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To: E. T. who wrote (68551)	3/12/2003 10:34:50 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

> all the arab media mudslinging at Israel, it is never ever introspective True...to be honest with you, the hatred has gone on for so long that I can't see a solution any time soon. As I once said, when both sides believe in each others right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, then they will have a lasting solution. For now I think, what's his name...Mitzha? is on the right track. Believe it or not, I think it may be better not to have a Palestinian state. Just give all the land back to Jordan but negotiate a Palestinian self autonomy with them. I doubt Jordan will want the hot potato though. ST

To: E. T. who wrote (68551)	3/12/2003 11:51:10 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 70976

Fine, but there is two sides to every story and I believe the majority of Arabs in the middle east hear only one side. Tell me what the other side is. I follow media from various sources and in several different languages and the picture is no less damning. Israel is occupying Palestinian territories, oppressing the local population, and continuing to build settlements on their land. All this is possible thanks to unconditional financial aid from the US, from which Israel also gets political immunity because the US vetoes UN Security Council resolutions on the subject. Do tell what light you would like the Arab media to show the US support for Israel. I am really interested to hear about how this picture can be softened. willing to trade a lot of land for peace (half of Jerusalem for gods sake). I believe the problem there was the lack of unity in the lande offered. Take a look at this: Message 18663720 This is one example of a reality the Arab majority does not hear in their media, the Israeli citizens desire for peace So do the Palestinians. What do you think, that they ENJOY blowing themselves up??? 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. It used to. Not recently, though, possibly becuase there are not many such places left. And recall, that the Arab media is one that depicts Jews as cannibals. Do you realize that even if true, that was just one person making an obviously biased and misguided remark and cannot be generalized to "Arab media"? I went to synagogues quite a few times. You would not believe the ear-blistering language I heard towards non-Jews. Fred can give you a few examples of this himself. Moral of the story: There are misguided souls on both (all) sides. Sporadic events do not mean you can condemn and forget about the whole "Arab media". for all the arab media mudslinging at Israel, it is never ever introspective It used to be more "introspective", actually, but this was before 9/11 and the subsequent demonization of the followers of Islam. Just like criticism of the US position was a rare bird after 9/11, as the country was united as one faced with a common enemy, I see a similar trend in the Arab circles.