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In reply to the discussion: PLO Official Hanan Ashrawi’s NGO Publishes Passover Blood Libel [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)11. Ashrawi lost much of the Israeli Left way back during the time....
...of the Ramallah Lynching, when she was unable to condemn it or show any revulsion to it. Instead she blamed it on the occupation.
Pretty much what you and your homies do here daily.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/05/camp-david-ten-year-anniversary?showallcomments=true&commentpage=2
One of the most decisive incidents was the lynching of 2 reservists who had lost their way and strayed into Ramallah, where they were detained by PA security forces, but then lynched by a cheering mob. This is an event every Israeli will remember, because while you could blame terrorist attacks on extremists, the lynching -- which was in part filmed -- showed a crowd of regular folks working themselves into a frenzy of enthusiasm by beating two helpless detainees into pulp.
One of the things that stayed with me from this event was the reaction of Hanan Ashrawi. The peace camp, me and many of my friends included, used to adore her, and whenever she came on TV, we would listen nodding along in admiration. Shortly after the lynching, she was interviewed by CNN, and all she could come up with is "it's the occupation".
Until this moment, Hanan Ashrawi personified the idea that the Palestinians really feel no different than the average Israeli. But her unwillingness to express any condemnation or revulsion about this utterly appaling act put an end to this, and ever since, I've switched channels whenever Hanan Ashrawi shows up on TV, and I know a lot of people for whom she also lost all credibility on this day.
One of the most decisive incidents was the lynching of 2 reservists who had lost their way and strayed into Ramallah, where they were detained by PA security forces, but then lynched by a cheering mob. This is an event every Israeli will remember, because while you could blame terrorist attacks on extremists, the lynching -- which was in part filmed -- showed a crowd of regular folks working themselves into a frenzy of enthusiasm by beating two helpless detainees into pulp.
One of the things that stayed with me from this event was the reaction of Hanan Ashrawi. The peace camp, me and many of my friends included, used to adore her, and whenever she came on TV, we would listen nodding along in admiration. Shortly after the lynching, she was interviewed by CNN, and all she could come up with is "it's the occupation".
Until this moment, Hanan Ashrawi personified the idea that the Palestinians really feel no different than the average Israeli. But her unwillingness to express any condemnation or revulsion about this utterly appaling act put an end to this, and ever since, I've switched channels whenever Hanan Ashrawi shows up on TV, and I know a lot of people for whom she also lost all credibility on this day.
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I've got to say that most everything that I see posted here by OPs poster
R. Daneel Olivaw
Mar 2013
#4
I didn't say it was the same. I said it is meaningless, there is nothing you can infer.
bemildred
Mar 2013
#18
Arabs refuse to get along with Israelis. Israelis refuse to get along with Arabs.
kestrel91316
Mar 2013
#30