Would you rather be an Arab in Israel or a Jew in Palestine?
The answer to this question should be obvious to anyone who follows events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Today's New York Times has a rather sad story of betrayal, which nonetheless incorporates an uplifting message.
The sad part is that a relatively high-ranking Israeli Arab, a Lt. Colonel in the IDF, has been arrested, indicted with spying for Hezbollah, which the Times, typically, refuses to label as "terrorist". Rather, the Times calls them a "Lebanese guerrilla group". Never mind that Lebanon has become Syria's poodle and the reality is that Hezbollah are creatures of Syria. Hezbollah are scum and are terrorists whose stated aim is to make the Middle East judenrein. The really sad part is that this moke apparently did it (the spying) for money and drugs. By the way, this traitor, named Omar al-Kheib, had lost an eye in the Israeli service.
So, where's the good news? There is this, from al-Kheib's brother, Mustafa al-Kheib, who, according to the Times said he was confident of acquittal. "We believe in justice and the Israeli judicial system". Wow. Try to imagine this scene playing out in Jenin or Ramallah. Those accused of collaborating with Israel are executed first, then tried; the trial is held with the witnesses being cooled by the swaying of the body.
On the contrary, in Israel we have a man accused, likely with decent forensic evidence against him, of spying for a terrorist outfit sworn to destroy the state of Israel. Yet he was indicted, as in due process of law. And, whether this is for the Israeli audience's benefit or not, the man's brother publicly expresses the opinion that justice will be served and there will be an acquittal.
The contrast between the two societies, Israeli and Palestinian, could not be sharper. One has the rule of law; the other, the rule of the street, if your street happens to be in a lawless part of town.
The answer to this question should be obvious to anyone who follows events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Today's New York Times has a rather sad story of betrayal, which nonetheless incorporates an uplifting message.
The sad part is that a relatively high-ranking Israeli Arab, a Lt. Colonel in the IDF, has been arrested, indicted with spying for Hezbollah, which the Times, typically, refuses to label as "terrorist". Rather, the Times calls them a "Lebanese guerrilla group". Never mind that Lebanon has become Syria's poodle and the reality is that Hezbollah are creatures of Syria. Hezbollah are scum and are terrorists whose stated aim is to make the Middle East judenrein. The really sad part is that this moke apparently did it (the spying) for money and drugs. By the way, this traitor, named Omar al-Kheib, had lost an eye in the Israeli service.
So, where's the good news? There is this, from al-Kheib's brother, Mustafa al-Kheib, who, according to the Times said he was confident of acquittal. "We believe in justice and the Israeli judicial system". Wow. Try to imagine this scene playing out in Jenin or Ramallah. Those accused of collaborating with Israel are executed first, then tried; the trial is held with the witnesses being cooled by the swaying of the body.
On the contrary, in Israel we have a man accused, likely with decent forensic evidence against him, of spying for a terrorist outfit sworn to destroy the state of Israel. Yet he was indicted, as in due process of law. And, whether this is for the Israeli audience's benefit or not, the man's brother publicly expresses the opinion that justice will be served and there will be an acquittal.
The contrast between the two societies, Israeli and Palestinian, could not be sharper. One has the rule of law; the other, the rule of the street, if your street happens to be in a lawless part of town.
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