I love this debate, it is about being dysfunctional, the real Arab problem. Let us assume
the banter is correct, and some are serious fact of history, recent history but history none
the less. Five nations attack Israel and lose, what does that say about the coordination of
the Arab World? Inside the country there are according to some 700 thousand Arabs or
Palestinians. First the Arabs order them out of the way so the story goes or be considered
enemies. Would the Arabs invading not want the Palestinians in Israel to rise up? And if
the Palestinians were inside the country of Israel, wouldn't they rise up if they hated the Jewish
State so bad?
The fact from my prospective is, the Palestinians in times past and now do not want the
destruction of Israel because they want jobs, even if they are not the best jobs. In the Arab
areas there are no jobs, because the only full time employment is fighting each other.
When you see the check points, it is Arab peoples trying to get into Israel not fleeing from it.
Does that tell us something? Yes there is all kinds of injustice, and it happens on both sides.
It should also be remembered this is a family quarrel, as these peoples are related with a
common father Abraham, by their own admission incidentally lest we forget.
On one side we has an economically progressive people, pursuing the future in commerce,
arts, education and socially integrating with the world, they are called Israelis. In contrast,
we have the Arab World, shut off by their own vision of suffer on earth for a place in heaven.
They are so Conservative that they are shunned by conservatives in the rest of the world.
Like Luddites they oppose all modern advancement in arts, and social graces, and they still
remain as a group of tribal peoples divided by their view of Islam, the Arab Sunni view, and the
Persian (Iran) Sharia vision of the world.
I have always believed, if you want to be respected by others you must yourself be respectful.
Islam does not follow that concept internationally very well and therefore people look upon them
with suspicion and in many cases scorn. I hear people say, the rest of the world should not
be afraid or suspicious of the Muslim World. The only way to break down those barriers is to
open up the window of life to that part of the world and let the sunshine in. At present it is viewed
rightly or wrongly as a dark forbidding place in the eyes of many because Islam does nothing
to dispel the concerns of others.
Islam wants their case to be heard, The Palestinians want to be treated with respect, this is good
now they have to get past their jealousy, their inferiority complex, and join the rest of the world
as societal people or they will never get a hearing in the court of public opinion.
If you were an average person that didn't know much about the conflict or the hatred for each other
these people sometimes engage in, which side would you most likely want to take?
You would side with the vision that most resembles your own in the western world. Looking at the
two visions on the face of it, your answer would be YES Israel has the right to exist, and the Arab
World, and the Palestinians in particular had better change their public face the present to the world
because at present they are viewed with contempt by many, scorn by others, and pity by a great
number, but not enough pity to raise them out of their plight. By the many I mean western nations
and the Arab world itself. in the rest of the Arab world, having the Palestinians suffer is good business
for the propaganda machines against Israel. It is a never ending cycle of jealousy, greed and hatred,
and the vats of suffering are over filled and still we look with hopeful eyes at a hopeless situation.