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November 11, 2009

No Comparison, whatsoever!

Topics: Political News and commentaries

One would naturally think that even the village idiot would know the difference between a wall to keep people in and a wall to keep people out that want to kill you, and that there is no moral equivalence between the Berlin Wall and Israel's security fence. But apparently, there are clueles liberal-progressives like Steve Bell of The Guardian, Jordan's Queen Rania at the Huffington Post, and the CBC that launched four separate false and misleading reports on the fall of the Berlin wall (which have been confronted by HonestReportingCanada), as well as other Canadian and international media - that have allowed themselves to have bought lock, stock, and barrel into the Palestinian propaganda machine and lack the ability to discern the difference, thereby failing the basic village idiot test of discernment.

However, for the benefit of the clueless, Eldad Beck explains why Bell, the CBC and other international media, and the queen's comparisons are, all clueless:

[...] Apart from certain visual similarities, there is no connection between the Berlin Wall and the security fence.

The Berlin Wall separated members of the same nation who aspired, to some extent or another, to reunite in a joint political framework. Meanwhile, the security fence marks, to some extent or another, a future border between two nations that do not wish to coexist in one state, but rather, to split their shared land into two separate states.

It is surprising that precisely those who for a long time fought for the Palestinian right for their own state now demand to dismantle the security fence. After all, this fence pushed the Palestinians closer to geographical and political division that would constitute a basis for a separate political entity.

Charges regarding the "apartheid fence" reveal the true motives of the Palestinians and their supporters, who are uninterested in dividing the country and co-existing alongside Israel; rather, they are interested in taking over the entire land.

[...] There is another wall in the Middle East which objectors to the security fence refuse to see, not to mention fight against, even though it is this wall that perpetuates the conflict between Jews and Arabs: The wall of boycotts and isolation imposed by most of the Muslim world against Israel since its establishment.

Despite the peace treaties and despite far-reaching concessions offered by Israel in order to advance on the path of peace, the wall of ostracism has remained in place almost unchanged. Moreover, in recent years, in the wake of the slight openness that accompanied the Oslo years, the wall has become larger.

Over the years, the dismantlement of this wall of hostility has become - in the eyes of the West as well - a reward Israel may enjoy only if and when it complies with all Arab demands. However, perhaps things should be examined in a wholly different light: Only the toppling of the wall of isolation surrounding Israel would enable the promotion of the peace process. Only this step would facilitate reconciliation between Israelis and Arabs and among Jews, Muslims, and Christians.

[...] Anyone who claims that he genuinely wishes to advance peace must enlist to the cause of toppling the wall of Israel's isolation as a pre-condition to any serious reconciliation process - because this wall is the true successor of the Berlin Wall.

And as a protection against terrorist attacks, the security wall is indeed effective - as Islamic Jihad chief Ramadan Shalah boldly admits:

Perhaps HonestReportingCanada sums it up best in clearly saying that any comparison with the Berlin Wall is false and malicious. Unlike the Berlin wall, itIsrael's security fence does not seek to divide one people and curtail freedoms. Rather it aims to separate two peoples who are in conflict, to prevent suicide bombers from targeting innocent civilians, and to create a terror-free environment in which the two sides can finally move towards a peaceful settlement.

Unfortunately, the leftist, anti-Israel, agenda-driven, international media are unwilling to report the truth.

H/t - Media Backspin

Posted by Abdul at November 11, 2009 8:15 AM

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