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To: zonder who wrote (68545)	3/12/2003 9:36:50 AM
From: E. T.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

"The negative sentiment towards the US stems MOSTLY from its unconditional support of Israel as the latter "oppresses, humiliates, and steals land from" Fine, but there is two sides to every story and I believe the majority of Arabs in the middle east hear only one side. While you say Israel "oppresses, humiliates, and steals land from" Arabs, the current situation is more nuanced than what you make it out to be. For instance, most Israelis do desire a deal with the PA and were, at least in 2000, willing to trade a lot of land for peace (half of Jerusalem for gods sake). This is one example of a reality the Arab majority does not hear in their media, the Israeli citizens desire for peace. And recall, that the Arab media is one that depicts Jews as cannibals. Does the Arab media ever do stories on arab villages inside Israel where jews and arabs live side by side in relative peace and harmony. Hey, I don't want to be the big defender of Israel, but for all the arab media mudslinging at Israel, it is never ever introspective. The Arab community is not without its failures in dealing with the PA problem, but you'll never hear about that in an Arab newspaper.