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By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:48:36 +0000

Dave,
First, I’m assuming you are Jewish, a person who is a proud decendant of such behemoths as Abraham, Moses and Isaac. Secondly, as a Jew, you must be very passionate about the Holocaust. My point is, how would you feel if I said that Holocaust is a Holohoax that never happened? Bad? Sad? Mad? Yea, I pretty sure you would (or, rather, should). But to be fair, who told you that Arabs are stupid? One of the biggest civilisations in history was Arabic, the most famous Jewish philosopher, Maimonides, was able to prosper, even criticise Islam and Muhammad while living in Islamic realms. I’d suggest show some rudimentary respect to your perceived archenemies and brethren. They are anything but stupid. They are fighting for their basic rights, that is, to be treated fairly, to have their own land back that was so ruthlessly taken away by Khazar Zionist Jews from Europe (Mizrahi and Shepharad, on the other hand, are authentic Israelites). Israel is the last remaining colonizer in the world that has consistently and unabashedly violated ALL UN resolutions. This mayhem was initiated by the Israelis, it has to be stopped by them. Not until Palestinians are free will the Israelis live in peace.And be wary of the peace package from Saudis. P.S. I see many correlations between Palestinians and the Jews under Egyptian yoke. Well that’s a stray thought, never mind.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:08:28 +0000

Hasaba,
Since are so puzzled bu our actions, maybe you can explain to me why arabs are so stupid not to understand the simple notion that if they would cease the violence towards Israel and respected and accepted our existence, Gaza would not be the sewer that it is.

By: Hasaba

Hasaba — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:06:29 +0000

what puzzles me a lot is how Israelis seem to turn a blind eye towards what their purportedly democratic government is doing to the Palestinians. One example, one of the bloggers was wondering why humanitarian aid to Gazans is not channeled from Egypt. ???? Gaza is an occupied territory that has lately been under severe blockade by your country. It does not let anybody in or out of that world’s biggest (and only) open-air prison. Jews are claimed to be extremely smart but comments such as these prove otherwise.

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By: Mac

Mac — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:40:51 +0000

Many people consider the movement to establish the state of Palestine to be a parallel social movement to Zionism. This “Palestinian” movement, born in the 1960’s, was and is nothing more than an Arab strategy to bring about Israel’s destruction. All of this is an offshoot of the original Arab campaign to prevent the creation of the Jewish state in the first place.

Hence the tone of defensiveness.

I might add, the participants of this Palestinian experiment still wholeheartedly endorse the complete and total destruction of Israel. It is probably for that reason that I am most offended by a serious discussion around Palestinian culture. Why give validity to a “culture” that was only invented for the purpose of killing more Jews? It is just as sickening to hear as these debates on Israel’s right to exist, and whether or not 6 million Jews died in the holocaust.

By: David

David — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:44:49 +0000

Maya,
Your disappointment does not surprise me, you are searching for something that does not exist.
Perhaps you should firstly consider the definition of your quest, by definition you will not find a culture for something that has no foundation or history. “Palestinian”, what’s that , neither a state nor a history of a state nor a race nor a government so what is it. When you find the answer, look for the culture.

By: Maya Norton

Maya Norton — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:30:15 +0000

Dear Readers,

Regarding my request for help in learning more about Palestinian culture, I am familiar with the usual sources such as Google (thanks for that vote of confidence) and Wikipedia. I was looking for something a little further off the beaten path, perhaps a good site you had happened across or discovered– but even this, a question I consider rather innocuous as the discussion goes– was too controversial to answer civilly.

Listen, why read Global Voices if you don’t want to hear the perspectives’ of others? That’s why we’re all here. I had hoped we would be able to discuss this with more mutual respect for each other, but I see we are beyond that point. To criticize someone else’s honest search for knowledge about your own culture by saying they are ignorant, an occupier, and implying they don’t have even the most basic knowledge of the internet is such a dead end.

Is that really the best we can do to support each other?

I’m disappointed.

Maya

By: David

David — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:42:01 +0000

Wrong, the criminals are the arabs that fire rockets daily at innocent people in Israel, not the army that only targets the criminals who hide behind women’s dresses and children’s kindergartens.

By: Sarfaraz

Sarfaraz — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:31:16 +0000

David,

I think you already made it clear which side is the criminal by considering killings and massacres to be “a good result by a good army”.

By: Jason Paz

Jason Paz — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:27:05 +0000

My Bedouin friends outnumber my Jewish ones. By nature, I respect the individuality of everyone I meet. Any friendship that develops is by mutual consent and effort.
When the USA bombed Gadaffi, my Gazan work crew saved my life by hiding me from the other Arabs on site. When two terrorists opened fire on King George Street, I hit the deck with every other unarmed Jew in the vicinity.
The perpetual war between Israelis and Palestinians only proves that we are not any better [or worse] than any other battling groups on the planet.
The journey to peace starts when one person discovers his humanity and begins to look for that quality in another human being.
In every society the good people vastly outnumber the evil ones. Unfortunately, the evil-doers are much more organized and better able to pursue their selfish desires.

By: David

David — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:46:07 +0000

Sarafaz, As usual the criminals see themselves as the victims, nothing new.