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Mideast Truths and Myths
by Am y'Israel Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 at 8:26 PM

Mideast Truths and Myths

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Mideast Truths and Myths
By Mideast Myths and Truths

Read this and weap, leftwing fascists.

"Concise Explanation of the Middle East War. First, Destroy the Myths"

Myth #1: Israel is an aggressor. Truth #1: Israel is the victim.

Myth # 2: The "intifada" wave of Palestinian terror was caused by Israeli occupation. Truth #2: The "intifada" wave of Palestinian terror was caused by removal of Israeli occupation.

Myth #3: The territory of Israel used to be an Arab Palestinian state. Truth #3: There has never been an Arab Palestinian state anywhere, anytime.

Myth #4: Arabs are mistreated by Israel. Truth #4: Arabs under Israeli rule are treated infinitely better than are Arabs living under Arab regimes.

Myth #5: The West Bank is Palestinian land. Truth #5: The West Bank is Jewish land, even though some governments of Israel have been prepared to relinquish it.

Myth #6: Creation of a Palestinian state will produce peace. Truth #6: Creation of a Palestinian state will produce escalated war, perpetual terrorism, and barbarism.

Myth #7: Arab war and terrorism against Israel was produced by Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. Truth #7: Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza was produced by Arab war and terrorism against Israel.

Myth #8: Israeli leftists are seeking to achieve peace. Truth #8: Israeli leftists are motivated by hatred of their own country and their own people, and are seeking their destruction.

Myth #9: Arab terrorism is a byproduct of poverty. Truth #9: Arab terrorists are almost all middle class and educated yuppies.

Myth #10: The key to peace is granting Palestinians hope. Truth #10: The key to peace is taking away Palestinian hope (of destroying Israel).

Myth #11: The Palestinians seek to have their own state alongside Israel. Truth #11: The Palestinians and their apologists seek to destroy Israel and conduct genocide against Jews.

Myth #12: Zionism is a form of racism. Truth #12: Anti-Zionism is a form of racism.

Myth #13: Arab violence is a result of excessive use of force by Israel. Truth #13: Arab violence is a result of insufficient use of force by Israel.

Myth #14: Israel can only achieve tranquility through displays of niceness. Truth #14: Israel can only achieve tranquility through displays of harshness.

Myth #15: Israeli displays of flexibility and willingness to make concessions build Arab trust. Truth #15: Israeli displays of flexibility and willingness to make concessions are seen by the Arabs as signs of weakness and encourage Arab aggression and irredentism.

Myth #16: The bulk of Palestinians want peace with Israel and oppose terror. Truth #16: Virtually all Palestinians support war and endorse terror. None have publicly denounced terrorism.

Myth #17: Arafat is trying to halt the terror. Truth #17: Arafat personally commands the terrorist groups carrying out most of the violence.

Myth #18: The Road Map is an effective plan to achieve peace. Truth #18: The Road Map is an effective plan to achieve the destruction of Israel.

Myth #19: The Palestinian cause is similar to that of black South Africans under apartheid. Truth #19: The Palestinian cause is similar to that of the Sudeten Germans in Czechoslovakia.

Myth #20: Israel is an apartheid country. Truth #20: Israel is the only state in the Middle East that is NOT an apartheid country.

Myth #21: The Arab war against Israel is a struggle for justice. Truth #21: The Arab war against Israel is a struggle for injustice.

Myth #22: The Middle East war is a result of unwillingness by Israel to share land and resources. Truth #22: The Arabs control land from the Atlas mountains to Central Asia. The war is because they are unwilling for the Jews to control an area smaller than New Jersey.

Myth #23: Arabs became refugees because Israel expelled them. Truth #24: Jews from Arab states became refugees because the Arab countries expelled them.

Myth #25: The Middle East war is about Israel refusing to acknowledge the Palestinian right of self-determination. Truth #25: The Middle East war is about the Arab world refusing to allow the Israeli Jews the right of self-determination

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