You’ve defended Arab honor and retrenched your classic maximalist, zero-sum, honor-shame warrior culture positions. You didn’t give an inch and made sure that any Arab who compromises more than you (and you compromised nothing) is shamed and dishonored as a traitor. It’s perfect, by the book, you didn’t make even one mistake.

Israel is the aggressor, despite Arab armies finding themselves on Israeli territory in ’48, ’67 and ’73. Israel is the occupier, despite no one considering Egypt or Jordan occupiers when they ruled the same territories before ’67. The Jews loved living as dhimmis under the Arabs, just like dogs love having a strong but kind master. Israel, a society of millions of refugees from over 100 countries, who lived in tent cities for a decade until housing was built, which did not receive a single dollar from America until after it defeated the Arabs in 1967, and whose foreign aid today constitutes less than 2.5% of the entire economy (GDP $200 Billion, like Pakistan with 200 million people), that Israel isn’t an economic miracle at all.

What must hurt the most, Anas, is that Israeli Arabs – a silent but hostile Arab minority liming among a Jewish majority – have more freedoms than you Syrians. Not only that, but the Jews spend more time worrying about them, about their rights, education, infrastructure, than your benevolent leader ever has about you. No one will drag them out of their beds at night and dump their bodies in some wadi in the morning, only for saying the wrong thing about the “dear leader”. In fact Arab MPs in the Israeli Knesset say things for which they would be immediately executed in Syria.

Yes, Israel is a racist, genocidal, apartheid state. Of course, it can’t it be otherwise because there is not a single grain of good in it at all and any Arab who says otherwise is a coward, a traitor, shame on them and their family. The Jews had no business creating a dynamic, civil society that cares about and responds to the needs of its citizens amidst the medieval barbarism of

You need to let go of the mistakes of your fathers, or you will repeat them.

for how long will Arab people seek the destruction of Israel?

Which Arabs talk about that exactly? You said Egypt and Jordan have peace, Syria wants the Golan back in exchange for peace and despite several provocation attempts, and indeed attacks, by Israel Syria did not respond militarily. The way things are right now Arabs have no interest in destroying Israel. Arabs want peace, they want their occupied land back, and they want equal rights for Palestinians Whether it be in a two-state or one-state solution.

Arabs need to overcome their self-inflicted wounds

I’m pretty sure you can’t call them self inflicted since Israel have started every single war in the past three decades. You have a way with words, but your words don’t hold up to reality.

Israel has made peace with Egypt and Jordan, and has not had a single problem with either country ever since.

Problems between governments maybe, but peace holds so strongly because of US supported dictators in both countries and a ridiculous amount of US aid to the two countries. Peace would hold naturally if Israel stopped being so arrogant and worked towards real peace where Arabs get their occupied land, Palestinians get complete rights (including dismantlement of all settlements, they’re not suburbs, they’re illegal colonies.)

The Jews are not your dogs anymore.

And they have never been, Jews had always lived peacefully in Arab countries such as Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Morocco, etc. without religious tensions to speak of. Any animosity was brought about by the atrocities committed by Israel.

Israel has created a thriving democracy and a model economy in spite of a 70 year boycott by the Arabs and incessant war being waged against it. Meanwhile, the Arab world is drowning in petrodollars and bullets.

Israel’s so called democracy is nothing but apartheid and racism against non-jews and even jews of african origin (read: black), I can elaborate on that but I simple google search should bring you enough evidence. Hardly a model to praise. In the past 70 years Israel has incessantly waged war (with the exception of 1973), let’s not ignore the facts here. Israel has been the aggressor 90% of the time. Also, the reason of Israel’s economic success is the billions pumped into its economy in foreign aid from other countries. Israel is the #1 recipient of US foreign aid still, seconded by Egypt. If Israel’s economy is so great on its own maybe that aid money is better spent on countries that actually need it. The Arab world is not drowning in petrodollars, some Arab countries are indeed impoverished and have been under US sanctions for years. Many Arab oil countries have been on the sidelines of the Arab-Israeli conflict and thus flourished while the Palestinians, Lebanese, and Syrians indeed “drowned in bullets” shot at them by the IDF or settlers.

The entire region, and increasingly the entire world, is being held hostage to your hatred for the Jews.

And that’s the pot calling the kettle black, let’s agree that animosity has its reasons and it could be overcome by a demonstration of good intent and a serious effort towards peace. Israeli arrogance, aggression, and colonization of Arab lands is what’s holding the world hostage.

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Victor, you are oblivious to the nuances of the Middle East. All I read in your comment was the same old rhetoric by neocons and right-wingers. It would fit perfectly on ‘Faux’ News, but it won’t hold up in a serious fact-based debate.

Israel has made peace with Egypt and Jordan, and has not had a single problem with either country ever since. It’s time to let go of the prejudices of the past. The Jews are not your dogs anymore. Israel has created a thriving democracy and a model economy in spite of a 70 year boycott by the Arabs and incessant war being waged against it. Meanwhile, the Arab world is drowning in petrodollars and bullets.

The entire region, and increasingly the entire world, is being held hostage to your hatred for the Jews. Let go of your anger, come to terms with a just reality – a Jewish national home exists, and for all its faults, it is an amazing, vibrant country – and everyone can move on in peace and prosperity.

Thank you for this post.

But those stats at the end. Wow. America has such a long way to go. How do American voters, rational human beings, let them get away with that. In no other country in the world does Israel have that kind of support. In fact, in no other country in the world do a majority of citizens support Israel (except Russia).