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Titolo: Tradition trumps diplomacy

Op-ed: Don’t expect peace as long as Arabs cling to tradition of
victimhood, hate and violence
Dan Calic
The press has presented disparate views of the Bibi-Obama diplomatic
soap opera in recent days. Yet for all the importance placed on their
meeting, this is mere window dressing. Any chance of bringing the
Arabs and Israelis together hinges on drilling below the public
posturing. It will require understanding the traditions of each side.
Modern Israel was created by UN resolution 181 in November 1947 on a
mere 12% of the land promised in the 1922 British Mandate for
Palestine. In spite of receiving 88% of the land promised to the Jews,
the Arabs refused to accept the existence of a Jewish state, no matter
how small.
Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan al-Banna said “if the Jewish state
becomes a fact the Arabs will drive the Jews who live in their midst
into the Sea.” Indeed, the day after Israel declared independence in
May 1948 it was attacked by its Arab neighbors. Yet against all odds,
the Jewish state miraculously survived.
Once the fighting stopped two different narratives emerged reflecting
opposing traditions. The Jews went to work setting up communities,
building roads, power plants, electrical grids, water and irrigation
systems, cultivating land and so on. Over time Israel became a world
leader in many fields, including medicine, agriculture, science,
aerospace and high tech.
By now, Israel can boast of the following:
• The highest ratio of university degrees in the world
• More scientific papers per capita than any other country
• The largest number of bio-tech startups per capita in the world
• The third highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world
• Motorola’s Israel plant developed cell phones
• Intel’s Pentium processor was developed in Israel
• Instant Messaging was developed in Israel
Not bad for a country the size of New Jersey whose total population is
less than New York City.
On the other hand, we see a starkly opposing reality when looking at
the Arab world during the same period. After failing in their attempt
to drive the Jews into the sea the Arabs came up with every way
possible to portray themselves as victims. They have demanded the
“right of return” of their so-called “refugees” to the very place they
tried to destroy. Financial compensation is also demanded. For what?
The failed attempt to ethnically cleanse the Jews.
Indeed, the victim mentality is woven into the very fabric of
“Palestinian”' Arab society. Newspapers run hateful editorials and
cartoons portraying Jews as blood-thirsty, money-hungry land grabbing
thieves. Anti-Jewish/anti-Israel graffiti covers walls throughout Arab
towns. Mosques are filled with vitriolic sermons blaming the Jews for
all problems. Children are taught from birth to revile Jews. Textbooks
contain anti-Jewish lies. Children’s TV shows vilify Jews. Indeed,
Mickey Mouse has been used to spread hateful propaganda on one TV
program.
Instead of accepting coexistence and developing their society into one
of productivity they have given us such “contributions” as:
• Airplane hijacking
• Kidnappings
• Intifadas
• Suicide bombings
• Rocket attacks
• Honor killings
• Martyrdom
• Jihad
When a child is raised in a society where schools, religious leaders,
holy books, TV shows, newspapers and political leaders teach that Jews
are the cause of all problems; where martyrdom in the act of killing a
Jew is considered holy; where public buildings, parks and streets are
named after terrorists who murdered Jews; where mastering the Koran
with its Jew-hating scripture is preferred over education; where
people are fed distortions, hyperbole and outright lies instead of the
truth, what kind of adult can one expect to emerge from such world?
Thus, the politicians can carry on with their diplomacy and the press
can have a feeding frenzy on the public showmanship. However, until
such time that the Arab focus shifts from destruction to production we
should not be surprised that peace remains nowhere in sight.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4074116,00.html

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