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We're in the same boat. The Israelis and the Palestinians, both trying to win over world opinion, both failing miserably, both certain that everyone is against them, and both probably right to think so.
See, because Israelis are monsters. Palestinians are sub-human.
Israelis are racist monsters who want nothing other than to terrorize, occupy and kill anyone who isn't Jewish. Almost like Nazi Germany. Our goal is to take over the world by means of war and violence. Our policies are based on racism and discrimination and religion. This is what the world is seeing, and this is what our PR is trying to fix. (I'm only half exaggerating, by the way - I wouldn't be surprised if people actually felt this way. I mean, I feel this way about extreme Islamic organizations, so it's possible for a person to believe that this is true.) So Israel realized this and started working on improving our image in the eyes of the world. I believe we're doing a good job so far, judging by the support we seem to be getting from various world leaders.
Palestinians are sub-human, lead by a leadership that they are incapable of fighting against. They cannot 'show restraint,' or at least nobody expects them to. They are victims unable to fend for themselves, their world views are primitive. I have seen many leaders call on Israel to stop the fighting, but when addressing Hamas they do so in third person, as if not expecting them to really hear. And the Palestinians need to fight this image if they want respect from world leaders. Palestinians from Gaza need to write letters defending their cause, or at the very least make noise when they see that Hamas is using obvious lies in the media.
I'll give an example - when the three boys were kidnapped, there was a photo going viral of an Israeli soldier smiling next to two Palestinian prisoners. The photo claimed to be of one of the boys - one who is 16 years old, and definitly not a soldier. So on one of the Gaza Facebook pages someone had commented on the photo "This photo is not the kidnapped boy. If you respect youselves, remove this photo. Your cause is just, you don't need to lie," and yet the photo was never removed. The feeling I get from that is that there is no one to talk to on the Palestinian side. That I cannot have an intelligent conversation with a Palestinian. So I'm waiting for them to fight this image and to convince me that they are worthy humans with whom I can negotiate.
I guess part if me just wishes that instead of trying to foil Israel's PR efforts, the Palestinians would put the same efforts into making themselves look good, too. Israel has been fighting a media war and so far it is winning, it just doesn't seem right that the Palestinians are so far behind.
See, because Israelis are monsters. Palestinians are sub-human.
Israelis are racist monsters who want nothing other than to terrorize, occupy and kill anyone who isn't Jewish. Almost like Nazi Germany. Our goal is to take over the world by means of war and violence. Our policies are based on racism and discrimination and religion. This is what the world is seeing, and this is what our PR is trying to fix. (I'm only half exaggerating, by the way - I wouldn't be surprised if people actually felt this way. I mean, I feel this way about extreme Islamic organizations, so it's possible for a person to believe that this is true.) So Israel realized this and started working on improving our image in the eyes of the world. I believe we're doing a good job so far, judging by the support we seem to be getting from various world leaders.
Palestinians are sub-human, lead by a leadership that they are incapable of fighting against. They cannot 'show restraint,' or at least nobody expects them to. They are victims unable to fend for themselves, their world views are primitive. I have seen many leaders call on Israel to stop the fighting, but when addressing Hamas they do so in third person, as if not expecting them to really hear. And the Palestinians need to fight this image if they want respect from world leaders. Palestinians from Gaza need to write letters defending their cause, or at the very least make noise when they see that Hamas is using obvious lies in the media.
I'll give an example - when the three boys were kidnapped, there was a photo going viral of an Israeli soldier smiling next to two Palestinian prisoners. The photo claimed to be of one of the boys - one who is 16 years old, and definitly not a soldier. So on one of the Gaza Facebook pages someone had commented on the photo "This photo is not the kidnapped boy. If you respect youselves, remove this photo. Your cause is just, you don't need to lie," and yet the photo was never removed. The feeling I get from that is that there is no one to talk to on the Palestinian side. That I cannot have an intelligent conversation with a Palestinian. So I'm waiting for them to fight this image and to convince me that they are worthy humans with whom I can negotiate.
I guess part if me just wishes that instead of trying to foil Israel's PR efforts, the Palestinians would put the same efforts into making themselves look good, too. Israel has been fighting a media war and so far it is winning, it just doesn't seem right that the Palestinians are so far behind.
posted by Leenie ;-) at 12:34 am
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