What does Israel want to say to the world?

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/articles/middle-east/22143-what-does-israel-want-to-say-to-the-world

Israel has something it would like to say to the world. Now that the Palestinians have been angered once again and the period of calmness has ended, Israel wants to tell the world that the tension and clashes that have been occurring over the past few weeks have been motivated by a deep-seated hatred of Jews. That is basically all the Jewish state wants us to know.

Israeli propaganda does not reveal the actual reasons for all of this Palestinian anger and aggression, and it does not dare to use terms such as “military occupation” or “settlement expansion”. It also typically refrains from using important terms such as “Palestine” or “Palestinian people”, as such terms are illogical in Israeli discourse – there is simply no such thing as Palestine or Palestinians, merely unruly subjects of the settler-colonial Israeli project.

What Israel wants to say to the world today is that those very same “Palestinians” should shower the occupation forces with flowers and send out greeting cards to those who have stolen their land and fields, and that the long lines of Palestinians should smile at the occupation forces and the humiliating military checkpoints that have fragmented the West Bank. Israel also wants to proclaim that Arab Jerusalemites should open the doors of Al-Aqsa Mosque every morning and welcome the provocative stormings of those who are dreaming of the mosque’s destruction, while the people of Hebron should not miss a chance to take selfies with the closest armed settler who acts as if he is entitled to the land.

What we are to understand from Israeli propaganda is that life under Israeli military rule is heaven on Earth and that the Palestinians should enjoy this ideal opportunity to bask in the glory that is Israel, the “only democracy in the Middle East”.

[oberliner]

1. Jews praying quietly outside of a mosque

That's what the "provocative storming" actually is.

And that's what is actually causing the current wave of violence (as the stabbers have admitted).

So here is the message being sent from many corners of the international community:

A small group of Jews praying quietly near a mosque is so egregiously insulting to Islam that stabbing random Israelis in the streets is an entirely justifiable response.

[Mosby]

17. +1

[azurnoir]

2. one of the most successful aspects of hasbara is to make it appear that each and every act

of violence on the part of the Palestinians occurs in a vacuum, that it is a singular act unrelated to anything else unless of course it can be blamed on Islam, or keeping people so focused on the individual trees that they do not ever see the forest

[MisterP]

4. yes, it's always emphasizing our own innocence--that it's just some bolt from the blue by

sempiternal Islamdom that just hates without reason and really just needs to get laid

actual history need not apply

[oberliner]

7. And yet nothing causes more rage/anger/violence than the idea of Jews praying near a mosque

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To say that Islam has nothing to do with the violence is preposterous.

Hopefully that's not actually what you are saying.

[azurnoir]

10. are you seriously still trying to sell that bull puckey? nothing else is going on here

why occupation what occupation thank you for proving my point so very perfectly

[oberliner]

14. From Al Jazeera: Al-Aqsa status quo at the heart of new violence

http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/middleeast/2015/10/al-aqsa-status-quo-heart-violence-151020113442046.html

[azurnoir]

16. From a weeks old article written prior to Kerry's visit

I understand and still you are proving my point, it is anything but the occupation it's all those crazy Muslims

[oberliner]

20. That's when the new wave of violence started

Just so I am understanding your point correctly, are you suggesting that the perceived desecration of the Al-Aqsa mosque is not what is motivating the recent violent attacks?

[azurnoir]

21. first the current wave started prior to 10/20 the articles date and you only understand 1/2

[oberliner]

22. OK

It's an article from the midst of the current wave of violence.

[Crunchy Frog]

18. Unless it's the idea of women praying at the Western Wall.

Example.

I have to wonder how these same people would react to Muslims wishing to pray at the Western Wall.

I would guess that's the point at which this sort of thing would begin taking on more "complexity" than simple "woman hatred" or "Muslim hatred".

[oberliner]

19. Exactly

Anyone who fails to acknowledge how much religion plays a role in this conflict, especially when it comes to the purported "holy sites" of Jerusalem is completely misunderstanding the situation.

[King_David]

5. World population of Muslims 1.6 Billion

World population of Jews 12 Million.

[grossproffit]

9. I believe the figure is now closer to 2 billion.

The 1.6 billion figure is from mid 2013.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

12. But really...

What will be your next fawning post from Howard Stern?

[oberliner]

6. No one thinks this

In fact, there is not a conflict anywhere in the world where that is less the case than this one.

[6chars]

3. this is not what Israel wants to say to the world

This is someone putting down words and saying they are words "Israel wants to say."

Be that as it may, it seems to be the case that both (1) Palestinians are facing harsh circumstances that cause them anger (2) there is a deep seated hatred of Jews among Palestinian Arabs, and in the greater Arab and Muslim world.

[oberliner]

8. Hossam Shaker is the author of this garbage

Always important to be aware of the author and where he or she is coming from.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

13. You just described hasbara 101 to a T.

[oberliner]

15. Agreed

Pointing out who is saying what is a critical component of both Israeli and Palestinian advocacy.