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Israel/Palestine
and Terrorism Terrorism can
never be justified. No
other issue has been more frequently used to justify global terrorism than
the alleged support for the Palestinian cause. The
issue of In
reference to this trend, Ibrahim Bayram, an analyst with Lebanon's An-Nahar
daily, recently stated, "Whether [in Lebanon] or in Palestine,
Hezbollah considers resisting the Israeli occupation to be part of its own
struggle, if the Intifada ends, the justification for its (military)
existence ends too." The
strategic adoption of the Palestinian cause has made it difficult for
peaceful Arabs and Muslims to attack terrorist organizations such as
Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and HAMAS. The fact is the real aim of
organizations such as Al-Qaeda, HAMAS, Hezbollah and countries such as Arabs
and Muslims must reject any attempt to use the Palestinian issue as an
excuse to use terror. Arabs and Muslims must reject terrorism under any
circumstances and challenge
the terrorists’ propaganda machines head on.
It is the duty of every Muslim to help defeat Islamic terrorism. Organizations
like HAMAS, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad are criminal terrorist
organizations and their alleged support for the Palestinian cause does not
in any way justify their use of terror or the killing of innocent Jews,
Christians and Muslims. Terrorist
organizations such HAMAS and Islamic Jihad have done more to hurt the
Palestinian cause than any perceived enemy of the Palestinians.
Arabs and Muslims must accept that Israelis have a just cause and
have the right to live in peace and prosperity.
At the same time, Israelis must accept that the Palestinians have a
just cause and have the right to live in peace and prosperity. Arabs
and Muslims who are passionate about the Palestinian Israeli conflict
should reach out to Israelis and focus on mutual understanding and
non-violent conflict resolution instead of supporting violence. Don't
Blame the "Jews" Another disturbing
trend that is heavily propagated by extremists and accepted by many naive
Arabs and Muslims is the blaming of all Muslim problems on the “Jews.”
There are numerous examples for this but most recently news broadcasts out
of Many
Arabs and Muslims still blame the 9-11 attacks on a Jewish conspiracy that
was allegedly perpetrated to demonize Arabs and Muslims in the eyes of the
world. One
of the most recent and tragic examples of unjustified hate towards Jews
was the brutal murder of Daniel Pearl. Daniel Pearl was a journalist
murdered by Islamic extremists in Research
indicates that one of the modern origins of this trend is the mutual
demonization by Israelis and Arabs of each other to gain global support
for each other’s causes. This pattern includes the Arab media’s
ceaseless reference to the falsified document, the Protocols of Zion.
Arabs and Muslims must refrain from demonizing Jews and stop
blaming Jews for all of the world’s problems. Israelis must also stop
demonizing Arabs and Muslims who peacefully advocate for the rights of the
Palestinians. Kamal Nawash, President |