- Amazing hasbara published under "Letters to the editor" cover Archived Message
- Amazing hasbara published under "Letters to the editor" cover - Raskolnikov February 26, 2023, 7:57 am
- "Palestinians and Israelis are both suffering, and this pains me." - Morrissey February 27, 2023, 6:19 pm
Posted by Raskolnikov
on February 26, 2023, 7:57 am
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This is pretty disugsting. When was the last time you saw a "Letter" to the editor be printed with hyperlinks included? Only when it comes from the Israeli embassy apparently. (The links won't show up in the pasted version but you can see them in the original). It goes without saying the content is ridiculous, poor little Israel, counter-factual garbage. I assume there will be a lot of response to this rubbish and await their appearance on the Letters page..... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/24/israel-was-hit-by-5000-palestinian-terror-attacks-in-2022-it-has-to-defend-itself Israel was hit by 5,000 Palestinian terror attacks in 2022. It has to defend itself If Israel’s counter-terrorism apparatus did not exist, I dread to think how many more zeros would have be added to the total, says Orly Goldschmidt Fri 24 Feb 2023 18.27 GMT Jalal Abukhater’s article (There’s no cycle of violence in Jerusalem – only Israel’s lethal oppression of my people, 7 February), published days after a Palestinian terrorist murdered seven innocent people at a synagogue in Jerusalem on Holocaust Memorial Day, subordinates the value of Israeli lives. Palestinians and Israelis are both suffering, and this pains me. This is precisely why the article illustrates a problem in the wider discourse – the denial of, and refusal to accept, Israeli suffering. In 2022, Israelis suffered from over 5,000 Palestinian terror attacks, including car-rammings, shootings, stabbings and bombings targeting innocent men, women and children on the streets of Israel. This is the reality on the ground. On 10 February, for example, a Palestinian drove his car into a crowded bus stop, killing three people, including two brothers aged six and eight. Just imagine you or your loved ones falling victim to such abhorrent terror on your way to work. This is precisely why Israel’s counter-terrorism apparatus exists, because without it I dread to think how many more zeros would be added to that 5,000 total. Israel has shown its desire for peace with the Palestinians throughout the years, including several attempts to sign peace agreements in 1993, 2000, 2008 and 2014 and we continue to reach out for peace. However, violence is rife. Just this month, three Palestinian teenagers carried out three terror attacks targeting Israeli civilians. This does not happen in a vacuum. Unfortunately, Palestinian incitement is embedded within the society from a young age. Textbooks at schools, social media and Palestinian Authority policy are all geared towards violence against innocent Israelis. I am hopeful that there will be peace. For this to happen, there must be recognition from the Palestinian leadership that incitement and violence must end. Orly Goldschmidt Spokesperson, Embassy of Israel to the UK |
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