The 'Jewish only' roads canard
Michael Totten points out that the very existence of 'Jewish only' roads in Israel, as claimed by many supporters of the 'Palestinians,' is a myth. She’s right that no American would tolerate white-only roads. Israelis, likewise, would never tolerate roads for Jews only. That’s why such roads don’t exist.And by the way, most of the roads in Judea and Samaria that are beyond the 'security fence' may also be used by both Israelis and 'Palestinians.'
The roads she’s referring to in the West Bank are Israeli, and they’re not just for Jews. Israeli Arabs can drive on them, and so can non-Jewish foreigners, including Arab and Muslim foreigners. Palestinians were once able to drive on them but have not been allowed to do so since the second intifada, when suicide bombers used them to penetrate Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in order to massacre people.
There are also, by the way, Palestinian roads in the West Bank that Israelis can’t use.
I don’t know if Helen Thomas knows this and is lying or if she’s just an ignoramus. What I’ll bet she doesn’t know is that Arab residents of Jerusalem can use both the Israeli roads and the Palestinian roads. They’re the only people who live in the area who can do this. (Foreigners also are allowed to use both.)
This doesn’t remotely line up with her narrative of perfidious Zion. But it’s true.
Labels: Jewish only roads, Judea and Samaria
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:34 AM
3 Comments:
Michael Totten is not a "she" Michael Totten is a "he"...
http://pajamasmedia.com/michaeltotten/
Moriah,
Michael (whom I have met) wrote that paragraph, not me. He was referring to Helen Thomas.
What about the "non-muslim only" roads in Saudi Arabia, near Mecca?? Or the non-Jewish/Christian roads everywhere else in the arab world, particularly in Egypt, where the Coptic christians have to live in a rubbish dump(literally)???
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