Western Fictions, Arab Realities

National Review ^ | June 20, 2007 | Jonah Goldberg

[gpapa]

I have been scouring eBay for the last couple of days, hoping to snag a one-of-a-kind item. But, alas, it hasn’t turned up yet. I’m looking for the late Yasser Arafat’s Nobel Peace Prize. It was looted from Arafat’s Gaza compound by the victorious forces of Hamas, a jihadist group backed by Iran and Syria that has routed the once-mighty forces of Fatah from power in Gaza. According to the Jerusalem Post, a Fatah spokesman added: “They stole all the widow’s clothes and shoes.”

[Hugin]

“We see a well-lighted path to the good life: democracy, tolerance, rule of law, markets. But what if the Arab world just isn’t interested in our path?”

Mecca delenda est.

[goldstategop]

Jonah Goldberg is right: there is NO evidence the Arabs want peace, democracy or prosperity. A people has to want those things on their own. When offered them, the Arabs act to the contrary as if demonstrating they reject loud and clear all that the West values. If there is a lesson, its that we cannot force upon another people something they do not want and if we do have to force them to be civilized, we better steel ourselves for a long and bloody occupation of the Middle East until that distant day dawns.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[rhema]

. . .Margaret Beckett, the British foreign secretary, lamented, "Once again, extremists carrying guns have prevented progress against the wishes of the majority who seek a peaceful two-state solution." But how do you square this with the fact that Hamas, the party promising the destruction of Israel, won the Palestinian elections in 2005? Meanwhile, the leaders of Fatah — the "moderates" — had not long ago set the standard for Israel-hatred themselves.

The great irony is that Hamas now labels members of Fatah as Jewish "collaborators," a designation that apparently justifies even the execution of wounded Fatah prisoners in hospitals.

[rhema]

[SunkenCiv]

It’s okay, Arafat’s wife had the original Nobel melted down for reuse as bling-bling.

“Peace Activists”, meaning pro-terrorism shills, and “UN Workers”, meaning pro-terrorism shills.

Peace Activists, UN Workers Killed In Hamas Offensive
Israel Today | Tuesday, June 19, 2007 | Staff Writer
Posted on 06/20/2007 10:10:04 AM EDT by DogByte6RER
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1853357/posts

[SunkenCiv]

Looters raid Arafat’s home, steal his Nobel Peace Prize
Jerusalem Post | 06/17/07 | Khaled Abu Toameh
Posted on 06/16/2007 6:27:41 PM EDT by thatdewd
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1851429/posts