Two people, one state - deal with them together
Maher Mughrabi; 15/5/08; a staff writer and part of the Palestinian diaspora.
In Ausgust 2004, the Israeli politician Shulamit Aloni received an invitation to a memorial. The event being commemorated was a massacre of Jews by Arabs in the city of Hebron during British rule of Palestine in 1929. The invitation said that it would be a state occasion, attended by Reuven Rivlin, then speaker of Israel’s parliament.In July 2006, this time in Jerusalem, a ceremony was held to honour the 60th anniversary of the bombing of the King David Hotel by members of the Zionist underground fighting British rule. That attack killed 91 people. The ceremony was not sponsored by the state, but it was attended by Benjamin Netanyahu, a former Israeli prime minister and the country’s opposition leader. The King David ceremony drew a protest from the British ambassador to Israel, who objected to “an act of terrorism” being dignified. Yet for Netanyahu and many other Israelis, that bombing is part of a heroic liberation struggle.
See: http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/two-people-one-state- deal-with-them-together/2008/05/14/1210444528878.html
Al Nakba - moving beyond the body of defeat
Osama Al Sharif;14/5/08
Israel’s celebration of the 60th anniversary of its independence summons bitter memories about a historical tragedy that is organically linked to the birth of the Jewish state. Palestinian Al Nakba, or catastrophe, is an unfolding event six decades after it was created. It is probably the only contemporary national disaster whose effects continue to evolve to date. It is an ongoing tragedy that transcends generations and time; where survivors, millions of refugees, continue to live in “temporary” camps in Gaza Strip, the West Bank, neighbouring host countries and in the diaspora.
See: http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10213011.html
In praise of Palestinian steadfastness; Ben White; 14/5/08; http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10213012.html
The lesson from Iqrit and Kafr Birim; George S. Hishmeh; 14/5/08
Give peace a chance in Palestine; Editorial; 14/5/08; http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/editorial_opinion/region/10213010.html
Tags: Israel, Palestinian People, Terrorism