Palestinian Media Watch, August 9, 2002
Introduction:
Despite the renewal of the Israel-US-Palestinian talks, the leaders of the
Palestinian Authority [PA] continue to preach hatred of Israel, Jews and
America, incorporating classic anti-Semitism and strong expression of support
for Iraq.
The message of enmity reiterated yesterday on Palestinian Authority TV by a
Palestinian Authority government Minister stated that the history of the Jewish
People in Israel is false and that the Jewish character is flawed: “From the time
Allah created them they have lived by scheme and deceit.”
The assault on America included corroboration by the PA Minister of a
caller-in’s assertion of President “Bush’s stupidity”, the American hunting down
of the Indians and the “American tradition of genocide”.
The discussant was the PA Minister of Posts and Communication, and member
of the PA legislative council, Immad Faluggi. He appeared on PA TV yesterday,
August 8, 2002.
The Interview:
On Jews: fabricate history and defective character
“They came from the four corners of the Earth granted with every opportunity,
and claimed the lie that they were returning to their land, the land of their
ancestors, their Promised Land and other such falsehoods. We say that despite
this failure of a negotiation, which, I say, will result in nothing, so long as Israel
feels security and tranquility the negotiation will not produce results. That is
because Israel does not recognize the basis of the negotiations. That is because
Jewish nature is in control of that state and does not sanction peace or
stability. They are convinced that if peace were to come and succeed in this
region, it would be their death. The Jewish nation, it is known, from the dawn
of history, from the time Allah created them, lives by scheme and deceit, by
creating the image of an enemy, by creating the lie of security, so that they will
have a unifying factor.
There is nothing the unifies them, therefore they seek any bond, even if it is
imagined, like a scheme or trickery, ‘the enemy will get us’ and their ghetto will
be taken from them if there will be stability.
The Iraqi Brother
This nation [Iraq], which stood beside the Palestinian issue and gave us
assistance [even] in the trying conditions they endure. The Iraqi nation is a
brother. Hats off to the Iraqi People! Hats off to Iraq. Hats off to all the free
people of the world! Iraq is the heart and mind of every Palestinian. Iraq is a
twin to Palestine. She is second in suffering. We and Iraq are behind the same
barricade in confrontation; confrontation with imperialism and Zionism,
confrontation with the oppressor. Thus we and Iraq are equal in our struggle
against the oppressor of the new world order, whose price we are paying, as is
Iraq.”
On the US and on Zionism
Ahmad Al Sanussi calls in from Morocco, he says he is a member of the
Committees to Protect the Palestinian People:
“All of the United States voted for Bush, despite his stupidity. [The US
and Israel] have a shared heritage, connected to hunting down the Indians. The
US has a tradition of genocide in Vietnam, and so it identifies with the
perpetrators of the leading acts of terror in the world, [Ariel] Sharon and Peres.”
TV show host: “Yes! Yes!”
Al Sanussi: “The terrorism is American-Zionist indeed.”
PA Minister Faluggi:
“I want to thank the brother, Ahmad Al Sanussi, for participating. This is
the true voice of the Arabs, of which we are proud, and we say that as long as
that voice exists in the Arab world, it will halt the plans filled with scheming,
and this voice will force the United States to think twice before taking any
action against our Arab Islamic Nation.”
