those who get between the jews and the muslims can expect to get dirty their countries - their problems
On Aug 27, 1:47 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > was done by the Arabs governments post 1948... The Israelis had > similar Jewish refugees kicked out of Arab lands and the DID NOT put > them into camps... Compassion for the Palestinians require truth > in applying a large major of blame for their condition on Arabs > > A leading Arab reporter finally says this dirty little secret > publicly... > > The same sort of hopelessness and despair is to be found in our > slums , abandoned by even their middle-class brothers... > > http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD248309 > > >>> Al-Arabiya TV Deputy Secretary-General Calls for Resettlement of > >>> Palestinian Refugees > >>> In the first of his articles, published July 15, 2009, Al-Shiryan wrote: > >>> "The issue of [refugee] resettlement has begun to preoccupy the Arab > >>> countries, which are keeping the Palestinians in depressing prison camps > >>> known as Palestinian refugee camps. Although so far no one in the Arab > >>> world has called for their resettlement, the refugee problem has now > >>> [gained prominence] in Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan, both on the political > >>> arena and in the media. It has [even] become an issue in forming the next > >>> Lebanese government. This means that, in its next stage, the peace > >>> process is expected to encounter obstacles [on the part of] the Arabs. > > "Objecting to [refugee] resettlement is no different than objecting to > peace. It is nothing but an unrealistic slogan. The Arabs have agreed > to peace, although they realize that there cannot be peace without > [refugee] resettlement. But they disregard this fact, viewing the > refugee issue as a point of controversy, when it is [actually] a > central and key issue in the peace process. The fear [of being accused > of renouncing the nationalist] slogans [calling for] struggle, > resistance, and casting Israel into the sea - slogans which emerged at > the outset of the peace process with Israel - and the link that has > been established between the issue [of resettlement] and ethnic and > political problems in some [Arab] countries - have [all] become an > obstacle to a realistic and honest approach to the issue. > > >>> In another article, published July 20, 2009, Al-Shiryan wrote: "[Refugee] > >>> resettlement will undoubtedly happen; let us hope that it happens soon. > >>> We are not asking the countries with the refugee camps to grant the > >>> Palestinians citizenship out of their own goodwill. But [even] before the > >>> refugees are resettled, these countries must tear down the refugee camps' > >>> fences, open their gates to let in light and fresh air, [allow] freedom > >>> of movement, protect the Palestinians from the humiliation of poverty, > >>> destitution and having to beg from UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works > >>> Agency], and enable them to work. > > "These countries must stop treating the Palestinians like a plague, > using slogans which, as we all know, have become nothing but empty > utterances in a loathsome struggle. We must break the isolation of the > Palestinians in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan. A Palestinian should be > made to feel like a welcome and dear guest - before some external > intervention comes along and grants him the right to live in dignity, > to everyone's consternation. > > "We must support the Palestinians like the West supported the Jews. We > must reassess the whole idea of refugee camps, before they collapse on > top of us. Be God-fearing [in handling the issue of] the refugee camp > dwellers. Stop fighting at the expense of the Palestinian people's > dignity." > > >>>In the third article on the subject of refugee resettlement, Al-Shiryan > >>>related the stories of two Lebanese women, one Palestinian and the other > >>>Jewish. He wrote: "The [Jewish] Lebanese woman, Hannah [Efraim], invited > >>>the Palestinian woman, Umm Bilal, to come spend the weekend at her house… > >>>[saying], 'I want you to help me pack my things, since I have decided to > >>>emigrate to the U.S. As you can see, the political and social situation > >>>after the 1958 [Lebanese civil] war does not encourage one to stay [in > >>>Lebanon], and intensifies sectarianism here. I prefer my son to live far > >>>away from Lebanon.' [Shortly thereafter,] Hannah left [Lebanon] and lost > >>>touch with Umm Bilal. > > "Upon her arrival in New York, Hannah received assistance from Jewish > organizations. A short time later, she received U.S. citizenship, > enrolled her son in a private school, and started working in a bank, > earning a good salary. [Her son] Avraham grew up, finished university, > and advanced at his job, becoming director-general of a reputable > bank. Ten years after completing his degree he married, had three > children, and bought a fine house in a New Jersey suburb [for > himself], and another for his mother. > > "In 1995, Hannah decided to visit Lebanon and spend her summer > vacation there. She arrived in Beirut and moved into a luxurious > hotel. The next day, she asked her driver to take her to the refugee > camp where Umm Bilal lived. She entered the camp and inquired after > her. By nightfall, she managed to find her - [living] in a dilapidated > hut with fabric-covered windows, her body ravaged by tuberculosis. > > "Hannah asked Umm Bilal about [her husband], Abu Bilal; Umm Bilal > replied that he had died in the civil war. 'And what about [your son] > Bilal?' [Hannah asked]. [Umm Bilal] replied, 'He is working at a > bicycle repair shop down the street. His salary is barely enough to > cover my basic needs and those of his three sisters.' 'Is Bilal > married?' Hannah asked. 'In this hole, where would we get the money to > feed another mouth?' [answered Umm Bilal]. > > "'Aisha [Umm Bilal] is just one example among the thousands of > Palestinian mothers [like her], and Hannah is just one example among > the Jewish mothers [like her]. The Arabs kept the Palestinians in > refugee camps and made into a people defeated both morally and > materially. In contrast, the West welcomed the Jews and made them a > leading [force] in science, arts, literature, economics, and politics. > > "Are we capable of reassessing the idea of the refugee camps, > [thereby] saving the next generation of Palestinians from a fate > [similar to that of] Bilal and his contemporaries? There is still an > opportunity to do so. The Palestinians do not want to be resettled. > All they want is to be treated the same way the West treated the Jews. > Then they will win and recover their rights." > > >>> In his fourth article on the issue of the Palestinian refugees, > >>> Al-Shiryan addressed a claim advanced by Lebanese politician Wiam Wahhab > >>> on Lebanese television - that Shiryan's articles on refugee resettlement > >>> were part of the Zionists' proposals and the American plan. Al-Shiryan > >>> wrote: "[My] passion for [refugee] resettlement is not a rejection of the > >>> Right of Return, but rather of the inhuman treatment of the Palestinians > >>> in the 'countries of the refugee camps.' Foremost among these countries > >>> is Lebanon, which bars the Palestinians from 72 professions, so as to > >>> prevent them from living in dignity - despite the fact that you wouldn't > >>> find such a long list of professions even on Mars … > > "Those who raise the banner of the Right of Return have doubtless > given up on the diplomatic and military efforts to achieve this aim. > Their insistence on refusing to resettle [the refugees] has become an > [empty] slogan aimed at getting rid of the Palestinians altogether, > regardless of the consequences. Moreover, [they] prevent Palestinian > residents from exercising their human and social rights - as if > encouraging them to cling to the right of return entails their > continued detention and segregation in the camps of dejection and > despair. > > "The resettlement for which I call [means] that the 'rope' countries, > [i.e. countries] that serve as a gallows for the Palestinians, will > [allow them] to live as they live in Great Britain, the U.S., Saudi > Arabia, and the Gulf states - [where] they [have] dreams and jobs, and > where they raise their children in a way that will allow them to deal > with the conflict in its new context… > > "Do those who fight [for the Right of Return] in Lebanon, Jordan, or > Syria know that the head of the largest Kuwaiti bank is a Palestinian, > and that the information attaché at the Kuwaiti Embassy in the U.S., > who now heads an American university, is [also] a Palestinian? Do they > know that Palestinians in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman > run large companies and live like honored guests? Has the humane > treatment they receive [in those countries] affected the continued > vitality of the Right of Return? > > "Stop [repeating] slogans and stop showing off to us and to the > Palestinians." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
