TWO U.S. CONGRESSWOMEN, members of The Squad and Women of Color want to visit Israel and the PLO-controlled territories.1
Israel’s I Rule prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, intends to decide if Israel will allow the two anti-Israel, pro-PLO women entry.
TO ALLOW ANTI-SEMITES into Israel or to deny them entry.
For most Israelis, the question puts them between a rock and a hard spot, or as the Hebrew expression goes, between the anvil and the hammer.
The bigots never have been to Israel, although they are quick to criticize things about which they have zero knowledge.
Tlaib claims she has “Palestinian” roots; defining “Palestinian” is something else.
“Palestinian” as in all the territory controlled by the Turkey and later England — that includes Jordan — or does it include all of Israel and the PLO-controlled areas? Perhaps it should include United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) camps that encourage terrorism.
The problem for the bigots is that to get to PLO-controlled areas, commonly misnamed “Palestine,” they must enter Israel.
They could — and probably should — fly to Amman Jordan and then travel by road to Israel and the PLO areas. They also could travel to Cairo Egypt and enter Aza (Gaza) via the Rafah Border Crossing. Unfortunately, Aza only provides a glimpse of Hamas-control. (On the other hand, they could join Hamas agitators at the Hamas-Israel border and throw missiles at the Israelis on the other side of the fence. Perhaps Hamas will let the women fire a rocket into Israel.)
If it were MY decision, I would let the bigots into Israel and assign them an Israeli Muslim to escort them around Israel — including the Knesset with its several anti-Israel Muslim members — until the escort turns them over to the PLO or Hamas, and again until they leave the country.
They deserve to see how Muslims and Christians live in “apartheid” Israel. Let them travel by limo from Afula to Tel Aviv and see the homes where hard working Muslims reside (and compare them to the homes of some hard working Israeli Jews).
The deserve to see how Muslims and Christians live in PLO-controlled areas, including Beth Lehem (Bethlehem). Are there any Christians still in Aza?
Visit the mall in Aza, then the homes of the leadership. Finally, visit the homes of “average” Aza residents and note the difference.
Let them ask Israeli Muslims if they can buy homes in Israel; if can they open a business in Israel.
Let them ask anyone in the PLO-controlled areas and in Aza if a Jew can buy a house there; if a Jew can open a business there? Actually, ask if a Jew can even work in either place.
Let them ride an Israeli bus or train; do they see any discrimination? I just returned from riding the rails and saw zero discrimination.
Let them go to attractions in Israel — walk along the beach near Haifa — and report if there are any signs of discrimination. (I was on a Haifa-area beach when Israel was being shelled by Hezbollah and watched as a Muslim family strolled along the beach in total safety.)
Let them go to the airport near Tel Aviv and watch as passengers of all religions and races go through security. I have seem Muslims — were they Israeli Muslims or from the PLO or Hamas-controlled areas — go through the checks sans any hindrance or interference while some Jews had to open suitcases for inspection. (I was order to prove my bottles of maheyah (arak) WERE maheyah on one trip, this despite my kippa and Israeli passport.)
I don’t expect the Israeli Muslim escort to be with the bigots when they visit in the PLO and Hamas-controlled areas; that might put the escort’s life in danger.
Let the bigots determine what they want to see in Israel, but make certain they see ALL of the country.
Take them to Israeli hospitals where they will see ALL patients are treated equally.
Take them to Haifa University where Muslims outnumber Jews in the student population and leftist “professors” prevail.
Ask ANY Muslim who reads Hebrew to give them samples from the media; compare HaAretz and Israel HaYom — then do the same with papers published in the PLO and Hamas-controlled areas.
There is more, much, much more the bigots should see while in Israel, the PLO-controlled, and Hamas-controlled areas.
The bottom line question: Will seeing the reality on the ground have any impact?
Bigots are hard to convince that maybe, just maybe, their bigotry is unjustified.
Sources
1. http://tinyurl.com/yxc3rwrk
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