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This page is designed to serve as a resource for information about the horrible situation in the Middle East. Of course, this page is far from comprehensive, but it attempts to highlight some important information and to serve as a gateway for finding out more. Click on a link or scroll down for more:Introduction to the ConflictThe Bias ProjectQuote of the WeekLinksSeptember 11 and the Middle EastYour Comments and Questions
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Quote of the Week
The Palestinian struggle can be seen as following American principles of fighting for freedom and self-determination. Just as the first Americans revolted against an oppressive military occupation, so too are the Palestinians trying to get out from under the 35 year occupation of their lives by the Israelis. Sadly, because of the Israeli media spin, this perspective is seen as "radical" or even insulting to many Americans. This week's (June 3) article excellently articulates the idea that the Palestinian and American ideologies are not so far apart:
The Palestinians are doing what any American citizen would do: We are fighting for our rights. At times, some Palestinian individuals and organizations reach a point of equating life under Israeli occupation to death and unfortunately choose to take Israeli civilian lives along with their own. This is a sad but bitter reality of the environment that a prolonged foreign military occupation creates.
Click here to read the story, written by Sam Bahour for the Japan Times newspaper.
Previous Quotes of the Week:
December 13 December 30 February 11 February 22 March 1
April 15 - Special Report on the Jenin Incursion
May 8
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Introduction to the Conflict |
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Please take a moment to read this very important article. Here's a small excerpt:
"The Palestinians in the footage were mostly young children. Most of their behaviour in the footage appeared to be no different from how Palestinian children always behave when foreign journalists turn up in their towns, crowding and smiling at the camera and giving the victory sign that has been a symbol of Palestinian steadfastness under Israeli military occupation since the first Intifada in 1987. There is not a single reporter with any experience of carrying a camera into the Palestinian West Bank under any circumstance who couldn't get similar footage on any day they visited the occupied territories."
This article is published by the Electronic Intifada, an international media-watching organization that comments on the situation in the Middle East. It discusses the misuse of the footage of celebrating Palestinians, seen by just about every American watching the news on that horrible day.
Why would Palestinians celebrate? Are they ALL evil? For some important insights, please read this article.
