Refugees of Self Examination

Submitted by Jay1 (United States), Dec 11, 2011 at 11:28

Newt Gingrich has simply put the Palestinian people in their proper context.They are not a people defined by unique language,dress,religion,history books,or even a state that once existed.The Palestinians are a people that are Arabs, not Jewish, between the Mediterranan and the Jordan.They are Arab persons, that have decided to call themself a people.Upon the interest in and establishment of Israel ,they took the role to "super" define themselves. In a way, they are defined as the anti Israelis. Somehow, the Palestinians have convinced the world and their neighbors that they are are the darling epicenter of the world.

Are they playing on anti semitism now called Israel wherever it exists? Are they really the human rights issue or leaders of the world? Did they speak up for the freedom of Libyans? Did they they speak up for the freedom of Egyptians? For Egypts Copts? Did they speak up for the overthrow of the cruel Sadaam Hussein? Do they speak up fpr the overthrow of Assad? For all the genocide of Africas Christians?The removal of Hezbollahs missiles? Do they speak up for Kurdistan? How about the Iranian freedom movement? Do they speak up for anything other than their own peculiar politcal gamesmanship intertwined with Bully Buddies. The answer is no. They are a group of people who simply want a state. Because they are different measured only by different from Israel. There lies their only claim. And in peaceful freedom, that Palestinians never speak out for anywhere, Israel has said they will agree to a state.The Palestinians have reason to believe they will have a reasonable state. But,as a people there is no justification for them to claim or demand the terms or borders they obsess over. It shouldnt be based on their twisted epicenter fraud. Or their 'all lands', or 'almost all lands' mentality. Palestinans need to learn the word good. And lose the word all. All, is to close to the words, only me . A good arguement could be made that Palestinians have become the refugees of self examination. I suggest they find that homeland first. And I say all this, respectfully.

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