IP: re: another aspect of the Palestinian response

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: JNOppenheimer () cs com
> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:51:43 EDT
> Subject: Re: IP: another aspect of the Palestinian response
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
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>
> I did see the candlelight vigil footage of Palestinian children.  Having
> relatives living in Israel predating WWII, I may be biased, but I don't think
> I'm paranoid in my observations.
>
> My impression was that the vigil was staged.  It was the look in some of the
> childrens' eyes, like they were angry that someone made them be there.
>
> (I have a very expressive 16 year old.  You get pretty good at reading kids'
> faces.)
>
> I saw anger, and sarcasm.  Not sorrow.
>
> FYI, years ago I was sales director for an advertising program in New York
> City.  I had lunch one day with a customer, two 30ish Palestinian brothers
> who own a car service.
>
> They showed me pictures of their very nice home back home, and a well dressed
> family.  They traveled back and forth regularly.
>
> And they told me that no matter the promises made in the peace process and
> the concessions announced for political purposes, the Palestinian mission is
> the eradication of Israel.  This is what they were taught as children, and
> what their children were being taught.
>
> They would demand more and more land until Israel was forced into the sea,
> they told me with neither passion nor apology, as they paid the lunch bill.
>
> They could have been discussing the weather.  It was quite chilling.
>
> J



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