FOR 1999 ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN ISRAEL: Israel has no constitution; however, the law provides for freedom of worship, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. The Government recognizes 5 religions, including 10 Christian groups. Each religion recognized by the Government has its own religious court system, which has considerable authority over issues of personal status.
SAUDI ARABIA: Freedom of Religion does not exist. Islam is the official religion, and all citizens must be Muslims. The Government prohibits the public practice of other religions.
IRAQ: The Constitution provides for freedom of religion; however, the Government severely limits this right in practice. Islam is the official state religion.
JORDAN: The Constitution provides for the safeguarding of "all forms of worship and religious rites in accordance with the customs observed in the Kingdom, unless such is inconsistent with public order or morality;" however, the Government imposes some restrictions on freedom of religion. Citizens may not always practice the religion of their choice. According to the Constitution, Islam is the state religion.
EGYPT: The Constitution provides for freedom of belief and the practice of religious rites; however, the Government places clear restrictions on this right. Under the Constitution, Islam is the official state religion and primary source of legislation. Accordingly, religious practices that conflict with Islamic law are prohibited.
1969 AL AQSA MOSQUE: ARAB LEADERS ARE QUICK TO USE LIES AND PROPAGANDA. IN 1969 AN AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN TOURIST, MICHAEL ROHAN, CONFESSED TO SETTING THE MOSQUE ON FIRE. HE WAS FOUND MENTALLY ILL. NASSAR AND OTHER ARAB LEADERS CALLED FOR A HOLY WAR AT THIS TIME.
AMJAD IS EMPLOYING A NEW TACTIC CALLED "TURNSPEAK" WHERE YOU ATTACK SOMEONE, THEN TURN IT AROUND 180 DEGREES AND CLAIM THEY ATTACKED YOU. BECAUSE TRUTH IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF THE INFO BEING DISSEMINATED.
9. Jerusalem is one of three Holly places to Muslims
AMJAD: Al-Buraq Wall (The Western Wall) holds great significance to Muslims; that site along with the site of the Al—Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock are believed to be the location of Prophet Mohammed's Isra'a (voyage to Jerusalem) and Mi'raj (ascent to Heaven from Jerusalem's Noble Sanctuary). Jerusalem in Islam is the location of the gathering for Judgement Day and a destination for pilgrims; it was also the first Qibla (place to face for prayers) to emphasize its status, prior to that of Mecca. The area surrounding Jerusalem is also referred to in the Koran as Blessed and Holy.
JERUSALEM WAS NEVER A "HOLY" CITY TO MOSLEMS. PALESTINE HAS NEVER HELD ANY SIGNIFICANCE TO ISLAM. IT NEVER EXISTED AS AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY UNDER ANY ARAB, MOSLEM, ROMAN, BYZANTINE ETC ADMINISTRATIONS. ONLY WHEN THE JEWS HELD JERUSALEM WAS THE LAND EVER INDEPENDENT.
JERUSALEM NEVER SERVED AS A PROVINCIAL OR SUBPROVINCIAL CAPITAL OF ANY ADMINISTRATION. JERUSALEM WAS NEVER MORE THAN JUST A REMOTE PROVINCIAL TOWNLET. RAMLEH, THE ONLY TRULY ARABIC TOWN BUILT IN PALESTINE WAS A SUBPROVINCIAL CAPITAL. JERUSALEM WAS NEVER A MOSLEM CULTURAL CENTER. NO GREAT ISLAMIC LORE WAS EVER ESTABLISHED OR ANY RELIGIOUS MESSAGE DELIVERED THERE. TO ARABS AND ISLAMISTS, JERUSALEM WAS NEVER MORE THAN SOME BACKWATER VILLAGE.
THE ONE "HOLY" SITE IN JERUSALEM WAS STOLEN FROM THE JEWS, JUST LIKE ALL THINGS ISLAM. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS MOHAMMED ESTABLISHED ISLAM IN ARABIA AND HOPED THAT THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS WOULD ADOPT HIS NEW RELIGION. THAT IS WHY HE BORROWED MANY OF THE HEROES OF THE BIBLE AND MADE THEM ISLAMIC 'PROPHETS'. MOHAMMED CALLED ON THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS TO ACCEPT HIM AS THE SUCCESSOR OF BOTH MOSES AND JESUS, WHOM MOHAMMED RESPECTED.
AS FOR JERUSALEM BEING THE FIRST 'QIBLA', OR PLACE TO FACE FOR PRAYERS, THIS WAS JUST PART OF MOHAMMED'S ATTEMPT TO GET THE JEWS AND CHRISTIAN TO ACCEPT HIM AS THEIR NEW RELIGIOUS LEADER. HE DID THIS AT A TIME WHEN CHRISTIANS CONTROLLED JERUSALEM. BUT WHEN THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS REFUSED TO ACCEPT MOHAMMED OR HIS CLAIM, HE RESCINDED HIS ORDER 18 MONTHS AFTER ISSUING IT. EVER SINCE THAT TIME, ISLAMISTS PRAY TOWARD MECCA.
MOHAMMED DIED IN 632. WHILE HE WAS ALIVE, JERUSALEM WAS A CHRISTIAN CITY WITHIN THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE. CALIPH OMAR CAPTURED JERUSALEM IN 638 AD. DURING ALL THIS TIME, ONLY CHURCHES EXISTED IN JERUSALEM AND A CHURCH STOOD ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT, CALLED THE CHURCH OF ST MARY OF JUSTINIAN.
THE DOME OF THE ROCK WAS BUILT IN 691-692 BY CALIPH ABD EL MALIK. AROUND 711, OR 80 YEARS AFTER MOHAMMED DIED ABD EL WAHID, SON OF ABD EL MALIK, RECONSTRUCTED THE CHURCH AND CONVERTED IT INTO A MOSQUE AND NAMED IT THE EL-AKSA MOSQUE SO THAT IT WOULD SOUND LIKE THE NAME IN THE KORAN
10. Israel is violating international will by continuing to occupy Jerusalem.
AMJAD: Resolution 181 adopted by UN General Assembly in 1947 calls for an international status for the city of Jerusalem "Corpus Seperatum". West Jerusalem was occupied by Israel in 1948 and evicted of its native Palestinian population; in 1967 Israel annexed East Jerusalem. Today, through practices of surrounding the city with settlements and practices of ethnic cleansing, Israel is attempting to choke and empty East Jerusalem of its native population. The annexation of Jerusalem violates the UN partition resolution which gave Israel the right to exist.
FACT: AMJAD IS RIGHT ABOUT 181 CALLING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL STATUS FOR JERUSALEM. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH 181 WAS THAT ALL THE ARAB STATES REJECTED RESOLUTION 181.
MORE TURNSPEAK. IN MAY 1948 IT WAS JORDAN WHO INVADED AND OCCUPIED EAST JERUSALEM. IT WAS JORDAN WHO EVICTED THOUSANDS OF JEWS OUT OF EAST JERUSALEM. IT WAS JORDAN WHO REJECTED THE 1949 ARMISTICE AGREEMENT BY DENYING JEWS ACCESS TO THE WESTERN WALL AND THE JEWISH CEMETARY ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES. IT WAS JORDAN WHO SEVERELY RESTRICTED ACCESS TO CHRISTIAN HOLY SITES, WHO RESTRICTED CHRISTIANS FROM BUYING LAND IN EAST JERUSALEM AND CONTROLLED THEIR SCHOOLS.
ARTHUR GOLDBERG, US AMBASSADOR AND CO-AUTHOR OF RESOLUTION 242 SAID:""Resolution 242 in no way refers to Jerusalem, and this omission was deliberate....Jerusalem was a discrete matter, not linked to the West Bank." In several speeches at the UN in 1967, Goldberg said: "I repeatedly stated that the armistice lines of 1948 were intended to be temporary. This, of course, was particularly true of Jerusalem. At no time in these many speeches did I refer to East Jerusalem as occupied territory."
11. Israel wants to expand, not return occupied territories.
AMJAD: The two parallel blue lines on the Israeli flag represent a kingdom extending from the Niles (in Egypt) to Euphrates (in Iraq), this is even larger than the land where the Hebrews were lost for 40 years. The Palestinians on the other hand have abandoned their motto: from the River (Jordan) to the Sea (Mediterranean) in pursuit of a solution.
FACT: THE BLUE STRIPES ON THE ISRAELI FLAG WERE INSPIRED BY THE STRIPES ON THE PRAYER SHAWL. JEWS ARE REMINDED OF THE WORDS WRITTEN ON THE TABLETS AND TO OBSERVE THEM.
IN CLASSIC TURNSPEAK, THE TRUTH IS THAT THE PA LOGO AND THE LOGOS FOR MOST OF ITS MINISTRIES AND ALL PALESTINIAN MAPS DON'T EVEN SHOW ISRAEL. THEY SHOW ONE NATION: PALESTINE.
AS FOR THE PA CHANGING ITS CHARTER TO REFLECT THAT IT HAS ABANDONED ITS MOTTO, LET ME QUOTE ARTICLE 33:"Article 33: This Charter shall not be amended save by [vote of] a majority of two-thirds of the total membership of the National Congress of the Palestine Liberation Organization [taken] at a special session convened for that purpose"
THIS HAS NEVER OCCURED. ARAFAT SAYS HE HAS CHANGED THE CHARTER, BUT IT IS JUST ANOTHER PA LIE.
12. Israel is built on Apartheid
AMJAD: A.. Today, the number of Palestinians worldwide stands at approximately 7 million, approximately half of them live in UN administered refugee camps.
FACT: AND HOW LONG HAVE THESE REFUGEES LIVED IN UN CAMPS? FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THEY LIVE IN THESE CAMPS BECAUSE THE HOST COUNTRIES REFUSE TO ASSIMILATE THEM. IN 1947 THERE WERE ONLY 561,000 ARABS LIVING IN THAT PART OF PALESTINE THAT BECAME THE STATE OF ISRAEL, ACCORDING TO BRITISH SURVEY OF PALESTINE CENSUS. AFTER THE 1949 ARMISTICE, THERE WERE 140,000 ARABS. THAT LEAVES ONLY 425,000 ARABS WHO LEFT.
AT THE END OF 1948 THE SYRIAN REP TO THE UN FARIS EL KHOURY, ESTIMATED THAT ONLY 250,000 ARABS FLED. EMIL GHOURY, SECRETARY OF THE ARAB HIGHER COMMITTEE, SEPT 6, 1948 :" By the time the second truce began, their number had risen to 300,000"
SO WHERE DID ALL THESE ARAB REFUGEES COME FROM? THE UN IMMEDIATELY PROVIDED (AND STILL PROVIDES) FOOD, CLOTHES, SHELTER AND MEDICAL CARE, TO ALL REFUGEES. THERE WAS NO SYSTEM OF IDENTIFICATION, ANY ARAB COULD REGISTER AS A REFUGEE AND GET THIS FREE AID. THE UN REFUGEE CAMPS PROVIDED SUBSTINANCE THAT MANY ARABS WHO AREN'T REFUGEES DON'T HAVE. ITS LIKE A GIANT WELFARE STATE WHERE ANYBODY CAN GET WELFARE WITHOUT PROOF. LARGE NUMBERS OF NEEDY ARABS IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THESE CAMPS AND REGISTERED THEMSELVES. BY DECEMBER OF 1948, WHEN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF REFUGEES COULDN'T HAVE EXCEEDED 480,000, THE UN REFUGEE CAMP DIRECTOR REPORTED HE WAS FEEDING 750,000. BY JUNE OF 1949, THERE WERE OVER 1 MILLION REFUGEES.
THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS PRESSURED THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF HQ TO RECOGNIZE ANY DESTITUTE ARAB IN PALESTINE AS A REFUGEE. AND THE EGYPTIAN AND JORDANIAN GOVERNMENTS INSISTED THAT ANY ARAB WHO NEEDED SUPPORT BECAUSE OF THE ARAB WAR OF 1948 BE CLASSIFIED AS A REFUGEE.
TO FINISH IT OUT, EVERY BIRTH WAS RECORDED AS A NEW REFUGEE BUT DEATHS WERE NOT REGISTERED. IT WAS ALL THESE FACTORS THAT GROSSLY INFLATED THE REFUGEE COUNT. THIS WAS REPORTED IN A 1959 UNRWA DIRECTOR'S REPORT, UN DOCUMENT A/4478, PG 13, THAT SAID THAT THE 1,120,000 ARABS RECEIVING RELIEF DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE ACTUAL REFUGEE COUNT OWING TO FACTORS SUCH AS "THE HIGH SCALE OF UNREPORTED DEATHS, UNDETECTED FALSE REGISTRATION, ETC."
EVERY ARAB NATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST DEPORTED AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF JEWS FROM THEIR COUNTRIES AND ISRAEL HAS ACCEPTED EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM. THE ARAB NATIONS REFUSE TO TREAT THEIR REFUGEES IN A HUMANE MATTER. THEY USE THE PALESTINIAN REFUGES AS PROPAGANDA PIECES.
AND WHAT ABOUT THIS GARBAGE CLAIM ABOUT ISRAEL BEING BUILT ON APARTHEID?THE FACTS ARE THAT JEWS ARE IN THE MAJORITY IN ISRAEL, ARABS MAKE UP 23% OF THE POPULATION WITH FULL VOTING RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATION IN THE GOVERNMENT. ISRAELI ARABS, WHETHER THEY BE MOSLEM, DRUZE, OR CHRISTIANS, AND ALL OTHER MINORITY GROUPS HAVE MORE POLITICAL RIGHTS THAN ANY OTHER ARAB IN THE MIDDLE EAST OR EVEN WITHIN THE PA CONTROLLED AREAS AND THEY ARE ECONOMICALLY BETTER OFF THAN THE VAST MAJORITY OF ARABS WITHIN ALL THE OTHER ARABIC COUNTRIES. THEY SIT IN THE KNESSET, CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT, GO WHERE THEY LIKE, PRAY WHERE THEY WANT, GO INTO BUSINESS, OR ENJOY THE RIGHTS THAT THE JEWS HAVE.
AMJAD: B. They were driven out of their homeland because of massacres and panic during wars.
B. THE FACTS: THE PALESTINIANS WERE NOT 'DRIVEN' OUT OF THEIR HOMES. THEY LEFT ON THEIR OWN FREE WILL. ON APRIL 27, 1948, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THIS 'FLIGHT, JAMAL HUSSEINI, PALESTINIAN ARAB CHIEF UN REP, MADE A LONG SPEECH ATTACKING ZIONISM, ETC, WHERE HE FAILED TO MENTION ANY REFUGEE PROBLEM. THREE WEEKS LATER AZZAM PASHA, ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL, MADE ANOTHER SPEECH AND FAILED TO MENTION ANY REFUGEE PROBLEM.
IT WAS THE ARAB HIGHER COMITTEE WHICH CALLED FOR ARABS TO LEAVE TEMPORARILY SO AS NOT TO GET IN THE WAY OF THE INVADING ARAB ARMIES.
FROM THE OCT 2, 1948 ECONOMIST:" Various factors influenced their decision to seek safety in flight. There is but little doubt that the most potent of the factors were the announcements made over the air by the Higher Arab Executive, urging the Arabs to quit... It was clearly intimated that those Arabs who remained in Haifa and accepted Jewish protection would be regarded as renegades."
NEAR EAST ARABIC BROADCASTING STATION, CYPRUS, APRIL 3, 1949 :" It must not be forgotten that the Arab Higher Committee encouraged the refugees flight from their homes in Haifa, Jaffa, and Jerusalem."
DAILY TELEGRAPH, BEIRUT, SEPT 6, 1948 :" I do not want to impugn anybody but only to help the refugees. The fact that there are these refugees is in direct consequence of the action of the Arab States in opposing partition and the Jewish State. The Arab States agreed upon this policy unanimously and they must share in the solution of the problem."
FALASTIN, JORDAN, FEB 19, 1949:" The Arab States encouraged the Palestine Arabs to leave their homes temporarily in order to be out of the way of the Arab invasion armies."
ARAB NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF HAIFA, APRIL 1950:" The removal of the Arab inhabitants...was voluntary and was carried out at our request..The Arab delegation proudly asked for the evacuation of the Arabs and their removal to the neighboring Arab countries."
FOR MORE ON THIS, VISIT http://palestinefacts.org/pf_independence_refugees_arabs_why.php
AMJAD: C.The Zionists operated terrorist groups like the Haganah, Stern and Irgun.
THE FACTS: C. THE HAGANAH WAS AN UNDERGROUND GROUP
FORMED WHEN THE BRITISH TRIED TO STOP JEWISH IMMINGRATION TO THE NEW JEWISH HOMELAND. THE BRITS FAILED TO PROTECT THE JEWISH INHABITANTS OF PALESTINE, WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN UNDER ATTACK BY ARABS, SO THE HAGANAH WAS FORMED TO PROTECT THE JEWISH INHABITANTS. AS THE ARAB TERRORISM AGAINST THE JEWS CONTINUED TO INCREASE, A DISAGREEMENT BROKE OUT OVER HOW TO RESPOND TO THESE DAILY ATTACKS AGAINST THE JEWS. SO THE GROUP THAT LATER BECAME THE IRGUN SPLIT OFF FROM HAGANAH. THE STERN GROUP LATER SPLIT FROM IRGUN. IT WAS THESE UNDERGROUND GROUPS THAT PROVIDED THE FORCES TO DEFEND ISRAEL ONCE INDEPENDENCE WAS PROCLAIMED.
AMJAD: D.Palestinians fled West Jerusalem following the massacre of Dir Yassin, where the entire armless nearby village was massacred. Israel refuses to allow them to return to their homes, while it encourages world Jews to settle in Israel.
THE FACTS: D. DIR YASSIN MASSACRE: DIR YASSIN WAS A BASE OF ATTACK BY THE ARABS AGAINST THE JERUSALEM/ TEL AVIV ROAD. " On April 2, 1948, the inhabitants of Deir Yassin began sniping at the Jewish Quarters of Bet Hakerem and Yefe Nof. According to reports by the Shai (Haganah Intelligence), fortifications were being constructed in the village and a large quantity of arms being stockpiled. Several days before the attack on Deir Yassin, the presence of foreign fighters was reported, including Iraqi soldiers and irregular forces. An Arab research study conducted at Bir Zeit University (near Ramallah) relates that the men of Deir Yassin took an active part in violent acts against Jewish targets and that many of the men of the village fought in the battle for Kastel, together with Abd-el-Kadr el-Husseini. The report also stated that trenches had been dug at the entry to the village, and that more than 100 men had been trained and equipped with rifles and Bren guns. A local guard force had been set up and 40 inhabitants guarded the village every night. (Knaana Sherif, The Palestinian villages destroyed in 1948 - Deir Yassin. Bir Zeit University, Documentation and Research Department 1987).
LEADING THE JEWISH ATTACK WAS A SMALL TRUCK FITTED WITH A LOUDSPEAKER WARNING THE CIVILIAN RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE THE AREA. MANY OF THE ARABS DRESSED UP AS WOMEN SO AS TO ESCAPE DETECTION. THE JEWISH ATTACKERS, UPON FINDING SOME OF THESE ARABS DRESSED AS WOMEN, DID SHOOT A FEW WOMEN WHO REFUSED TO FOLLOW ORDERS TO GATHER AT THE AREA BEING SET UP FOR PRISONERS.
IN ANOTHER CASE, SOME ARABS FAKED A SURRENDER, THEN OPENED FIRE ON THE JEWISH TROOPS. SOME OF THE JEWISH TROOPS OPENED FIRE ON EVERYBODY IN SIGHT.
FOLLOWING THIS 'MASSACRE" A RED CROSS OFFICIAL WAS BROUGHT INTO THE VILLAGE. HE MADE NO MENTION OF A MASSACRE. THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTED ON THIS BATTLE AND MADE NO MENTION OF A MASSACRE.
ISRAEL REFUSAL TO ALLOW REFUGEES TO RETURN: DAVID BEN GURION STATED THE OFFICIAL ISRAELI POSITION: (August 1, 1948): When the Arab states are ready to conclude a peace treaty with Israel this question will come up for constructive solution as part of the general settlement, and with due regard to our counterclaims in respect of the destruction of Jewish life and property, the long-term interest of the Jewish and Arab populations, the stability of the State of Israel and the durability of the basis of peace between it and its neighbors, the actual position and fate of the Jewish communities in the Arab countries, the responsibilities of the Arab governments for their war of aggression and their liability for reparation, will all be relevant in the question whether, to what extent, and under what conditions, the former Arab residents of the territory of Israel should be allowed to return."
IN 1949 ISRAEL OFFERED TO ALLOW FAMILIES SEPARATED BY WAR TO RETURN AND TO PAY COMPENSATION FOR ABANDONED LAND AND TO REPATRIATE 100,100 REFUGEES. ONCE AGAIN THE ARABS REFUSED TO TAKE ANY ACTION THAT MIGHT BE CONSTRUED AS RECOGNITION OF ISRAEL. THROUGH 1975 ISRAEL PAID OVER 11000 CLAIMANTS FOR LAND CLAIMS.
AMJAD: E.The new Jewish settlers (nowadays mostly Russians and Ethiopians) are not ethnically Hebrews, they are merely convenience immigrants.
THE FACTS: E. NEW JEWISH SETTLERS: THIS IS ANOTHER CASE OF TURNSPEAK. IN REALITY, IT IS THE SO CALLED PALESTINIANS THAT ARE A RECENT PHENOMENON. PALESTINIANS HAD NEVER CONSIDERED THEMSELVES AS A DISTINCT GROUP OF PEOPLE. THEIR IS NO DISTINCT PALESTINIAN LANGUAGE OR CULTURE. THERE HAS EVEN BEEN A SCHIZOID PATTERN TO THE ARAB VIEWS.
1919 ARAB COVENANT, ARAB CONGRESS OF JERUSALEM: The Arab lands are a complete and indivisible whole, and the divisions of whatever nature to which they have been subjected are not approved nor recognized by the Arab nation."
1919 GENERAL SYRIAN CONGRESS:" We ask that there should be no separation of the southern part of Syria, known as Palestine."
1951 ARAB BA'ATH PARTY CONSTITUTION:" The Arabs form one nation. This nation has the natural right to live in a single state and to be free to direct its own destiny..."
FOR MORE ON THIS, VISIT THE HISTORY OF PALESTINE AND THE PALESTINIANS.
AS FOR THE CLAIM THAT RECENT JEWISH IMMIGRANTS BEING MAINLY FROM RUSSIA AND ETHIOPIA, AMJAD IS AGAIN WRONG. VISIT IMMIGRATION TO ISRAEL BY COUNTRY FOR A CHART.
AMJAD: F.On the other hand, Palestinians maintained native lines through their continued settlement of Palestine.
THERE ARE NO REPORTS IN HISTORY BOOKS, OR REPORTS OF TRAVELERS OF ANY ARAB HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP WITH PALESTINE. THE ARAB WRITER IBN HUKAL IN THE 10TH CENTURY WROTE, "Nobody cares about building the country, or concerns himself for its needs."
THE FACTS: F. FOR MORE ON THIS, VISIT THE HISTORY OF PALESTINE AND THE PALESTINIANS.
AMJAD: G.Today they are subjected to ethnic cleansing, concentration camp-like city closures, torched earth policy, assassinations, of detainees, confiscation of lands, administrative arrests, mass punishment,
FACT: ETHNIC CLEANSING: ONE THIRD OF PALESTINIANS ARE EMPLOYED BY ISRAEL. 1.2 MILLION ARABS CHOSE ISRAELI CITIZENSHIP IN 1948 AND THEIR FAMILIES NOW HAVE A LIFE IN ISRAEL. THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT HEAVILY SUBSIDIZES HEALTH CARE FOR ALL ITS CITIZENS, WHETHER THEY BE JEWISH OR ARAB.
MORE TURNSPEAK. IN FACT, IT IS THE ARABS WHO ARE PRACTICING ETHNIC CLEANSING.
THERE ARE NO JEWS OR CHRISTIANS IN JORDAN, KUWAIT, SAUDI ARABIA, ARAB EMIRATES, SYRIA, LEBANON, OMAN, QATAR, SOMALIA, SUDAN, BAHRAIN. AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE JEWISH COMMUNITIES OF ALGERIA, EGYPT, LEBANON, LIBYA, MOROCCO, TUNESIA OR YEMEN? IN ALL THESE COUNTRIES THE JEWS WERE DRIVEN OUT AND HAD THEIR LAND AND POSSESSIONS STOLEN FROM THEM . THIS IS WHERE THE REAL 'ETHNIC CLEANSING' HAS OCCURED.
AS FOR 'CONCENTRATION CAMP-LIKE CITY CLOSURES', YES THIS EXISTS. BUT WHAT PROMPTS THE ISRAELI'S TO DO THIS? ISRAEL HAS VERY REAL SECURITY NEEDS WHICH HAVE BEEN TESTED BY SEVERAL 'INTIFADA'S' AND A NON-STOP WAR FOOTING BY ALL OF ITS ARAB NEIGHBORS. BUT BECAUSE OF THE ALMOST NON-STOP HOMOCIDE BOMBER ATTACKS AGAINST INNOCENT WOMEN AND CHILDREN, NOT TO MENTION THE CONSTANT ATTACKS AGAINST OTHER CIVILIAN VILLAGES, HAS FORCED ISRAEL TO INSTITUTE RESTRICTIONS AGAINST ARABS IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA THAT ISRAEL HAS NOT NEEDED TO DO AGAINST THE ISRAELI ARABS. THIS IS BECAUSE THESE WEST BANK AND GAZA ARABS DON'T BELIEVE ISRAELI JEWS EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXIST. IN THE UNITED STATES, WHEN RIOTS HAVE BROKEN OUT IN CITIES, CURFEWS ARE THE MAIN INSTRUMENT USED TO CALM THE SITUATION. BUT THESE CURFEWS ONLY LAST UNTIL THE RIOTS ARE OVER.
CONCERNING THE SO CALLED 'TORCHED EARTH' POLICY, I HATE TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT THIS IS JUST MORE TURNSPEAK. AGAIN, IT WAS THE ARABS WHO VIRTUALLY DESTROYED THE LAND. CONSTANT CIVIL STRIFE, REVOLTS AMONG LOCAL CHIEFTAINS, INTERTRIBAL WARFARE AND THE CONSTANT RAIDS BY BEDOUINS FROM THE NEIGHBORING DESERTS. OVER 1500 YEARS OF THIS DENUDED THE LAND OF PALESTINE. FROM AROUND 850 TO AROUND 975 THE BEDOUIN ATTACKS BECAME SO RELENTLESS AND INTENSE THAT THE WHOLE OF PALESTINE EAST OF THE JORDAN WAS LAID WASTE. IN 1785 COUNT VOLNEY DESCRIBED THE PALESTINIAN COUNTRYSIDE, "The peasants are incessantly making inroads on each other's lands, destroying their corn, durra, sesame and olive trees, and carrying off their sheep, goats and camels. The Turks, who are everywhere negligent in repressing similar disorders, are the less attentive to them here, since their authority is very precarious; the bedouin, whose camps occupy the level country, are continually at open hostilities with them, of which the peasants avail themselves to resist their authority or do mischief to each other, according to the blind caprice of their ignorance, or the interest of the moment. Hense arises an anarchy, which is still more dreadful than the despotism that prevails elsewhere, while the mutual devastation of the contending parties renders the appearance of this part of Syria more wretched than that of any other...This country is indeed more frequently plundered than any other in Syria for, being very proper for cavalry and adjacent to the desert, it lies open to the Arabs." (Constantine Francois Volney, Travels through Syria and Egypt in the Years 1783, 1784, and 1785( London 1787) Vol 2 pg 196-197)
THIS DESOLATION WAS EVER SO PRESENT EVEN IN THE 1800'S IN 1835 ALPHONSE DE LAMARTINE IN RECOLLECTIONS OF THE EAST, VOL 1, LONDON, 1845 PP 268, 308, WROTE," Outside the gates of Jerusalem we saw indeed no living object, heard no living sound, we found the same void, the same silence...as we should have expected before the entombed gates at Pompeii or Herculaneum...a complete eternal silence reigns in the town, on the highways, in the country...the tomb of a whole people."
MARK TWAIN, WHO VISITED PALESTINE IN 1867 WROTE THE INNOCENTS ABROAD ABOUT HIS VISIT, "Desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds- a silent mournful expanse...A desolation is here that not even imagination can grace with the pomp of life and action. We reached Tabor safely...We never saw a human being on the whole route."
"There was hardly a tree or a shrub anywhere. Even the olive and cactus, those fast friends of a worthless soil, had almost deserted the country."
"Palestine sits in sackcloth and ashes. Over it broods the spell of a curse that has withered its fields and fettered its energies. Palestine is desolate and unlovely...Palestine is no more of this workday world. It is sacred to poetry and tradition, it is dreamland."
TODAY THE ARAB TERRORISTS IN PALESTINE USE FOREST FIRES AS ONE OF THEIR WEAPONS. FORESTS ONLY COVER 3.7% OF ISRAEL. LOW AS THEY ARE, THIS FIGURE WAS ONLY ACHIEVED AFTER AN EXTENDED EFFORT CARRIED OUT FIRST BY THE BRITISH MANDATORY GOVERNMENT. THEN IN 1949 THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND TOOK OVER.
THIS ARTICLE IS FROM JUNE 2002,: TERRORISTS ALSO USING FIRE: At least eight fires were set in forests throughout the country last Saturday, burning some 6,000 dunams [1,500 acres] of forest land and open areas. Fire officials say that the fires were the work of arsonists, with extensive damage caused due to the prevailing heat wave weather conditions. Arab arsonists have taken advantage of such heat waves in the past in attempts to destroy forests and vegetation throughout the country."
FRPM 1987 -1995 THERE WERE 2555 ARAB TERRORIST FIRES, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 23% OF ALL FOREST FIRES DURING THIS TIME.
AND FROM THE ARTICLE APPROACHING THE NEW CYCLE OF ARAB-ISRAELI FIGHTING by Yossef Bodansky and Vaughn S. Forrest. This intelligence paper outlined how Arafat signed an agreement (on behalf of Palestine) with Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Iran for a combined effort to destroy Israel. The strategy was simple: The Palestinians would disrupt life in Israel through forest fires, intifada, katyusha rockets, road blocks, sniper attacks, and assaults on isolated Jewish communities."
THE ARABS HAVE A POLICY OF DESTROYING THE LAND BECAUSE OF THEIR INTENSE HATRED FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE.
AS FOR ASSASSINATIONS OF DETAINEES, MORE LIES AND TURNSPEAK. PLEASE EXPLAIN THESE PHOTOS TAKEN OF PALESTINIAN 'JUSTICE'
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AS FOR THE OTHER CHARGES, THEY ARE NOTHING MORE THAN LIES.
LIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF ISLAM.
AL-GHAZZALI, AN 11TH CENTURY MOSLEM THEOLOGIAN, WROTE, "Know
not that a lie is not haram (wrong)
in itself, but only because the evil conclusions to which it leads the
hearer, making him believe something that is not really the case...if a
lie is
the only way of obtaining a good result, it is permissible...We must
lie
when truth leads to umpleasant results."
SANIA HAMADY, AN ARAB SOCIOLOGIST, "Lying...is a
widespread habit among the Arabs and they have a low idea of
truth...The Arab has no scruples about lying if by it he obtains his
objective...He is more interested in feeling than facts, in conveying
an impression than in giving a report. The Arab language,
moreover, provides its users with the tool, for assertion (tarokid) and
exaggeration (mubalong)." (Character and temperament of the Arabs (New
York, 1960) pp 5, 36, 62-63)
ANOTHER ARABIC SCHOLAR, ELI SHOUBY WROTE, "The Arabs are
forced to overassert and exaggerate in almost all types of
communication. lest they be misunderstood." (The Influence of the
Arabic Language on the Psychology of the Arabs, Middle East Journal,
Summer 1951, pp 284-320)
THE LIES OF ARAFAT HAVE BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED ON THIS SITE.
MORE CAN BE FOUND AT
http://palestinefacts.org/pf_1967to1991_arafat_1980s.php
AMJAD: H. denial of access to holly places, home demolitions and internationally banned weapons.
FACT: DENIAL OF ACCESS TO 'HOLY' PLACES HAS ALREADY BEEN COVERED. AS FOR HOME DEMOLITIONS, AMJAD FAILS TO MENTION THAT THE HOMES DESTROYED HAD BEEN USED AS BOMB FACTORIES, CONCEAL SMUGGLING TUNNELS AND TO HOUSE TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELI WOMEN AND CHILDREN, THE CHOICE TARGETS OF THE ARAB HOMOCIDE BOMBERS.
SOME HOMES ARE ALSO DESTROYED WHEN THEY WERE BUILT ILLEGALLY, WITHOUT GOVERNMENT APPROVAL AND IS APPLIED TO ALL ISRAELI RESIDENTS, ARABS AND JEWS.
INTERNATIONALLY BANNED WEAPONS: ANOTHER LIE PERPETRATED BY THE ARABS. AMJAD LEFT OUT WHERE THIS CHARGE COMES FROM. ARAFAT CLAIMED IN A FRENCH INTERVIEW (FEB 2002 L'HUMANIT?) THAT ISRAEL WAS USING DEPLETED URANIUM. HE SAID IN THIS INTERVIEW : "makes use of banned weapons like depleted Uranium, and this information was confirmed in the U.S. report".
AGAIN IN A MARCH 27, 2002 SPEECH BROADCAST ON EL-JEZIRS TV: " "The Israeli government and the occupying army are not reluctant to use weapons that are banned internationally. That includes depleted uranium gasses and even toxic waste".
FACTS: NO US REPORT REPORTED ANYTHING OF THE KIND AND, ONCE AGAIN, ARAFAT IS USING TURNSPEAK. IT IS THE ARAB TERRORISTS WHO ARE STARTING TO USE THESE METHODS IN THEIR HOMOCIDE BOMB KITS. THEY HAVE TRIED CYANIDE AND OTHER TOXIC MEDICAL WASTE IN THE HOMOCIDE BOBERS BELTS TO INCREASE THE DEATH AND INJURY COUNT.
AMJAD: I. Israel claim of democracy only applies to Jews.
FACT: ISRAEL IS AMODERN DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY WITH A STANDARD OF LIVING EQUAL WITH THAT OF WESTERN EUROPE OR THE UNITED STATES. ALL THE ARABIC NATIONS ARE STILL CONSIDERED THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES WHERE ONLY A FEW PRIVILEDGED RICH SHARE IN THE OIL WEALTH. ISRAEL HAS HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES THAT COMPETES EQUALLY WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD. THE ARABIC NATIONS HAVE OIL, AND IS DEPENDENT ON WESTERN TECHNOLOGY TO EXPLOIT THAT OIL. ISRAEL SUPPORTS UNIVERSITIES, ARABIC NATIONS SUPPORT TERRORIST CAMPS. ISRAEL HAS A COMPLETE RANGE OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE. THE ARABIC NATIONS HAVE OIL AND SUPPORT TERRORISTS WORLDWIDE. ISRAEL HAS A FREE PRESS, REAL POLITICAL PARTIES AND REAL ELECTIONS WHERE EVEN THE ISRAELI ARABS CAN VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE. THE ARABIC NATIONS HAVE NO ELECTIONS, NO FREE SPEECH, NO MULTICULTURALISM. ISRAEL HAS KEPT ALL RELIGIOUS SHRINES OPEN AND FREE TO VISIT. THE ARABIC NATIONS DON'T ALLOW ANY RELIGION AND ITS SHRINES EXCEPT ISLAM
AMJAD: J. Today, several Jewish groups still exist, to name a few: Gush Emunim, Kach, Moledot, and Kahane Hai.
I ADMIT, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS ABOUT
13. Israel wants to enslave Palestinians.
AMJAD: As a result of the 1987-1993 Palestinian Uprising and 30 years or armed struggle, Israel agreed to give back lands to the Palestinians. In September 2000, Israel wanted to re-negotiate the agreements it signed, this resulted in another uprising. Israel then attacked the Palestinians with disproportional force. Israel refuses to accept equal existence for Palestinians and demands to maintain military and economic sanction.
FACTS: ISRAEL HAS KEPT ITS PART OF THE 1993 ACCORDS. IT IS THE PA WHO HAS FAILED TO LIVE UP TO THEM. VISIT HTTP://WWW.SHALOMJERUSALEM.COM/JERUSALEM/JERUSALEM33.HTM FOR MORE ON THIS.
IT WAS ARAFAT AND THE PA WHO REJECTED THE CAMP DAVID ACCORDS. HE WAS OFFERED 95% OF THE WEST BANK AND A CAPITAL IN JERUSALEM AND ARAFAT TURNED IT DOWN BECAUSE HE WAS ,IS AND ALWAYS BE A TERRORIST.
THE PATTERN CONTINUES WHERE THE ARABS TURN DOWN A NEGOTIATED DEAL AND THEN EXPECT ISRAEL TO LIVE UP TO IT UNILATERALLY. ON THE VERY DAY THAT ARAFAT SIGNED THE 1993 OSLO ACCORDS, WHERE HE PROMISED TO RECOGNIZE ISRAEL AND RENOUNCE TERRORISM, HE APPEARED ON JORDANIAN TV AND, IN ARABIC, CALLED THIS THE FIRST STEP "IN THE 1974 PLAN'..THIS WAS A REFERENCE TO THE PHASED PLAN BY WHICH ANY TERRITORIAL GAIN WAS ACCEPTABLE AS A MEANS TO THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ISRAEL'S DESTRUCTION.
FAISAL AL-HUSSEINI, A LEADING PA SPOKESMAN MADE THE POINT IN 1991, ' When we are asking all the Palestinian forces and factions to look the Oslo Agreement and at other agreements as 'temporary' procedures, or phased goals, this means that we are ambushing the Israelis and cheating them." The goal, he continued, was "the liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea," i.e., the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea-all of Israel.
FACT: THE TYPICAL ARAB ATTACK ON ISRAELI SOLDIERS CONSISTS OF HUNDREDS OF ARABS AGAINST FEWER THAN 20 SOLDIERS. THE USE OF OVERWHELMING FORCE IS AN ACCEPTED MILITARY TACTIC, WHETHER IT IS ON A SMALL OR LARGE SCALE. OVERWHELMING FORCE ACTUALLY SAVES LIVES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CONFLICT.
THE ARABS HAVE ESCALATED THEIR ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAELIS BY USING MORTARS, ROCKETS AND HAND GRENADES. PLUS THEY STILL USE THEIR #1 FAVORITES: THE HOMICIDE BOMBER BELT. AND IF YOU DENY THIS THEN PLEASE EXPLAIN THE KARIN -A SHIP SEIZURE.
AND THE FAVORITE TARGET OF THE ARAB ATTACKERS ARE UNARMED WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE ARAB TERRORISTS DON'T ATTACK MILITARY TARGETS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE IDF HAS SUPERIOR WEAPONS.
AND HOW WOULD YOU DETERMINE WHAT IS 'PROPORTIONAL' FORCE? WHEN ARAB TERRORISTS PLANT BOMBS IN SHOPPING MALLS, WOULD PROPORTIONAL FORCE BE PLANTING BOMBS IN AN ARAB AMLL, IF THEY HAVE ANY? THE ARAB TERRORISTS FORCE THE IDF TO TAKE MEASURED ACTIONS AGAINST SPECIFIC TARGETS.
AS I WRITE THIS, IT IS JULY 4 2002 AND THE ISRAELIS HAVE JUST SUSPENDED THE 24 HOUR CURFEW ON THE WEST BANK THAT HAD BEEN IN FORCE FOR 12 DAYS. DURING THIS 12 DAY PERIOD NOT ONE HOMOCIDE BOMBER SUCCEEDED. IT IS ONLY WHEN THE IDF ENTERS THE WEST BANK ARAB VILLAGES IN FORCE IS THERE ANY RELIEF FROM THESE DAILY HOMOCIDE BOMBINGS.
14. Israel caused irreversible damage to the Holly Land.
AMJAD: In the Israeli government efforts to create demographic superiority and quick facts on the ground; Tel Aviv has become a city full of houses and addicts served by new disappointed immigrants. The overuse of land resources has caused irreversible damage to nature and has significantly polluted the environment. pristine
FACT: TEL AVIV IS A LARGE CITY. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT EVERY LARGE CITY, OR SMALL CITY FOR THAT MATTER, THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN ARE FULL OF HOUSES. WHERE DO YOU EXPECT PEOPLE TO LIVE? IN CAVES?
AS FOR ADDICTS, TEL AVIV DOES HAVE THEM. ADDICTS LIVE IN EVERY CITY IN THE WORLD. AND IF THESE ADDICTS ARE SERVED BY DISAPPOINTED IMMIGRANTS, THEN WHY DO THEY KEEP COMING? AND THESE ADDICTS RECEIVE TREATMENT FROM THE ISRAELI HEALTH SERVICES.
I HAVE ALREADY DESTROYED YOUR ARGUMENT ABOUT THE DAMAGE TO NATURE. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE THAT THE LAND HAS BLOSSOMED. IT WAS THE JEWS WHO TOOK THE MALARIA SWAMPS AND DESERTS AND CREATED GARDENS AND MADE THEM BLOOM. IT WAS THE JEWS WHO HAVE OPENED OVER 150 NATURE RESERVES AND NATIONAL PARKS, TAKING IN OVER 400 SQUARE MILES AND SEVERAL MORE ARE IN THE PLANNING STAGES.
IN 1995 FORESTS COVERED 224,150 ACRES . BY 2020 THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND PLANS TO HAVE DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF FORESTS. THAT IS IF THEY CAN KEEP THE ARAB TERRORISTS FROM BURNING THEM DOWN
15. The Pro-Israel Lobby diverts host countries resources to benefit Zionism
AMJAD: The Jewish Lobby disproportionally controls the economies of host countries and influences its politics for the benefit of Israel, thus creating conflict of interests with their host societies. It is for this reason that that Jews were not integrated into European and middle-eastern societies, and consequently prosecuted.
Israel operates nuclear facilities, does not allow international monitoring, and violates international conventions. The seed uranium Israel used for its nuclear reactor was stolen in a ship heist in the Mediterranean in 1968. Israel is a major exported of weapons, fueling conflicts in the 3rd world and threatening of igniting the situation in the Middle East.
FACTS: "THE JEWISH LOBBY DISPROPORTIONALLY CONTROLS THE ECONOMIES OF HOST COUNTRIES" IS NOTHING MORE THAN A RACIST, ANTI-SEMATIC REMARK. AND WHAT IS THIS "HOST COUNTRIES" STATEMENT? THIS SHOWS HOW THE ISLAMISTS VIEW JEWS. THEY DON'T ALLOW JEWS TO EVEN EXIST IN THEIR COUNTRIES AND THEY FEEL THAT JEWS ARE FOREIGNERS NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE. THEY BELIEVE THAT JEWS DON'T DESERVE A HOME AND THE COUNTRIES WHERE THEY DO LIVE ARE SIMPLY HOSTING THEM UNTIL THE ISLAMISTS CAN COMPLETE THEIR GENOCIDE OF THEM. AMJAD ALSO IS VOICING HIS SUPPORT FOR PAST EUROPEAN (NAZISM) AND ARABIC RACISM TOWARDSJEWS.
I HAVE SHOWN YOU THE LIES, AMJAD HAS SHOWN YOU, WITH HIS OWN WORDS, THE RACISM AND SATANIC HATRED THAT ISLAMISTS HOLD FOR JEWS.
THE WHOLE SECOND PARAGRAPH IS NOTHING MORE THAN MORE LIES. I AM SURPRISED THAT AMJAD DIDN'T ACCUSE ISRAEL OF GLOBAL WARMING OR THE SLAUGHTER OF BABY SEALS IN THE ARCTIC, OR EVEN THAT OLD STAND-BY ARABIST RACIST CHARGE OF JEWS USING THE BLOOD OF NON-JEWISH CHILDREN IN THEIR PASSOVER MEALS. HE EVEN FAILED TO MENTION THE PROTOCALS OF THE ELDERS OF ZION
16. If you criticize Israel, you are labeled anti-Semitic.
AMJAD: Many Americans and Europeans are hesitant to criticize Israel for its continued occupation of Palestinian territories and treatment of Palestinians fearing to be labeled anti-Semitic. This also applies when questioning Israel double standards and the Jewish conflicting interests in host countries. It is amazing how Jews can draw support from Christian communities in the US and in Europe while massacring them in the Holly Land. How they can seek compensation from the Germans, and act as s.
FACT: IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE POLICY DIFFERENCES WITH ISRAEL WITHOUT BEING ANTI-SEMATIC. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE COMPLAINING AGAINST ISRAEL ARE ANTI-SEMATIC. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THIS ON THIS WEB SITE.MANY PEOPLE USE AMJAD'S ARGUMENT TO SPREAD LIES ABOUT ISRAEL. I HAVE SHOWN THAT IN THIS ARTICLE LIES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ISLAM. WHEN THEY ARE CHALLENGED, THE ISLAMISTS RETREAT TO THEIR CANARD THAT THEY ARE MERELY EXPRESSING THEIR OPPOSITION TO POLICIES.
AGAIN, I HAVE SHOWN IN THIS ARTICLE AND ON THIS WEB SITE THAT IT IS THE GOAL OF ISLAMISTS TO UTTERLY DESTROY THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND DRIVE OUT ALL JEWS. THEY HAVE DONE THIS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES AND THEY WANT TO DESTROY ALL JEWISH PRESENSE. ISRAEL'S OPPONENTS ARE DESPOTIC GOVERNMENTS THAT NOT ONLY OPPRESS THEIR OWN PEOPLE , BUT COMMIT THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS. EVEN THE PA HAS THEIR OWN 'JUSTICE' SYSTEM AS ABOVE PHOTOS SHOW.
IN CONCLUSION, ISLAMIC LEADERS ARE WELL ESTABLISHED IN BEGUILING AND MISLEADING WESTERN MEDIA AND POLITICIANS. THESE WESTERN POLITICIANS AND DIPLOMATS CAN SEE NO REASON WHY JEWS AND ARABS CAN'T LIVE SIDE BY SIDE IN PEACE. THEY LACK EVEN A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF MIDDLE EAST HISTORY SO THEY FAIL TO UNDERSTAND ONE BASIC FACT. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ISRAEL IN 1948 NEGATES THE PROPHECY OF MOHAMMED AND UNDERMINES THE AUTHORITY OF THE KORAN, THEREBY CHALLENGING THE VALIDITY OF ISLAM.
ALSO, ISLAMISTS LOOK ON ISRAEL AS A CONDUIT OF A WESTERN DECADENT LIFESTYLETHAT SEEKS TO SUBVERT ISLAMIC VALUES. THEREFORE, ISRAEL'S EXISTANCE IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD. THERE IS NO SEPARATION OF MOSQUE AND STATE IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD.
THESE ISLAMIC STATES CAN'T STAND THE FACT THAT A TINY JEWISH ENTITY, WITH 1/42 THE POLULATION, 1/640TH THE LAND, AND NONE OF THE OIL, HAS DEFEATED THE COMBINED ARAB ARMIES FIVE TIMES AND HAS BECOME AN ECONOMIC POWERHOUSE.
ISLAMIC MILITARY ACTION HAS FAILED TO DESTROY THESE JEWISH INFIDELS. NOW THEY SEEK TO DE-LEGITIMIZE ISRAEL WITH A DETERMINED, OIL FINANCED, AND UNREMITING PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN THAT WOULD HAVE MADE THE NAZI EFFORT LOOK LIKE CHILD'S PLAY