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Book Review: "Army of Shadows" Palestinians Who Helped Create Israel
Hawaii Free Press ^ | 3-24-09 | Daniel Pipes

Posted on 03/24/2009 2:26:27 PM PDT by AndrewWalden

Palestinians have so loudly and for so long (nearly a century) rejected Zionism that the Mufti Amin al-Husseini, Yasir Arafat, and Hamas may appear to command unanimous Palestinian support.

But no: polling research finds that a substantial minority of Palestinians, about 20 percent, is ready to live side-by-side with a sovereign Jewish state. Although this minority has never been in charge and its voice has always been buried under rejectionist bluster, Hillel Cohen of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has uncovered its surprisingly crucial role in history.

(Excerpt) Read more at hawaiifreepress.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; Philosophy; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: islam; israel; terrorism; wot

1 posted on 03/24/2009 2:26:27 PM PDT by AndrewWalden
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To: AndrewWalden
Isn't Israel tough enough to handle it's own affairs?

I don't see them too concerned about ours.

2 posted on 03/24/2009 2:35:09 PM PDT by humblegunner (Where my PIE at, fool?)
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To: AndrewWalden

Well, Palestine used to be 20% Christian. Now they’re down to about 2%


3 posted on 03/24/2009 2:37:46 PM PDT by G8 Diplomat (I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
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Palestinians Who Helped Create Israel
FrontPageMagazine.com | March 24, 2009 | Daniel Pipes
Posted on 03/24/2009 4:50:57 AM PDT by SJackson
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2213323/posts


4 posted on 03/27/2009 6:03:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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