§ The French and other Westerners need to wake up to the
reality that the Palestinians who are condemning the terror attacks in Paris
are the same ones who are praising terrorists who murder Jews, and naming
streets and squares after them.
§
§ Once again, Abbas's Western-funded loyalists are hoping
to convince the world that there are "good" and "bad"
terrorists. The good terrorists are those who murder Jews, while the bad
terrorists are those who target French citizens. In fact, Abbas is doing his
utmost to support the terrorists and their families.
§
§ For the war on terrorism to succeed, France and the
rest of the Western countries also need to fight those who are harboring
terrorists, glorifying murderers, and to stop financing the practitioners of
terrorism who now regard it as a big, juicy cherished business.
Only a few hours before the
terrorist attacks in Paris last week, Palestinian Authority (PA) President
Mahmoud Abbas appeared at a joint press conference in Ramallah together with
the president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades.
The press conference was held
shortly after a Palestinian terrorist murdered two
Israelis near the West Bank city of Hebron: Rabbi Yaakov Litman, 40,
and his son, Netanel, 18. Five other family members -- Litman's wife, three
daughters aged 5, 9, 11, and a 16-year-old son -- suffered minor wounds. The
Jewish family was driving to a pre-celebration of a fourth daughter's wedding
when the Palestinian terrorist opened fire at their vehicle.
At the press conference
in Ramallah, however, President Abbas again chose to ignore the terrorist
attack that was carried out by a Palestinian. Although Abbas knew that a Jewish
man and his son had just been murdered, he refused to condemn the attack.
Since the current wave of
Palestinian terrorism against Israelis began in early October, Abbas
and the PA leadership have refused to condemn the murder of Israeli civilians
and soldiers. Instead, President Abbas has repeatedly condemned Israel for
killing the terrorists who carried out the attacks.
As President Abbas was speaking at
the press conference in Ramallah, hundreds of Palestinians attended a rally
in the city to commemorate Muhannad Halabi,
the Palestinian terrorist who murdered two Jews in the Old City of Jerusalem on
October 3: Aharon Banita, 21, and Nehemia Lavi, 41.
The rally in Ramallah could not
have been held without permission from President Abbas's security forces, who
are armed and funded by the U.S., Europe and other Western countries. At the
rally, Palestinians praised the terrorist as a "hero" and
"martyr" and promised to follow in his path.
In yet another gesture to honor the
terrorist, the Palestinian Authority decided to name a street after him in his
village of Surda-Abu Kash, near Ramallah. By authorizing the move to name a
street after the terrorist, President Abbas and the PA leadership are sending a
message to other Palestinians that those who murder Jews will be honored and
glorified by their people. The Palestinian Authority has also set up a monument
for the "martyr" Halabi on the main road between Ramallah and the
town of Bir Zeit.
Less than three hours after Abbas
appeared at the press conference in Ramallah with his Cypriot guest, he and his
spokesmen issued statements
condemning the terrorist attacks in Paris.
Abbas's condemnation of the Paris
attacks shows that the Palestinian Authority believes that there are good and
bad terrorists. In the eyes of Abbas and the PA, the terrorists are
"heroes" and "martyrs" when they murder Jews. But the
terrorists who murder French nationals are bad and deserve to be strongly
condemned.
This is the same Palestinian
Authority that has refused over the past five weeks to denounce the terrorist
attacks against Israeli civilians, including an 80-year-old woman, a father and
his son, and a couple who were murdered in front of their four children.
This position again exposes the hypocrisy and
double talk of President Abbas and his Western-funded Palestinian
Authority. By refusing to condemn the anti-Israeli terrorist attacks, President
Abbas is giving his tacit approval for the murder of Jews. In fact, he is doing
his utmost to support the terrorists and their families.
Earlier this week, the Palestinian
Authority announced that it would
rebuild the homes of Hamas terrorists who murdered Eitam
Henkin and his wife, Naama, in front of their children last month.
The Israel Defense Forces demolished the homes as part of a policy to deter
potential terrorists. The decision to rebuild the destroyed houses will only
encourage terrorists to carry out more attacks against Jews because they know
that President Abbas will take care of their families and even build them new
homes.
Abbas's Fatah faction, which has
been praising and
endorsing as heroes the Palestinian terrorists involved in attacks
on Jews during the past weeks, is now trying to tell the French people that it is
opposed to the terrorist attacks in Paris. Once again, Abbas's Western-funded
loyalists are hoping to convince the world that there are good and bad
terrorists. The good terrorists are those who murder Jews, while the bad
terrorists are those who target French citizens.
The funniest episode in this show
of Palestinian hypocrisy, however, can be found in the responses of Hamas and
Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The two Islamist groups, whose ideology and
aspirations are not particularly different from those of the Islamic State,
were quick to publish statements
"condemning" the terrorist attacks in Paris, claiming they are
opposed to the killing of "innocent civilians."
Both Hamas and Islamic Jihad have
long been involved in the business of targeting Israeli civilians. The two
groups are responsible for the murders of hundreds of civilians during the past
three decades. They have used all forms of terrorism against civilians,
including the launching of rockets, shooting attacks and suicide bombings.
Still, the two Palestinian groups have had the cheek to "condemn" the
brutal killings of civilians in Paris.
Less than 24 hours before
condemning the Paris attacks, Hamas and Islamic Jihad issued separate statements
applauding the "heroic" shooting attacks that killed the Jewish
father and his son near Hebron. Like President Abbas, the two terror groups
draw a distinction between "good" terrorists who murder Jews and
"bad" ones who target French civilians.
The story of Palestinian hypocrisy
and double standards is not new. In fact, it is as old as the 67-year-old
Israeli-Arab conflict. Unfortunately, countries such as France avoid confronting
Palestinian leaders about their lies and hypocritical policies.
The French and other Westerners
need to wake up to the
reality that the Palestinians who are condemning the terror attacks
in Paris are the same ones who are praising terrorists who murder Jews and
naming streets and squares after them.
The French government should have
the courage to dismiss the Palestinian "condemnations" publicly, and
send a warning to President Abbas, Hamas and Islamic Jihad to stop supporting
and glorifying Muslim terrorists not only in Paris, but also those who live
amongst them in Ramallah and the Gaza Strip.
For the war on terrorism to
succeed, France and the rest of the Western countries also need to fight those who
are harboring terrorists, glorifying murderers, and to stop
financing the practitioners of terrorism who now regard it as a big, cherished
business.
No comments:
Post a Comment