I am Israel
By Hashem Said
The Daily- Washington State University, 25th Feb. 2002.
I am Israel - I came to a land without a people for a people without a
land. Those people who happened to be here, had no right to be here, and
my people showed them they had to leave or die, razing 480 Palestinian
villages to the ground, erasing their history.
I am Israel - some of my people committed massacres and later became
Prime Ministers to represent me. In 1948, Menachem Begin was in charge
of the unit that slaughtered the inhabitants of Deir Yassin, including
100 men, women, and children. In 1953, Ariel Sharon led the slaughter of
the inhabitants of Qibya, and in 1982 arranged for our allies to butcher
around 2,000 in the refugee camps of Sabra and Shatilla.
I am Israel - carved in 1948 out of 78% of the land of Palestine,
dispossessing its inhabitants and replacing them with Jews from Europe
and other parts of the world. While the natives whose families lived on
this land for thousands of years are not allowed to return, Jews from
all over the world are welcome to instant citizenship.
I am Israel - in 1967, I swallowed the remaining lands of Palestine -
the West Bank and Gaza - and placed their inhabitants under an
oppressive military rule,
controlling and humiliating every aspect of their daily lives.
Eventually, they should get the message that they are not welcome to
stay, and join the millions of Palestinian refugees in the shanty camps
of Lebanon and Jordan.
I am Israel - I have the power to control American policy. My American
Israel Public Affairs Committee can make or break any politician of its
choosing, and as you see, they all compete to please me. All the forces
of the world are powerless against me, including the UN as I have the
American veto to block any condemnation of my war crimes. As Sharon so
eloquently phrased it, "We control America ".
I am Israel - I influence American mainstream media too, and you will
always find the news tailored to my favour. I have invested millions of
dollars into PR representation, and CNN, New York Times, and others have
been doing an excellent job of romoting my propaganda. Look at other
international news sources and you will see the difference.
I am Israel - and you Palestinians want to negotiate "peace!?" But
you are not as smart as me; I will negotiate, but will only let you have
your municipalities while I control your borders, your water, your
airspace, and anything else of importance. While we "negotiate," I
will swallow your hilltops and fill them with settlements, populated by
the most extremist of my extremists, armed to the teeth. These
settlements will be connected with roads you cannot use, and you will be
imprisoned in your little Bantustans between them, surrounded by
checkpoints in every direction.
I am Israel - with the fourth strongest army in the world, possessing
nuclear weapons. How dare your children confront my oppression with
stones, don't you know my soldiers won't hesitate to blow their heads
off? In 17 months, I have killed 900 of you and injured 17,000, mostly
civilians, and have the mandate to continue since the international
community remains silent. Ignore, as I do, the hundreds of Israeli
soldiers who are now refusing to carry out my control over your lands
and people; their voices of conscience will not protect you.
I am Israel - and you want freedom? I have bullets, tanks, missiles,
Apaches, and F-16's, to obliterate you. I have placed your towns under
siege, confiscated your lands, uprooted your trees, demolished your
homes, and you still demand freedom? Don't you get the message? You will
never have peace or freedom, because I am Israel.
Menuju Ahli Dzikir, Ahli Fikir, dan Ahli Ikhtiar
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