...whether Gaza is run by Hamas or the PA,
Israel will continue to be saddled with neighbors who raise their kids to be
murderers and arsonists.
Stephen M. Flatow. 27 July '18..
We’re always being told that there is a
significant difference between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. Supposedly,
the P.A. is “moderate,” while Hamas is “extremist.” But the PA.’s public
endorsement this week of the Gaza kite terrorists makes it clear that there is
no meaningful difference between it and Hamas at all.
Here is the text of the statement by
Palestinian Authority Government Spokesman Yusuf Al-Mahmoud, as published in
the official P.A. daily newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jadida on July 22 and made
available by the invaluable Palestinian Media Watch:
“The occupation’s escalation, to which the Gaza
Strip—which is under siege—has been witness in recent hours, constitutes part
of the occupation government’s policy towards our residents and the heroic
members of our people. … The occupation is striving to create equivalence in
which there is a parallel between the newest and most lethal fighter jets and a
children’s game such as kites used by peaceful protesters as one of the means
of protest against the siege and the occupation.”
Let’s take a careful look at the P.A.
spokesman’s words, starting with the way he refers to Israel. Notice that he
doesn’t say the word “Israel” at all. The Jewish state is “the occupation” or
“the occupation government.” Al-Mahmoud is so consumed with hatred of Israel
that he can’t even bring himself to utter its name.
Some 25 years after the Oslo accords—25 years
after the Palestinian pledged to live in peace and coexistence with Israel—25
years after the media and peace activists insisted that the Palestinians had
really changed—they still can’t even say the word “Israel.”
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