"The Impossible Dream And Media Reality
March 23, 2010: The head of the UN has demanded that Israel lift its blockade of Gaza. This was originally imposed to cut off weapons and other supplies for terrorist groups. But the UN now believes that this policy undercuts moderates and encourages the extremists. The Israelis point out that the extremist groups like Hamas thrived when there was no blockade, and are having more problems now that there is a blockade. But the UN has its mind made up, and will not be dissuaded by reality. Israel refuses to lift the blockade, and put more of its citizens at risk. Being a democracy, Israeli politicians have to respond to the demands of the voters. The voters demand protection from terrorist attacks, which is all the Palestinians have offered for the last decade, since they rejected a negotiated peace deal by resuming terror attacks on Israel. The terror campaign was defeated (largely rendered harmless) after four years, but the Palestinians keep trying, and telling each other that Israel will be destroyed. The UN largely ignores all the internal Palestinian propaganda and political pronouncements calling for the destruction of Israel (not negotiations or peaceful coexistence.) No one wants to admit that, until there is a major attitude adjustment within the Palestinian community, negotiations are futile.
An example of how the mass media goes out of its way to ignore this reality, consider the recent Palestinian decision to name a town square for a Palestinian terrorists who led an attack, back in 1978, that killed 38 civilians (men, women and children.) Their first victim was an American, all the rest were Israeli. The Palestinian leadership has become more enthusiastic about honoring terrorists who had succeeded in killing Israelis (most of the victims have been civilians, not soldiers or police). The UN, and the West in general, gives this a pass. No one wants to openly discuss the main problem; that the Palestinians are neither united nor trustworthy in negotiations. The Palestinians tell each other that Israel must be destroyed, and tell non-Arab foreigners whatever seems likely to advance Palestinian goals."
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