Doc's Talk: Time to Say It Loud and Clear…

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Time to Say It Loud and Clear…

Nurit Greenger

The Arabs, in cahoots with the Left, will do whatever it takes to demonize and delegitimize Israel.

One way to do so is to claim that the way Israel treats the Arabs, calling themselves "Palestinians", Israel is an Apartheid system state. Wrong!

South Africa was an Apartheid state; in fact the term 'Apartheid' – in the South African Afrikaans language it means separateness - was invented there. There, the White people and the Black people were segregated by the decree of the ruling White minority. The Blacks in South Africa were inferior, but considered South Africans. The Arabs calling themselves "Palestinians" are not Israelis. They are people who waged a war on Israel, ended losing it, thus, now, living in a territory they claim to be theirs, but in fact it is the Land of the Nation of Israel, which they illegally occupied for 20 years. All Israel did is took its land back. The Black people in South Africa were not completely segregated from the Whites; they did not have their own roads. In Israel, nobody views the Arab-"Palestinians" as part of their country, only the lands they live on and resources.

By re-defining terms in question, the Arab and the Left have mastered an "art" of delegitimizing the State of Israel. Using the term Apartheid is one way. For those of us who live in the real world, Apartheid is defined as “a policy or system of segregation on the grounds of race.” Neither Israelis nor Arabs, not even Arab-"Palestinians" are a race.

But for those who cannot stand the idea there is a Jewish State of Israel, for them Apartheid in Israel is manifested by erecting an ugly fence in order to keep out of the Land of Israel as many infiltrating Arab terrorist-killers, or setting up checkpoints to see that no homicide bomber makes his or her way to kill as many Israelis as possible, or putting soldiers on around the clock duty, all have nothing to do with racism and everything to do with national security. The Arab-"Palestinians" do not have to have a wall to separate them from Israel, or check points, or soldiers on duty because the Jews are not out to kill them or terrorize them.

If we are to acknowledge the real race issue, inherent in the Israeli-"Palestinian" conflict, we need to point out that the Arab terrorist organizations, operating in Judea and Samaria, wrongly addressed as "West Bank", and in Gaza are the groups that are anti-Semitic and want to “drive the Jews into the sea.”

But, the Arabs-Left partnership has its own playbook and its own rulebook; so why not have its own dictionary as well?

Words Matter; Words do kill!

Unfortunately, when it comes to the Left’s so incessantly defending the Arab-"Palestinian" terrorism, words do matter, but definitions do not.

Remember all that when you argue the point.

Nurit Greenger

הזמן לומר זאת בקול רם וברור...

שלילת הלגיטימציה של ישראל זה טרור פוליטי

הערבים, בקנוניה עם השמאל, יעשו כל מה שאפשרי כדי להכעיר ולנסות לשלול את הלגיטימיות של ישראל.

דרך אחת היא לטעון כי בצורה שישראל מתייחסת לערבים, המכנים את עצמם "פלסטינים", ישראל היא מדינת אפרטהייד. לא נכון!

דרום אפריקה היתה מדינת אפרטהייד. למעשה המונח 'אפרטהייד' – ששפת האפריקאנס הדרום אפריקאית פרושו נפרדות - הומצא שם. שם, האנשים הלבנים והאנשים השחורים הופרדו על ידי צו חוק של המיעוט השליט הלבן. השחורים בדרום אפריקה היו נחותים, אבל נחשב לדרום אפריקאים. הערבים המכנים עצמם "פלסטינים" הם לא ישראלים. הם אנשים אשר ניהלו מלחמה על ישראל שהסתיימה בהפסד שלהם, ולכן, עכשיו, הם חיים בשטח שהם טוענים שהוא שייך להם, אבל, למעשה, הוא שייך לארץ של עם ישראל שבו הם חיו, בלתי חוקית, במשך 20 שנה. כל מה שישראל עשתה הוא, היא החזירה את שטחיה.

האנשים השחורים בדרום אפריקה לא חיו לגמרי בנפרד מהלבנים. לא היו להם כבישים משלהם. בישראל, אף אחד לא רואה את הערבים-"פלסטינים" כחלק מארצם, רק האדמות שעליהן הם חיים ומשאביהם.

על ידי חידוש הגדרת התנאים בשאלה, הערבים והשמאל לקחו שליטה על "אומנות" שלילת-לגיטימציה של מדינת ישראל. השימוש במונח אפרטהייד היא אחת הדרכים. עבור אלה מאיתנו שחיים בעולם האמיתי, אפרטהייד מוגדר כ-"מדיניות או מערכת של הפרדה על רקע גזע." לא הישראלים או הערבים, וגם לא הערבים-"פלסטינים" הם גזע.

אבל עבור אילו שלא יכולים לסבול את הראיון שישנה מדינת יהודית ישראל, בשבילם אפרטהייד בישראל בא לידי ביטוי על ידי הקמת גדר מכוערת כדי לשמור שלארץ ישראל לא יחדרו ערבים רוצחים-טרוריסטים, או השמת מחסומים כדי למנוע שמחבלים-רוצחים לא יעשו את דרכם לתוך ישראל כדי להרוג ישראלים רבים ככל האפשר, או חיילים שעומדים על המשמרת מסביב לשעון. לכל אלה אין שום קשר לגזענות והכל מה שקשור לביטחון לאומי. הערבים-"פלסטינים" לא צריכים להקים קיר כדי להפריד בינם לבין ישראל, או מחסומים, או להעמיד חיילים בתפקיד יום ולילה, כי היהודים לא מתכונים להרוג אותם או להפחיד אותם.

אם אנו רוצים להכיר בגזענות אמיתית שגלומה בסכסוך הישראלי-ערבי-"פלסטיני", אנחנו צריכים לציין כי ארגוני הטרור הערביים, הפועלים ביהודה ושומרון, שבטעות מכונים "הגדה המערבית", ובעזה הן קבוצות אנטישמיות שרוצות "להדוף את היהודים לים."

אבל, לשותפות הערבים עם השמאל יש ספר חוקים וחוקי משחק משלה, אז למה שלא יהיה להם גם מילון מילים משלהם?

למילים יש חשיבות; מילים יכולות להרוג.

למרבה הצער, כאשר מדובר בשמאל שללא הרף מגן על ערבים-"פלסטינים" טרוריסטים, למילים יש חשיבות, אבל לא להגדרות!

זכור כל זאת כשאתה או את מתווכחים על הנושא.

נורית גרינגר

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: The Arabs and the Left doesn't have to delegitmize Israel. The Israeli government has been doing a good job of that.

Sure, they are pretty good at smoke and mirrors but you can't fool all the people all the time. Some of us (and it's growing every year) can see through the trappings of this so-called "democracy" to the monster lying just below the surface and it isn't pretty.

Shills for Israel may trumpet that it has Arabs in the Knesset but that doesn't stop the ever expanding (illegal) Jewish settlements from eating up more and more land, slowly expanding Israel's borders, while treating Arabs as second class citizens, or worse. The Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere are routinely attacked, searched, stopped at check-points and not allowed in many areas that are off limits (unless you are an Israeli Jew). The Apartheid Wall is another example of Israel's tendency to depart from democratic principles.; 6:13 PM
GS Don Morris, Ph.D./Chana Givon said...: Anonymous-the same worn out tactic, nothing new in your "playbook" and a desire to remain a phantom. Your mantras lack any meaningful supportive or collaborative data, they are simply "talking points". Never mind that the towns inhabited by Israeli citizens in disputed territory, forgot your history so soon,are not the ones engaged in hostile behavior of stone throwing, tire burning and much more. Your education seems to have left out definitions of English words, oh well, nothing new again.; 6:20 AM

The IDF’s Minorities in Numbers and Pictures

In honor of IDF Diversity Week, we present diversity through numbers and pictures. Each year, more and more Muslims, Christians, Druze, Bedouin and immigrants from around the world take on the responsibility of defending Israel.

MUSLIMS:

Muslim Arab Israelis are not required to draft in the IDF, but there are many who volunteer. In 2013, there were over 200 Muslims serving in the IDF and over 300 in the reserves.

Bedouins:

Bedouins are nomadic Muslims who were in Israel when modern borders were set in place and are now considered Israeli citizens. They are not required to draft but a growing number choose to enlist. In 2012, there were over 1,400 Bedouin Muslim soldiers doing regular IDF service and almost 1,500 in the reserves.

Read more:http://www.idfblog.com/2014/02/27/truth-idf-numbers-pictures/#more-34027

Are you aware that in 2013, Middle class taxes go up-significantly?

In January of next year, the federal income tax rate for middle-class taxpayers is scheduled to rise from 25 percent to 28 percent, and the payroll tax is scheduled to rise from 13.3 percent to 15.3 percent… This drives the marginal tax rate based on the aforementioned three taxes to 48.12 percent. Add in state and local property, corporate, excise, and other state and local taxes, and the percentage of each additional dollar that is taxed hovers around 50 percent… When half of each additional dollar earned is taxed away, taxpayers experience a disincentive to start businesses or expand existing ones. This leads to fewer jobs being created.

Why is HAMAS Inside Tampa Schools?

Clare Lopez

Kelly Miliziano, who teaches history classes at Steinbrenner High School in the Tampa, Florida area apparently thinks it’s perfectly OK to invite a senior official of a HAMAS-affiliated organization into her classroom to discuss Islam with her students. According to local media reports, not only has this been going on for years, but in spite of the civil and criminal proceedings that could result from such reckless negligence, the Hillsborough County school superintendent, Mary Ellen Elia, and the chairman of the school board, Candy Olson, also expressed approval for students under their responsibility to be exposed repeatedly to guest speaker, Hassan Shibly, who is the Executive Director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in the Tampa area.
More...

Did You Know... Ignoring the Call to Islam will Bring Jihad

‘Conquest through Da’wa [proselytizing] that is what we hope for. We will conquer Europe, we will conquer America! Not through sword but through Da’wa.’
-- Yousef al-Qaradawi , Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader The Arabic word ‘Da’wa’ means the “call to Islam.” But do not think that Da’wa is the same thing as an invitation to an optional holiday event. The classical Islamic doctrine of jihad mandates that enemies must be given the opportunity to convert to Islam or pay the jizya tax before it is permissible to attack them.
Clare M. Lopez

Who is being discriminated-facts tell the truth

Religious bias

Hate crimes motivated by religious bias accounted for 1,409 offenses reported by law enforcement. A breakdown of the bias motivation of religious-bias offenses showed:

65.4 percent were anti-Jewish.
13.2 percent were anti-Islamic.
9.5 percent were anti-other religion, i.e., those not specified.
4.3 percent were anti-Catholic.
3.8 percent were anti-multiple religions, group.
3.3 percent were anti-Protestant.
0.5 percent were anti-Atheism/Agnosticism/etc.

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/hate-crime/2010/narratives/hate-crime-2010-incidents-and-offenses.

On March 31, 1977, the Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview

with PLO executive committee member Zahir Muhsein. Here's what he said:

"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism.

For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."

In March 1977, Zahir Muhsein, a PLO executive, said:

"The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct Palestinian people to oppose Zionism."

"For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."

The Arab Apartheid

Ben-Dror Yemini
In 1948, the Arab countries refused to accept the UN partition proposal and they launched a war of annihilation against the State of Israel which had barely been established. All precedents in this matter showed that the party that starts the war - and with a declaration of annihilation, yet - pays a price for it. Between 550,000 and 710,000 Arabs fled because of the war and a larger number of 850,000 Jews were expelled or fled from Arab countries (the "Jewish nakba").
Population exchanges and expulsions were the norm at that time, occurring in dozens of other conflict points and affecting about 52 million people. In all the population exchange precedents that occurred during or at the end of an armed conflict, there was no return of refugees to the previous region, which had turned into a new national state.
Only the Arab states acted completely differently from the rest of the world. Instead of assimilating the refugees, they crushed them despite the fact that they were their coreligionists and members of the Arab nation - instituting a regime of apartheid. So the "nakba" was not caused by the actual dispossession, which had also been experienced by tens of millions of others. The "nakba" is the story of the apartheid, oppression, abuse and denial of rights suffered by the Arab refugees at the hands of the Arab countries. (Maariv)

International Law and Military Operations in Practice - Col. Richard Kemp

"Islamist fighting groups study the international laws of armed conflict carefully and they understand it well. They know that a British or Israeli commander and his men are bound by international law and the rules of engagement that flow from it. They then do their utmost to exploit what they view as one of their enemy's main weaknesses. Their very modus operandi is built on the correct assumption that Western armies will normally abide by the rules, while these insurgents employ a deliberate policy of operating consistently outside international law. "

Lost Historical Moments

What Rabin’s last Knesset speech really said:repudiation of a Palestinian state

Rabin ruled out a fully sovereign Palestinian state :

“We view the permanent solution in the framework of State of Israel which will include most of the area of the Land of Israel as it was under the rule of the British Mandate, and alongside it a Palestinian entity which will be a home to most of the Palestinian residents living in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. We would like this to be an entity which is less than a state, and which will independently run the lives of the Palestinians under its authority.”

Rabin ruled out a total withdrawal from Judea and Samaria and thus a return to the pre-June 1967 borders :

“The borders of the State of Israel, during the permanent solution, will be beyond the lines which existed before the Six Day War. We will not return to the 4 June 1967 lines.”

Rabin ruled out withdrawing form the Jordan Valley:

“The security border of the State of Israel will be located in the Jordan Valley, in the broadest meaning of that term.”

Rabin ruled out uprooting settlement blocs, like the Gush Katif bloc in Gaza (which was subsequently uprooted by former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon):

“The establishment of blocs of settlements in Judea and Samaria, like the one in Gush Katif.

AND

Rabin ruled out removing any settlement before coming to a full peace agreement with the Palestinians:

“I want to remind you: we committed ourselves, that is, we came to an agreement, and committed ourselves before the Knesset, not to uproot a single settlement in the framework of the interim agreement, and not to hinder building for natural growth.”

Rabin insisted on Israel retaining full security control of the borders with Egypt and Jordan, contrary to Israel’s relinquishment of the Philadelphia Corridor on the border with Egypt:

“The responsibility for external security along the borders with Egypt and Jordan, as well as control over the airspace above all of the territories and Gaza Strip maritime zone, remains in our hands.”

Correcting Oslo Myths-Part 2

3) Kuttab laments that the post-1993 Oslo process resulted in a Palestinian Authority "whose ministers and legislators are not guaranteed passage between Gaza and the West Bank ...."

Before free passage or other perquisites, PA leaders were obligated, among other things, to eliminate the terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, end anti-Israeli, antisemitic incitement in schools, mosques, and communications media, and resolve all outstanding issues through peaceful negotiations. They met none of these commitments, sometimes bolstering terrorism and greatly increasing incitement.

4) Kuttab complains that under Oslo the PA got "lightly armed police ---- but no real sovereignty over the land or contiguity between our communities in Gaza and the West Bank."

Oslo agreements repeatedly were revised, regardless of Palestinian non-compliance, until the authorized number of police grew from 8,000 to 40,000. Though they were to be the only armed forces in the territories, Israeli estimates early in the second intifada put the number of gunmen - police, "security services," terrorists, and armed gangs - at 85,000. Their armament reportedly included not only heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, but also anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles.

Sovereignty was to be negotiated in the envisioned 1998 "final status" talks - after a five-year period of confidence-building. Palestinian leadership chronically undermined the process. Palestinian terrorism made the 1993 - 1998 Oslo period more deadly for Israelis than the 15 years preceding it.

The United States doesn't have contiguity between the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii; territorial contiguity between the West Bank and Gaza Strip - that is, through the 20 miles of Israeli territory between them - was never promised and would destroy Israeli contiguity.

5) "Palestinians have been made to endure hundreds of checkpoints in the West Bank, an eight-foot wall deep in our territories, and tight Israeli control over borders."

The security barrier is not "deep in Palestinian territories," but rather encompasses less than 8 percent of Judea and Samaria, and is mostly a fence, rarely a wall; the land in question is not "our [Palestinian] territories" but disputed territory to which, according to the authors of U.N. Security Council Resolution 242, Jews as well as Arabs have claims; and there are no international borders, only the 1949 armistice lines with Jordan. Under 242, borders remain to be negotiated. As for checkpoints - like the security barrier and "tight Israeli control" - Palestinian Arabs precipitated these measures themselves. No terrorism and there would be no fence or tight Israeli control and few checkpoints - like before the first intifada.

Correcting Some Oslo Myths

1) In Oslo "Israeli, Palestinian and other world leaders promised that ... Palestinian sovereignty would be solidified."

No, they didn't. The 1993 Declaration of Principles and subsequent Oslo agreements outlined a process by which final status negotiations about the West Bank and Gaza Strip would be reached. The process required an end to anti-Israel terrorism and incitement and a commitment to peaceful negotiations. The PA, Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and other terrorist groups, sabotaged the process from the start.

2) "The reality is that, in defiance of U.N. Security Council Resolution 242, which states that it is inadmissible to occupy land by force, Palestinian territories are still under foreign military occupation."
Wrong again. Resolution 242 (1967) does note "the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war." It also affirms the right of every state in the area "to live in peace with secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force." There were no "Palestinian territories." Jordan occupied the West Bank, Egypt controlled Gaza. Israel did not have "secure and recognized boundaries," so retention of some of those territories was possible under 242. Israel is not a "foreign" military occupier in the West Bank but, pending final negotiations, the lawful military administrator as a result of a successful war of self-defense.

Doc's Talk