A little long but positively brilliant. PS: Before you comment, make sure to visit the Palestinian slide show referred to in yesterday's post.
Laurent > on How to Be an Arafat Apologist > FrontPageMagazine.com | April 11, 2002 > By: Jamie Glazov > > > WITH ALL OF THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE that has now > confirmed, beyond any reasonable doubt, Arafat's > terrorist connections and duplicitous behavior > vis-`-vis Israel, it has become impossible for > Arafat's apologists to make any legitimate excuses for > their hero. I know a number of academics and writers > that have become extremely depressed because of this > situation. Having based their entire lives and > professional careers on blaming Israel for any and > every sparrow that fell from the sky, they have now > lost the will to live. I feel sorry for these > pathetic people. > > I have decided to come forward to help the individuals > who want to continue championing Yasser Arafat but > simply don't know how. > > Seeing that I have dedicated most of my adult life to > observing and dissecting the psychotic mindset that it > takes to blame Israel for the conflict in Palestine, I > know exactly what it takes to be an Arafat supporter. > Even in these difficult times, I can teach an > individual how to effectively defend Arafat and the > Palestinian Authority -- even if the entire charade is > filled with specious nonsense and lies. > > I have created ten tips on how to be an Arafat > apologist. They come with an easy to follow > step-by-step guide. All you have to do is fertilize > your personal dedication to anti-Semitism and then > simply allow yourself to become as delusional as > humanly possible. > > The video infomercial for these tips should be coming > out next month on television stations across the > United States. Meanwhile, here is the basic outline > for all those Jew-haters who have dedicated their > lives to blaming Israel for every Arab terrorist act > but thought that doing so was no longer possible: > > Tip #1 - Imagine that the Palestinians are fighting > for a homeland that was taken away from them by the > evil Jews. > > That's right. The foundation to becoming and > remaining a faithful pro-Arafat enthusiast is to > intoxicate yourself with the belief that the > Palestinians actually once owned a homeland that was, > in turn, stolen by the greedy and parasitic Jews. > > While trying to convince yourself of this fantasy, > ignore the historical fact that the Palestine Mandate > was never a nation, let alone even a political entity > of any kind. It was a "mandate" that was created by > the British from the remnants of the Turkish Empire > after World War I. 10% of it was given to the Jews > and 90% was given to the Palestinian Arabs. > > The key here is that you should never worry about > where 90% of Palestine actually is. Just obsess with > the miniscule tiny bit of land that the Israelis > "occupy" now. It's not important that this land was > never officially "owned" by anyone in the first place. > > > You should also never reflect on whether all of your > rage and hatred on this issue is proportional to the > fact that Israel consists of 1% of the land in the > Middle East. > > Just get really angry that Israel is on territory that > you think should be given to the Palestinians. And > because you think this, then it automatically makes it > right and historically correct. > > You should never wonder how your moral indignation on > this issue fits with your complete indifference to the > fact that Jordan occupies 80% of the land that made up > the original Palestine Mandate. So if you really > cared about the Palestinians, you would obviously be > focusing your energy on protesting the crime being > perpetrated by the Jordanians against the > Palestinians. But the key here is that, well, deep > down, you don't really care about the Palestinians -- > and neither should you. You must never admit this, > but the Palestinians are only there for you to > cynically exploit as pawns in your contributory effort > to finish off what Adolph Hitler started. > > That's right. You know what I'm talking about. And > even the Palestinians are in on this with you. I > mean, think about it: if the Palestinians themselves > really cared about getting a homeland, don't you think > that they would be screaming about -- and fighting for > -- the land that Jordan occupies? Don't you think it > is somewhat curious that Jordan has never, even for a > second, been the target of a Palestine liberation > movement? > > Don't you think it is a little bit curious that, in > 1948, the Palestinian Arabs rejected an international > resolution that would have established a Palestinian > state, and instead focused all of their energies on > destroying the new Jewish state? > > You're starting to get the picture now, right? > > So be a smart and clever Arafat apologist. The > overall objective of your life should be facilitating > the killing of Jews and destroying the state of > Israel. The last thing you should be doing is > worrying about the Palestinians. At the same time, > however, in terms of what you actually say in public, > you must always discuss the Middle East "problem" on > the assumption that you are agonizing over the > Palestinians' plight and how their entire "homeland" > somehow lies in tiny little Israel. > > It is also a very good idea that you always refer to > the myth of how the Jews "stole" the Palestinian > "homeland" in passing, because then it makes its > reality appear to be a given. You can't believe how > effective this ploy can be, especially in the midst of > people who know nothing about Middle East history. > > So believe in yourself and just do it! > > Tip #2 - Never question the cause of Palestinian > terror. > > Every time that a Palestinian blows himself up along > with innocent Jewish civilians, including babies in > carriages, you should shake your head in despair and > say things like, "That poor Palestinian. But he > simply had no choice. The Israelis have pushed his > people beyond their means." > > You should always say things like this with a tone > that implies that the "Israeli occupation" is the most > oppressive reality in the world. Say things like, > "The Israelis are doing to the Palestinians what the > Nazis did to them." Follow this up with sentences > like, "The Jews have obviously forced the Palestinians > into terrorism." > > When you mouth these slogans, make sure to have a > serious and sincere look on your face, otherwise the > asininity of what you are saying might become more > easily discernable. Maintaining a sober facial > expression can be made easier if you convince yourself > that the wars of 1973 and 1967 are irrelevant to the > subject at hand. > > Before Israel was attacked in 1973, it occupied less > of the land that is now in dispute, and before 1967, > it occupied none of it. In other words, the Arab > terror that was unleashed against Israel in 1967 had > nothing to do with the Israeli "occupation" of the > West Bank and Gaza Strip because the "occupation" did > not exist. > > From 1949-1967, Jordan had occupied the West Bank > while Egypt controlled the Gaza Strip. But instead of > the Arabs using terror against Egypt and Jordan to get > them off of the Palestinians' "land,", an Arab war of > terror against Israel was launched in 1967. Israel > won that war and grabbed both the West Bank and Gaza > Strip as a security measure. > > So why is it, you think, that Jordan's annexation of > the West Bank and Egypt's annexation of the Gaza Strip > from 1949-67 didn't trigger any emotions in the > Palestinians who lived in those territories? Why is > it that not once, in all of those 18 years, was there > even a sentence of indignation uttered by the > Palestinians or by their "liberation" organization > about the injustice done to the inhabitants of the > West Bank and Gaza Strip? Why did other Arab states > say nothing about it? > > You know why. And this means that the terror against > Israel has always been, and still is, caused by > something other than Israelis being on any kind of > "territory." I'll give you six hints about what the > real cause is connected to: > > Hint #1: Hitler formulated the Final Solution because > of it. > > Hint #2: it has something to do with why Israel cannot > be found on a map in Palestinian geography classes. > It's also connected to why Palestinian textbooks teach > Palestinian children that Jews are evil thieves who > have taken Arab land and who must therefore be killed. > The textbooks also tell the kiddies that suicide > bombing is what Allah loves most, since that noble and > holy activity is the most effective way of murdering > Jews and "liberating" Palestine. > > Hint #3: it's why the Palestinian Authority has > published the Arabic translation of Mein Kampf, and > why that tract has reached number six on its > best-seller list. > > Hint #4: It is connected to why, in 1960, when the > Israelis captured Adolph Eichmann, the government-run > Saudi Arabian newspaper ran a story headlined: "Arrest > Of Eichmann, Who Had The Honor Of Killing Six Million > Jews." > > Hint #5: it has something to do with the great honor > and respect that is bestowed in the Middle East upon > anyone who succeeds in killing Jews. For instance, if > you blow yourself up along with some innocent Jewish > mothers and babies, your picture will be plastered on > posters throughout your hometown. Your family will > acquire a revered place in society and will also > receive $25,000 in American currency from Saddam > Hussein. You, meanwhile, will get to fulfill all of > your wildest and repressed sexual fantasies with 72 > virgins in heaven. > > Hint #6: the whole matter is related to why Hashemi > Rafsanjani, the eminent representative of "Iranian > moderation," has boasted that once the Muslim world > gets a hold of nuclear weapons, which he assures will > be very soon, the Jewish "question" will be solved > forever. > > Now that you know what the real cause of Palestinian > terror is, make sure to always deny it. Instead, > consistently maintain to others that it is the result > of Israelis being on "Palestinian territory." > > Tip #3 - Ignore the words of Palestinians. > > When you make your arguments for the Palestinian right > to a homeland, always make sure to emphasize that the > Palestinians acknowledge the right of Israel to exist. > To make sure this works effectively, never mention, > or ever even think about, what the Palestinians > actually say themselves. > > For instance, never talk about the Palestinian > Covenant of 1968, because it embodies the > philosophical principles of the Palestinians > themselves and says things that would shatter the > foundation to all of your arguments. For instance, > Article 19 affirms that, "The partition of Palestine > in 1947 and the establishment of Israel is > fundamentally null and void, whatever time has > elapsed, because it is contrary to the wish of the > people of Palestine and its natural right to its > homeland." > > Article 15 states that, "The liberation of Palestine, > from the Arab viewpoint, is a national duty to repulse > the Zionist, Imperialist invasion from the great Arab > homeland and to purge the Zionist presence from > Palestine." > > Also ignore Articles 20 and 22, because they reject > even the historical and religious ties of Jews to the > Holy Land itself. And that is precisely why > Palestinian children are yet to find the state of > Israel on any maps in their geography classes. > > You also shouldn't worry that Arafat has never > repudiated the Articles in the Palestinian Covenant of > 1968. This explains why, when speaking English to > Western audiences, he always talks about how he > acknowledges the right of Israel to exist. But when > he speaks Arabic to Arab audiences, he does little > else but boast about his successes in working toward > the Palestinians' most ambitious goal: to destroy the > state of Israel. One only has to briefly listen to > the Arab media, mosque sermons, and classroom and cafe > conversations to gauge that this disposition > represents a wide consensus in Arab society in general > and in Palestinian society in particular. > > Thus, when you are trying to persuade someone about > the good intentions of Arafat and the Palestinian > Authority, and how they accept the existence of > Israel, never mention what the Palestinians themselves > talk about. You should most definitely stay away from > the subject of the 1968 Palestinian Covenant, because > this could cause you problems. If someone else brings > it up, change topics immediately. > > Tip #4 - Imagine that Palestinians were, and are > better off without Israel and the Israeli > "occupation." > > You should be constantly angry about the suffering of > Palestinians and be convinced that it is the fault of > Israel. Palestinian suffering should always be > equated with Israeli responsibility. These two > notions must be inseparable in your mind. > > Palestinian suffering is definitely not the fault of > Arafat or of all the Arab states - even though they > have done everything in their power to make sure that > the Palestinians do not receive a homeland. > > That's right. So try not to reflect too much on why > the Palestinians of the West Bank are barred from > becoming citizens in the Arab world. When the Gaza > Strip was under Egyptian administration, for instance, > the Palestinians there were denied Egyptian > citizenship and thereby remained stateless. This is > exactly why the Palestinians are known as "refugees." > > The Arabs love their Palestinian brothers. It's just > that, well, they love them from a distance. > > In any case, you should try your hardest to convince > yourself that the Palestinians' life under the Israeli > "occupation" is the worst experience of any people > under any regime in the history of the human race. > The first step to believing this notion is to ignore > the fact that Palestinians are much worse off in > occupied Lebanon, where they are denied basic rights > to employment, healthcare and government services -- > unlike the Palestinians in Israel and in the > "occupied" territories. > > You should also avoid the subject of how Kuwait > ethnically cleansed all Palestinians (about 300,000 of > them) just a decade ago, and how Jordanians > slaughtered thousands of them after the 1967 war. > > Try to imagine that all of this isn't very relevant. > And neither is the fact that the world community never > said too much about these Arab atrocities. It's okay > when Muslim Arabs practice genocide against > Palestinians. It's only wrong when the Israelis > oppress Palestinians in the effort to defend > themselves from terror. > > You also shouldn't stress yourself about the racism > against Arabs that this whole double standard implies. > Indeed, by holding Jews up to a higher moral > accountability than Arabs, the view that lets Arabs > off the hook for oppressing their own brethren implies > a civilizational inferiority to them -- and a > civilizational superiority to Jews. But don't think > through this too much. You might get depressed after > realizing that, deep down, just like a Leftist > despises the "underclass" people for whom he purports > to speak, so too you have smug contempt for the Arabs > that you believe you represent in your self-alienated > imagination. > > The key, in general, is that you should just avoid the > whole issue of how the Jews have treated the > Palestinians much better than the Arabs have. > > It is also a very good idea for you to ignore the fact > that Israel has given birth to an Arab citizenry > inside Israel of more than one million people. This > way you won't have to wonder how it is that, as > Israeli citizens, Arabs have more rights, privileges > and opportunities than the citizens of any Arab state > in the Middle East. Unlike their Arab brothers and > sisters, Arab citizens in Israel vote in free > elections and are themselves elected to the Israeli > parliament. In other words, the only place where > Arabs know democracy and a high standard of living is > in a Jewish nation. > > This is a hard pill to swallow for a person like you, > who aspires to demonize Israel and to glorify the Arab > world as the embodiment of true democracy and > stupendous progress in world civilization. > > So what you have to do is visualize images of how > Israel is the most evil nation on the face of the > earth and how Arabs and Palestinians have endured > unspeakable suffering because of it. > > Tip #5 - Imagine that Israel controls the "occupied" > territories for some bizarre, vague and sinister > reason. > > That's right: imagine that Israel controls the > "occupied" territories because Jews have nothing > better to do than to inflict pain. They think it's in > their interest to trigger terrorism against > themselves, as well as to ignite the hatred of a large > portion of the world's population. > > With great moral indignation, you should say things > like, "the Israelis need to get out of the occupied > territories." Say this as if it is a really easy, > simple and safe thing for the Israelis to do. > > Never consider that the Israeli "occupation" of the > territories in question might actually not be the > greatest crime in world history. It might also not > deserve immediate rectification. Sometimes land is > confiscated when aggressive and terrorist states > repeatedly attack their neighbors -- and lose. > > But this should not be your concern. > > What should be your concern is to say things that make > Israel look as if it controls areas like the West Bank > because Israelis need to fill the void of no longer > being allowed to sacrifice and eat gentile babies in > their religious rituals. > > Tip #6 - Say that Arafat isn't a terrorist. > > You should always say things like: "One man's > terrorist is another man's freedom-fighter." After > that, say things like, "Arafat is a freedom-fighter." > > You must always ignore that Arafat has provided > sanctuary and support to Palestinian suicide bombers > and terrorists of all stripes. Be very open-minded > about how he has personally endorsed suicide bombings > rhetorically and celebrated the cult of "martyrdom" > and other forms of homicide. > > And always make sure to announce things like, "Arafat > has imprisoned militants." When you say this, don't > worry that the Palestinian "jails" that Arafat places > "militants" in are notorious for their bars in the > front and revolving doors at the back. Just tell > people that Arafat is really trying to get terrorism > under control. > > Don't lose any sleep over the fact that explosives of > the specific type used by Palestinian suicide bombers > have been found in Palestinian police stations all > over the "occupied" territories. Also don't concern > yourself with the fact that 500 Palestinians were just > recently arrested in and around Arafat's compound and > that dozens of them were on Israel's lists of > most-wanted terrorists. Arafat was obviously still > trying his best to track these people down. The > reason he couldn't find them was that they were > cleverly hiding in his office while he was desperately > patrolling the West Bank looking for them. > > And by all means, deny to others, as well as to > yourself, that connections between the Palestinian > Authority and international Islamic terror > organizations, including al-Qaeda, have now been > established beyond any reasonable doubt. If you > accept this reality, then your whole belief system > will come crashing down. > > Just look really sure of yourself and say things like, > "Arafat isn't a terrorist. He is a freedom fighter." > > Tip #7 - Imagine that Arafat has the interests of his > own people in mind. > > This is the key to being an effective apologist for > Arafat. You must always tell people that your hero > truly cares about his own people -- even though the > history of his every move negates the possibility of > this being the case. > > A person that truly wanted the best for the > Palestinian people would have embraced an offer that > accepted 95% of the Palestinians' negotiating demands > and would have given the Palestinians their own > sovereign state in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip, > more than 90 percent of the West Bank, and a capital > in Jerusalem. That's what Israeli Prime Minister Ehud > Barak offered Arafat in 2000. But Arafat rejected the > proposal, demanding, instead, the flooding of Israel > with millions of Palestinians. He knew, as Israelis > did, that such a development would destroy Israel as a > Jewish state. > > Arafat shrewdly understood that Israel could not, and > would not, engage in self-destruction and this is how > he succeeded in his main objective: to avoid the > creation of a new Arab state and to annihilate the > only Jewish one. That's what the "Palestinian > uprising," after all, is really all about. > > It is obvious, therefore, why Arafat has consistently > stifled all Israeli efforts to improve the prosperity > of the Palestinian people. He wants his people to > bleed in misery and destitution. That way their > suffering can be exploited in the Arabs' suicide wars > against Israel. > > Now the key for you, therefore, is to deny the > obvious. > > You know that the "Palestinian problem" is far more > useful to Arafat than its solution will ever be. > Arafat knows that peace with Jews is his own political > suicide at best -- and his own death warrant at worst. > > What you have to do is look people in the eyes as > honestly as you can and say things like, "Arafat is > really trying to help his people." Say this as if you > yourself have been talking to Arafat and that he tells > you things that he wouldn't confide in most people. > > Tip #8 - Say that Arab terrorism has nothing to do > with jealousy. > > It is absolutely crucial that you consistently tell > anyone you talk to that Israel is vehemently hated by > the Arabs because of something that Israel has done to > the Arabs. > > Never consider what the Arabs of the Middle East would > do with all of their time if there were no Israel. > > Never suspect that Middle Eastern Arabs spend such an > inordinate amount of their daily life hating a nation > that takes up 1% of land in the Middle East because > they might have a little problem with envy and > jealousy. > > It might not be the easiest thing for Arabs to > reconcile themselves with the reality that their > culture has yet to produce one prosperous, functional > and democratic society. Yet they see that the Jews > have accomplished exactly that - in a tiny piece of > land that was a desert fifty years ago. Indeed, the > Jews have built the most powerful economy and the only > industrial and democratic nation in the entire Middle > East. > > This is a very painful truth for Middle Eastern Arabs > to accept. So as an Arafat apologist, your job is to > completely ignore this phenomenon. You must fantasize > that when Arabs jump up and down with ferocious rage > for hours on end every day screaming "Death to > Israel," that the solution to their rage is definitely > not to get a job, let alone a life of any kind. The > solution lies in the Jews smartening up and stopping > being so evil. If they did that, then obviously Arabs > would find better things to do then spend ten hours a > day, seven days a week, hollering at the top of their > lungs and foaming at their mouths in the middle of the > barren deserts that they have lived in for centuries. > > You see: Arabs don't fail in making progress because > of any serious pathology in their personal lives and > culture. No, they mope around in long robes and > headscarves in medieval societies because of what the > Jews are doing to the Palestinians. And yes, ok, > these same Arabs never lifted a finger or mouthed a > word of protest when the Palestinians received much > harsher treatment from Arabs. But don't think this > through. Actually, if anyone ever points this out to > you, just say that the Arabs did protest the > persecution of the Palestinians by other Arabs but > that the Western press just didn't report it. > > Tip #9 - Say it's in Israel's interest to pursue > "peace". > > You should constantly say that it is in Israel's > interest to pursue "peace," even though all of the > evidence suggests the exact opposite. More Israelis > have died from terrorism since the signing of Oslo in > 1993 than in the four decades before it. There have > been more than 80 suicide bombings against Israel > since the "peace process" began. Before Oslo, suicide > bombings were almost non-existent. Each new atrocity > against Israelis since 1993, meanwhile, has been > hailed by the Palestinian media and the Palestinian > Authority that controls it. > > You should ignore facts such as these and make it a > daily habit to say things like, "The Israelis should > really try to make peace with Arafat. It's in their > interest." > > Tip #10 - Shed yourself of any integrity you might > have ever had. > > In order for you to practice the previous nine tips > successfully, you need to make sure that you rid > yourself of any personal dignity or integrity that > might ever have been a part of your character and > personality. You have to be absolutely shameless and > live by absolutely no ethical or moral standard of any > kind. Otherwise you will not be able to lie to > others, and to yourself, the way I instruct you to. > Arafat supporters have done it effectively before you. > But now you can do it the best. Be the best liar you > can be. That way, you might yet become the best > Arafat apologist on earth. You can do it! > > Jamie Glazov holds a Ph.D. in History with a specialty > in Soviet Studies.
