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To: Thomas M. who wrote (4309)	9/23/2001 8:35:02 PM
From: ajs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

A legacy of Palestinian hatred? (September 23: 15:45) While the sight of Palestinians celebrating the terrorist attacks in the US shocked and enraged many Israelis and Americans, Palestinian Media Watch's Itamar Marcus says he was not surprised. jpradio.com

To: Thomas M. who wrote (4309)	9/23/2001 9:25:25 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 23908

Great... so both sides are guilty of atrocities numbering in the hundreds to thousands: The massacre of 586 Damour Christians by the PLO on January 23, 1976 was described by an eyewitness, Maronite Father Mansour Labaky: "The attack took place from the mountain behind. It was an apocalypse. They were coming, thousands and thousands, shouting 'Allahu Akbar! God is great! Let us attack them for the Arabs, let us offer a holocaust to Mohammed! And they were slaughtering everyone in their path, men, women and children." (6) Six years later the following reports from the remains of Damour were typical: The New York Times, June 21 1982, by David Shipler: "For nearly seven years, until the Israeli army attacked and captured [the Christian town of Damour] last week, the town was inaccessible to its own people; the Palestine Liberation Organization made it a stronghold, using the churches as firing ranges and armories... Where a cross would have hung [inside a church] a triangular PLO symbol is painted in the Palestinian nationalist colors... High in the belfry, a concreted cross has obviously been used as a target over the years, for it is chipped and gouged in a thousand places." The Washington Post, July 7, 1982, by William Braning: "The wall of the church where the cross once hung is pock-marked by bullets. Below where the altar once stood, lies a pile of greasy engine casings and spare parts. Oil stains spot the floor of the church, which evidently had been turned into a garage. In another part of town, the large St. Elias Church is in similar disarray." gamla.org.il

To: Thomas M. who wrote (4309)	9/23/2001 9:51:33 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 23908

Oh, yes, I knew I was going to hear about Deir Yassin from you. One always hears, 'Deir Yassin', 'Deir Yassin', no other name. And why? because this one bloody attack on civilians by the Stern Gang, is the one documented case of Arab civilians slaughtered by Jews. Whereas the instances of Jewish civilians slaughtered by Arabs number in the hundreds, starting with massacre of the unarmed Jews of Hebron ordered by the Mufti in 1929, continuing throughout the Arab Revolt (1936-39), and from that day on. Note: the account you posted does not come from Elie Wiesel, as you implied, but from Deiryassin.org, whatever that is. Deir Yassin was deplorable. But it was a single instance. Instances of Arab terror against the Jews in the 30s and 40s were anything but isolated. Nor do historial descriptions match up with the peaceful nature of the village you describe; there were Iraqi troops posted there, for Deir Yassin was strategically located. It was attacked because it blocked the supply line to Jerusalem, which was under siege at the time.