Israel Matzav

The 'Palestinian' strategy

This is from an article by Richard Schnee attacking Richard Goldstone for his participation in the Commission that bears his name.

In his book History Upside Down David Meir-Levi relates how Ho Chi Minh’s chief strategist, General Giap, met with Yasser Arafat and his lieutenants and told them that they, like the North Vitenamese, needed to redefine the terms of their struggle. Giap’s counsel was simple but profound says Meir-Levi: the PLO needed to to work in a way that concealed its real goals, permitted strategic deception, and gave the appearance of moderation: “Stop talking about annihilating Israel and instead turn your terror war into a struggle for human rights. Then you will have the American people eating out of your hand.” Meir-Levi goes on: ” At the same time that he was getting advice from General Giap, Arafat was also being tutored by Muhammad Yazid, who had been minister of information in two Algerian wartime governments (1958-1962).

‘ Wipe out the argument that Israel is a small state whose existence is threatened by Arab states, or the reduction of the Palestinian problem to a question of refugees; instead, present the Palestinian struggle as a struggle for liberation like the others. Wipe out the impression…that in the struggle between the Palestinians and the Zionists, the Zionist is the underdog. Now it is the arab who is oppressed and victimized in his existence because he is not only facing the Zionists but also world imperialism.’ ”

These highly effective strategies have since been augmented by the Palestinian Myth Machine, an enormous but well oiled and efficient contraption. It beams its disinformation to an audience possessed of the sort of imbecile credulity that would make an African witch-doctor positively green with envy. This explains why after over five years of some 7000 unprovoked rocket attacks upon its civilian population Israel is demonized when she finally has the gall to defend herself. It also explains why the frame of reference for the Goldstone report was designed to excuse the agressor, namely Hamas, and blame the attacked, namely Israel. Thus the UN Human Rights Commission, with its frail grasp of reality, proceeded from conclusion to facts instead of the other way around and displayed all the dismal aspects of a kangaroo court. However, it does not explain why Judge Goldstone used his time on the Commission as an opportunity to catch up on some sleep.

That sounds like the 'Palestinian' modus operandi ever since, doesn't it?

Read the whole thing.

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:38 PM