To: E. T. who wrote (187346 ) 4/29/2004 6:53:19 PM From: tejek Respond to My friend that recently returned from a three-week vacation in Israel stayed with his sister for a while. She had been been on a military expedition into one of the PA refugee camps and she agrees that they are one of the most despicable places on earth. However, her comment was that tens of millions of dollars have been donated from around the world and, indeed, much from Israel, to help improve the situation for these people. But corruption is so rampant within the PA that no money ever makes it the camps. Why are the mullahs in the Arab world not crying out for honest leadership within the Palestinian community so their plight can be improved? For all its problems, the corruption of the United States pales in contrast with the situation within middle east arab countries. So when you talk about arabs hating Israel for the situation with the Palestinian, you are, imo, being naive. Arab leaders don't want an introspective populace, they're happier with one whose energies are directed toward hating others outside of their borders. In the thirties, many good people such as yourself, argued that Germans had valid reasons for hating the jews, for stealing jobs, raping children, drinking gentile blood, controlling interest rates to their advantage, corrupting the christian religion, etc. But really, jewish folk in Germany, Poland, France, Lithuania, wanted to live in peace, mind their own business, raise their families, be good neighbors, just as they do today in Israel. Arabs hate jews because they are taught to hate jews, not for anything they do. I mean if it was so bad in Israel, why is there not a mass exodus of the arab israelis?
