Reply to Hibah

Submitted by Ken (United States), Nov 15, 2002 at 00:23

Dear Hibah,
If you and your brothers spent less time "hating" the Jews and the Americans for "what they have done to you", less time feeling sorry for yourselves and trying to "get even" by killing innocent civilians and spent a little more time on education (excluding the pseudo education of memorizing the Koran) ..., you could advance ... and join the rest of the world.

Take a sixty second break from "hating" and think about this. In 1948, when Israel was officially recognized, the Arabs and Jews were on about the same plane, neither group had much of anything but sand. Now, the Jews have a country that they built, you and your brothers have Yasser Arafat who steals your money and keeps you in UN supported pig stys, oops, relocation/refugee camps. The Eurpeans keep sending money, not because they like you but because they hope that it will keep you and your friends in the Middle East and out of Europe.

If your leaders didn't spend all their time and money (at least the money they don't send out of the country for themselves) furthering your hatred of the Jews and Americans you might just realize who was really responsible for your miserable existence!
While you spent your time hating the Jews, they spent their time building a modern nation.

You are a perfect example of what can be gained from a life of hate. A race of people that has learned and accomplished nothing in nearly 1000 years. The rest of the world doesn't hate you, we don't have time. We have much better things to do.
Ken

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