PrintMarch 25, 2006
UN fears for Palestinians in Iraq
Wait a minute... I thought the entire Arab world hated Israel only because of the plight of the Palestinians. I thought the UN was a promoter of this simplistic and biased view. What... the Iraqis are mistreating the Palestinians?
How are they any different from the Kuwaitis, who ETHNICALLY cleansed the Palestinians from their nation after the 1991 Gulf War, because of their support for Saddam Hussein?
How are they any different from Jordan, which fought them in a bloody insurgency that lead to the rise of Black September and radicalized the Palestinians?
How are they different from the Lebanese, who waged war against them?
How are they different from the Saudis and other nations, who use them as cannon fodder in the never—ending war against Israel?
How are they different from all the Arab world (save Jordan), who deny them rights of settling in anything other than multi—generational "refugee" camps and deny them even the limited range of rights available in the Arab world?
Do you think the UN might finally realize that it is not all about purported mistreatment of Palestinians by Israelis? Will even they be able to see the logical contradiction between their belief that it is all Israel's fault and the fact that they now see Iraqis mistreating Palestinians? Don't hold your breath?
Ed Lasky 3 25 06
