Things remain the Same
By Khalil Abdel Alim
“That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and
God requireth that which is past” Ecc. 3:15
Solomon in the Bible says that there is noting new under the sun.
In Palestine the so-called cycle of violence continues. Israel was founded on
violence perpetrated by Jewish settlers from Europe, Russia, Argentina, America,
and other parts of the world. They came under the banner of Zionism-the
political ideology that called for the establishment of a homeland for Jews. An
internationally proclaimed racist ideology. Those Jews committed acts of
terrorism against other Jews, Arabs, and the British to force their way into
what they called their Holy Land. They displaced thousands of Palestinians from
their ancient homes and caused a Diaspora that sent Palestinians all over the
Arab world and other countries causing thousands to languish in squalid refugee
camps on the West Bank, in Gaza, and in Lebanon.
The United States availed Israel of “the greatest arsenal in the world”, made it
the fourth largest army in the world, and financed its development of weapons of
mass destruction as well as nuclear weapons.
Israel, since its inception through the United Nations in 1947, has aggressed
against its Arab nations in several wars capturing and occupying more and more
Palestinian land and bringing more settlers from America, Russia, and Europe to
establish settlements in Palestinian territories.
In recent months Palestinians have fought back against that aggressive
occupation. They have allowed their anger and desperation to cause them to
violate the teachings of Islam and have engaged in suicide bombings killing
Israeli civilians. In response the Israeli war criminal Ariel Sharon invaded
most of the towns and cities of the West Bank murdering innocent civilian men,
women, and children, destroying homes, business and institutions, as well as the
infrastructure of the Palestinian Authority imprisoning, ridiculing, and
humiliating its president Yasser Arafat. This state terrorism of Israel has not
subdued the Palestinian people, as war against civilians never does, they
continue to fight back with what they feel is all that they have, the blind
suicide of their youth.
One struck again recently near Tel Aviv. Sharon in Washington, where his
policies have been endorsed by resolutions by the American Israel Affairs
Committee (AIPAC) owned congress, came to the United States like the boss that
he is, not as a visitor. After the attack, he cut off his visit to instruct
American officials and returned to Israel to direct further attacks against the
Palestinians.
And the beat goes on; nothing changes more death and destruction.
The laws of physics say that an object in motion stays in motion until
confronted by a greater force. Israel will continue to murder and destroy
Palestinians until the world community intercedes with force, as President
Clinton recently proposed, to stop the Israeli diabolical juggernaut.
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