Myths & Facts - Index of Myths
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Israel’s Roots
The Mandatory Period
Partition
The War of 1948
The 1956 War
The 1967 Six-Day War
The War of Attrition, 1967-1970
The 1973 War
Boundaries
Israel and Lebanon
The Gulf Wars
The United Nations
Refugees
The Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic Countries
Human Rights in Israel and the Territories
The Palestinian War, 2000-2005
Jerusalem
U.S. Middle East Policy
The Peace Process
Settlements
The Arms Balance
The Media
Canada-Israel Relations [2002 Edition]
Online Exclusive: The Gaza War
Online Exclusives
- “The British helped the Jews displace the native Arab population of Palestine.”
- “The British allowed Jews to flood Palestine while Arab immigration was tightly controlled.”
- “The British changed their policy after World War II to allow the survivors of the Holocaust to settle in Palestine.”
- “As the Jewish population in Palestine grew, the plight of the Palestinian Arabs worsened.”
- “Jews stole Arab land.”
- “The British helped the Palestinians to live peacefully with the Jews.”
- “The Mufti was not anti-Semitic.”
- “The Irgun bombed the King David Hotel as part of a terror campaign against civilians.”
- “The United Nations unjustly partitioned Palestine.”
- “The partition plan gave the Jews most of the land, and all of the cultivable area.”
- “Israel usurped all of Palestine in 1948.”
- “The Palestinian Arabs were never offered a state and therefore have been denied the right to self-determination.”
- “The majority of the population in Palestine was Arab; therefore, a unitary Arab state should have been created.”
- “The Arabs were prepared to compromise to avoid bloodshed.”
- “Arab governments recognized Israel after the Suez War.”
- “Israel's military strike in 1967 was unprovoked.”
- “Nasser had the right to close the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping.”
- “The United States helped Israel defeat the Arabs in six days.”
- “Israel attacked Jordan to capture Jerusalem.”
- “Israel did not have to shoot first.”
- “Israel had no intention of negotiating over the future of the territories it captured.”
- “Israel expelled peaceful Arab villagers from the West Bank and prevented them from returning after the war.”
- “Israel deliberately attacked the USS Liberty.”
The War of Attrition, 1967-1970 top
- “The Palestinians were willing to negotiate a settlement after the Six-Day War.”
- “After the 1967 war, Israel refused to negotiate a settlement with the Arabs.”
- “According to Security Council Resolution 242, Israel's acquisition of territory through the 1967 war is ‘inadmissible.’”
- “Resolution 242 requires Israel to return to its pre-1967 boundaries.”
- “Resolution 242 recognizes a Palestinian right to self-determination.”
- “The Arab states and the PLO accepted Resolution 242 whereas Israel rejected it.”
- “Israel was responsible for the War of Attrition.”
- “Egypt terminated the War of Attrition, and sought to reach some accommodation with Israel, only to have Jerusalem spurn these initiatives.”
- “Israel's rejection of Egypt's peace initiatives led to the Yom Kippur War.”
- “The creation of Israel in 1948 changed political and border arrangements between independent states that had existed for centuries.”
- “Israel has been an expansionist state since its creation.”
- “The West Bank is part of Jordan.”
- “Israel seized the Golan Heights in a war of aggression.”
- “The Golan has no strategic significance for Israel.”
- “Israel refuses to offer any compromises on the Golan Heights while Syria has been willing to trade peace for land.”
- “Israel illegally annexed the Golan Heights in 1981, contravening international law and UN Resolution 242.”
- “Israel can withdraw from the West Bank with little more difficulty than was the case in Sinai.”
- “Israel's demands for defensible borders are unrealistic in an era of ballistic missiles and long-range bombers.”
- “Israel ‘occupies’ the West Bank.”
- “The PLO posed no real threat to Israel and was observing a cease-fire when Israel attacked Lebanon.”
- “The PLO treated the Lebanese with dignity and respect.”
- “Israel was responsible for the massacre of thousands of innocent Palestinian refugees at Sabra and Shatila.”
- “Israel still has not satisfied the UN's requirements to withdraw completely from Lebanon because of its illegal occupation of Shebaa Farms.”
- “Syria has been a force for stability and good in Lebanon.”
- “Syria intervened in Lebanon only because it was asked to do so by the Arab League.”
- “The 1991 Gulf War was fought for Israel.”
- “Israel's low profile in the Gulf War proves it has no strategic value to the United States.”
- “Israel benefitted from the Gulf War without paying any price.”
- “Iraq was never a threat to Israel.”
- “Saddam Hussein was never interested in acquiring nuclear weapons.”
- “The PLO was neutral in the Gulf War.”
- “American Jews goaded the United States to go to war against Iraq in 2003 to help Israel.”
- “The United Nations has long played a constructive role in Middle East affairs. Its record of fairness and balance makes it an ideal forum for settling the Arab-Israeli dispute.”
- “The Palestinians have been denied a voice at the UN.”
- “Israel enjoys the same rights as any other member of the United Nations.”
- “The United Nations and its affiliate institutions are critical of Israeli policies, but never attack Jews or engage in anti-Semitic rhetoric.”
- “The Arab states approved the 1991 repeal of the resolution libeling Zionism.”
- “Even if the General Assembly is biased, the Security Council has always been balanced in its treatment of the Middle East.”
- “The United States always supports Israel and vetoes critical resolutions.”
- “America's Arab allies routinely support U.S. positions at the UN.”
- “Israel's failure to implement UN resolutions is a violation of international law.”
- “The United Nations has demonstrated equal concern for the lives of Israelis and Palestinians.”
- “One million Palestinians were expelled by Israel from 1947-49.”
- “Palestinians were the only people who became refugees as a result of the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
- “The Jews made clear from the outset they had no intention of living peacefully with their Arab neighbors.”
- “The Jews created the refugee problem by expelling the Palestinians.”
- “The Arab invasion had little impact on the Palestinian Arabs.”
- “Arab leaders never encouraged the Palestinians to flee.”
- “The Palestinian Arabs had to flee to avoid being massacred as were the peaceful villagers in Deir Yassin.”
- “Israel refused to allow Palestinians to return to their homes so Jews could steal their property.”
- “UN resolutions call for Israel to repatriate all Palestinian refugees.”
- “Palestinians who wanted to return to their homes posed no danger to Israeli security.”
- “The Palestinian refugees were ignored by an uncaring world.”
- “The Arab states have provided most of the funds for helping the Palestinian refugees.”
- “The Arab states have always welcomed the Palestinians.”
- “Millions of Palestinians are confined to squalid refugee camps.”
- “Israel forced the Palestinian refugees to stay in camps in the Gaza Strip.”
- “Refugees have always been repatriated, only the Palestinians have been barred from returning to their homes.”
- “Had the Palestinian refugees been repatriated, the Arab-Israeli conflict could have ended.”*
- “Israel expelled more Palestinians in 1967.”
- “UNRWA bears no responsibility for the terror and incitement that originates in the refugee camps.”
- “All the Palestinian refugees have the right to return to their homes.”
The Treatment of Jews in Arab/Islamic Countries top
- ?Arabs cannot possibly be anti-Semitic as they are themselves Semites.”
- ?Modern Arab nations are only anti-Israel and have never been anti-Jewish.”
- ?Jews who lived in Islamic countries were well-treated by the Arabs.”
- ?As ‘People of the Book,’ Jews and Christians are protected under Islamic law.”
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Human Rights in Israel and the Territories top
- “Israel discriminates against its Arab citizens.”
- “Israeli Arabs are barred from buying land.”
- “Israeli Arabs are discriminated against in employment.”
- “Israel uses administrative detention to imprison peaceful Arabs without trial.”
- “Arabs held in Israeli jails are tortured, beaten and killed.”
- “Israel's treatment of Palestinians is similar to the treatment of blacks in apartheid South Africa.”
- “Israel is pursuing a policy of genocide toward the Palestinians that is comparable to the Nazis' treatment of the Jews.”
- “Palestinians have the lowest standard of living in the Middle East.”
- “Israeli checkpoints are unnecessarily preventing Palestinians from receiving medical attention.”
- “Israel prevents Palestinian ambulances from taking sick and injured Palestinians to hospitals.”
- “Israel uses checkpoints to deny Palestinians their rights and humiliate them.”
- “Israeli textbooks are just as bad as those in the Palestinian Authority.”
- “Israel is a theocracy and should not be a Jewish State .”
- “Israel is persecuting Christians.”
- “Israel is knowingly desecrating a Muslim holy place in Jerusalem by building a museum on top of a cemetery.”#
The Palestinian War, 2000-2005 top
- “The Palestinian War, dubbed by Arabs the ‘al-Aqsa intifada,’ was provoked by Ariel Sharon's September 2000 visit to the Temple Mount.”
- “A handful of Israelis have been murdered in the war while thousands of innocent Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops.”
- “Violence is an understandable and legitimate reaction to Israel's policies.”
- “Israel created Hamas.”
- “The Palestinian Authortiy arrests terrorists and confiscates illegal weapons.”
- “Palestinians do not encourage children to engage in terror.”
- “Palestinian women are becoming suicide bombers because of their commitment to ‘liberate’ Palestine.”
- “Palestinians interested in peace and preventing terror are respected and allowed freedom of speech by the Palestinian Authority .”
- “Israel uses excessive force to respond to children who are just throwing stones.”
- “The shooting of a child being protected by his father shown on TV proves Israel does not hesitate to kill innocent Palestinian children.”
- “Israel's use of F-16 fighter jets typifies the disproportionate use of force applied by Israel against innocent Palestinian civilians.”
- “Israel's policy of assassinating Palestinian terrorists is immoral and counterproductive.”
- “Israel indiscriminately murders terrorists and Palestinian civilians .”
- “Israel perpetrated a massacre in the Jenin refugee camp in April 2002.”
- “Rachel Corrie was murdered by Israel while she was peacefully protesting against the illegal demolition of a Palestinian home .”
- “Israel poisoned Yasser Arafat.”
- “Jerusalem is an Arab City.”
- “The Temple Mount has always been a Muslim holy place and Judaism has no connection to the site.”
- “Jerusalem need not be the capital of Israel.”
- “Unlike the Jews, the Arabs were willing to accept the internationalization of Jerusalem.”
- “Internationalization is the best solution to resolve the conflicting claims over Jerusalem.”
- “From 1948 through 1967, Jordan ensured freedom of worship for all religions in Jerusalem.”
- “Jordan safeguarded Jewish holy places.”
- “Under Israeli rule, religious freedom has been curbed in Jerusalem.”
- “Israel denies Muslims and Christians free access to their holy sites.”
- “Israeli policy encourages attacks by Jewish fanatics against Muslim and Christian residents and their holy sites.”
- “Israel has restricted the political rights of Palestinian Arabs in Jerusalem.”
- “Under UN Resolution 242, East Jerusalem is considered ‘occupied territory.’ Israel's annexation of Jerusalem therefore violates the UN resolution.”
- “East Jerusalem should be part of a Palestinian state because because all its residents are Palestinian Arabs and no Jews have ever lived there.”
- “The United States does not recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital.”
- “The Palestinians have been careful to preserve the archaeological relics of the Temple Mount.”
- “The creation of Israel resulted solely from U.S. pressure.”
- “The United States favored Israel over the Arabs in 1948 because of the pressures of the Jewish lobby.”
- “The United States and Israel have nothing in common .”
- “Most Americans oppose a close U.S. relationship with Israel.”
- “U.S. policy has always been hostile toward the Arabs.”
- “The United States has supported Israel automatically ever since 1948.”
- “The U.S. has always given Israel arms to insure it would have a qualitative edge over the Arabs.”
- “U.S. aid in the Middle East has always been one-sided, with the Arabs getting practically nothing.”
- “Israel continues to demand large amount of economic aid even though it is now a rich country that no longer needs help.”
- “Israel boasts that it is the fourth strongest nation in the world, so it certainly doesn't need U.S. military assistance.”
- “U.S. military aid subsidizes Israeli defense contractors at the expense of American industry.”
- “Israel was never believed to have any strategic value to the United States.”
- “The employment of Jonathan Pollard to spy on the United States is proof that Israel works against American interests.”
- “U.S. dependence on Arab oil has decreased over the years.”
- “America's support of Israel is the reason that terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11.”
- “The hijacking of four airliners in one day, on September 11, was an unprecedented act of terror.”
- “Israel's Mossad carried out the bombing of the World Trade Center to provoke American hatred of Arabs.”
- “Groups like Hizballah, Islamic Jihad, Hamas and the PFLP should be excluded from the U.S. war on terrorism because they are freedom fighters and not terrorists.”
- “American universities should divest from companies that do business in Israel to force an end to Israeli ‘occupation’ and human rights abuses.”
- “Advocates for Israel try to silence critics by labeling them anti-Semitic.”
- “Arab-Americans are a powerful voting bloc that U.S. presidential candidates must pander to for votes.”
- “The United States must be ‘engaged’ to advance the peace process.”
- “Anwar Sadat deserves all of the credit for the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.”
- “Egypt made all the concessions for peace.”
- “The Palestinian question is the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
- “If the Palestinian problem was solved, the Middle East would be at peace.”
- “Israel's opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state is the cause of the present conflict.”
- “A Palestinian state will pose no danger to Israel.”
- “The Palestinians have never been offered a state of their own.”
- “Yasser Arafat rejected Ehud Barak's proposals at Camp David in 2000 because they did not offer the Palestinians a viable state..”
- “Israel and the Palestinians were on the verge of reaching a peace deal during negotiations at Taba in 2001, but Ariel Sharon's election torpedoed the agreement.”
- “The Palestinians are being asked to accept only 22% of Palestine for their state while Israel keeps 78%.”
- “Ariel Sharon has made clear that he does not want peace and no deal is possible as long as he is Prime Minister .”
- “Israel must help Mahmoud Abbas improve his standing among Palestinians to facilitate the peace process .”
- “The disengagement plan was a trick to allow Israel to hold onto the West Bank .”
- “Israel evacuated Gaza, but turned it into a prison by preventing the movement of people and goods .”
- “Israel should be replaced by a binational state where Jews and Palestinians live together .”
- “The Palestinians have been educating their children about Israel and a future of coexistence with Israeli Jews.”
- “Palestinians no longer object to the creation of Israel .”
- “The Palestinians have given up their maximalist dream of destroying Israel.”
- “Palestinians are driven to terror by desperation .”
- “Palestinians are helpless to stop terrorists .
- “Palestinians are justified in using violence because the peace process has not allowed them to achieve their national aspirations .”
- “The Palestinian Authority has seized illegal weapons and fulfilled its obligation to restrict the possession of arms to the authorized police force .”
- “The Palestinians have fulfilled their commitment to arrest and prosecute terrorists .”
- “Palestinian terrorists only attack Israelis; they never assault Americans.”
- “Hamas is a force for moderation in the territories. It advocates Muslim-Jewish harmony and reconciliation .”
- “There is a distinction between the political and terror wings of Hamas .”
- “Palestinians have no need for propaganda because the truth about Israeli behavior makes clear their barbarity .”
- “Releasing Palestinian prisoners would build confidence for the peace process without endangering Israeli security .”
- “Israel's security fence won't stop terrorism .”
- “Israel is the only country that believes a fence can secure its borders.”
- “The security fence should be built along the pre-1967 border .”
- “Israel is creating a Palestinian ghetto .”
- “Israel's security fence is just like the Berlin Wall .”
- “Israel's Supreme Court ruled that the security fence is illegal .”
- “Hundreds of Israeli soldiers are refusing to serve in the territories. This proves that Israel's policies are unjust.”
- “The Palestinian Authority protects Jewish holy sites .”
- “Peace with Syria has been prevented only by Israel's obstinate refusal to withdraw from the Golan Heights .”
- “Israel's continued occupation of Lebanese territory is the only impediment to the conclusion of a peace treaty .”
- “Israel has a surplus of water and its refusal to share with its neighbors could provoke the next war .”
- “Saudi Arabia is a force for peace and moderation that does not sponsor terror .”
- “The Arab world's commitment to peace is reflected by its abandonment of the the boycott against Israel .”
- “Israel has no right to be in the West Bank. Israeli settlements are illegal.”
- “Settlements are an obstacle to peace.”
- “The Geneva Convention prohibits the construction of Jewish settlements in occupied territories.”
- “Israel is provocatively settling Jews in predominantly Arab towns, and has established so many facts on the ground territorial compromise is no longer possible.”
- “At Camp David, during Jimmy Carter's presidency, Israel agreed to halt the construction of settlements for five years.”
- “The Mitchell Report made clear that Israeli settlement policy is as much to blame for the breakdown of the peace process as Palestinian violence and that a settlement freeze is necessary to end the violence.”
- “Israel's plan to link Jerusalem to Ma'aleh Adumim is meant to sabotage the peace process.”
- “Israel must dismantle all the settlements in the West Bank or peace is impossible .”
- “The threat from Israel and the withdrawal of the United States' offer to build the Aswan Dam drove Egypt to seek arms from the Soviet Union in 1955. This started the Middle East arms race.”
- “The Arab states have had to keep pace with an Israeli-led arms race.”
- “Israel is militarily superior to its neighbors in every area and has the means to maintain its qualitative edge over its enemies.”
- “The sale of U.S. arms to Saudi Arabia has reduced the need for American troops to defend the Persian Gulf. These weapons pose no threat to Israel.”
- “Israel refuses to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to conceal its nuclear arsenal, and therefore threatens its neighbors.”
- “Arms control in the Middle East is impossible so long as Israel refuses to give up its nuclear weapons.”
- “Egypt is no longer a military threat since signing a peace treaty with Israel.”
- “Iran has no ambition to become a nuclear power and poses no threat to Israel or the United States.”
- “Press coverage of Israel is proportional to its importance in world affairs.”
- “Israel receives so much attention because it is the only country in the Middle East that affects U.S. interests.”
- “Media coverage of the Arab world is objective.”
- “Journalists covering the Middle East are driven by the search for the truth.”
- “Israel gets favorable coverage because American Jews control the media and have disproportionate political influence.”
- “Arab officials tell Western journalists the same thing they tell their own people.”
- “Journalists are well-versed in Middle East history and therefore can place current events in proper context.”
- “Israelis cannot deny the truth of pictures showing their abuses.”
- “The press makes no apologies for terrorists.”
- “The Palestinian Authority places no restrictions on foreign reporters.”
- “The media carefully investigates Palestinian claims before publicizing them.”
Canada-Israel Relations [2002 Edition] top
- “From the outset, Canadians were sympathetically disposed toward Zionism and Israel, and remain so today”
- “The late 1940s marked a positive turning point in Canada's attitude toward Jewish issues and Zionism”
- “Canada willingly played an important role in facilitating the adoption of the United Nations partition resolution”
- “Canada immediately recognized Israel and supported its admission to the UN”
- “External Affairs Minister Lester Pearson became involved in ending the 1956 Suez Conflict because of his personal commitment to Zionism”
- “Canada played an important role in trying to facilitate a peaceful settlement of the regional crisis that escalated into the Six-Day War”
- “Given its long and distinguished record of Middle East peacekeeping, Canada immediately volunteered to participate in the UN forces established after the 1973 Yom Kippur War”
- “Canadian policy under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau was hostile toward the Arabs”
- “Canada adopted forceful legislation prohibiting Canadian companies from cooperating with the Arab boycott of Israel”
- “Canada is committed to moving its embassy to Jerusalem”
- “Canada supported Israel's efforts to drive the PLO out of Lebanon and secure its northern border”
- “Canada defended Israel's actions during the first Intifada”
- “Canada approached the Middle East refugee issue with sensitivity and evenhandedness”
- “It was appropriate for Canada to support the UN Security Council resolution criticizing Israel for the start of the al-Aqsa Intifada”
- “It is only by remaining evenhanded in the eyes of all parties that Canada can make a constructive contribution to the pursuit of Arab-Israeli peace”
- “Canada has consistently supported Israel at the UN and its associated agencies”
- “Canada supports a united Jerusalem as the capital of Israel”
- “Canadian support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has contributed to solving the Palestinian refugee problem”
- “Canada unequivocally supports the call for a change in Palestinian leadership, reform of the Palestinian Authority, and an end to violence as a prelude to the creation of a Palestinian state”
- “Canada is an open, tolerant and democratic country where people feel free to express their opinions on the Middle East without fear of intimidation or recrimination”
Online Exclusive: The Gaza War top
- “Israel broke the cease-fire with Hamas.”
- “Israel has reacted to Hamas rocket fire with ‘disproportionate force.’”
- “Palestinians in Gaza are innocent victims.”
- “Israel's operation in Gaza will only embitter Palestinians and make them seek revenge rather than peace.”
- “Israel should negotiate a cease-fire with Hamas.”
- “Hamas targets military objectives.”
- “Hamas fears Israel's military might.”
- “At the end of Operation Cast Lead, Israel will have to negotiate with Hamas.”
- “Israel deliberately attacked a UN school.”
- “Media coverage of Operation Cast Lead is fair and accurate.” “The media is unable to report from Gaza.”
- “The UN?s human rights reporter is an objective source on conditions in Gaza.”
- “Hamas rocket attacks on Israel are a legitimate tool to resist the occupation.”
- “Israel withdrew from Gaza and imposed a blockade to intentionally create a humanitarian crisis.”
- “Hamas behaved as any ?resistance movement? would in reaction to Israel?s Operation Cast Lead.”
- “Casualty reports from Gaza are accurate and verifiable.”
- “Israel did not allow ambulances to reach injured Palestinians.”
- “The Palestinian Authority held a free, democratic election in 2005.”
- “Israel is building the security fence as part of a land grab to control the West Bank and prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state.”
- “The demographic threat to Israel posed by Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza is overrated and therefore Israel need not make territorial compromises.”
- “Israel is killing Palestinians with radiation spy machines.”
- “Unlike other Arab women, Palestinian women are not killed for dishonoring their families.”
- “Israel has moved the border so it will not withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip.”
- “Hamas should be permitted to participate in Palestinian Authority elections.”
- “Israel's disengagement from Gaza was a victory for terror.”
- “Israel is obstructing Palestinian elections.”
- “Academic freedom means any criticism of Israel is permissible in a university.”
- “The Palestinian Authority held a democratic election and Israel and the rest of the world must accept that Hamas was the victor.”
- “Israel is digging under the al-Aqsa mosque and intends to destroy it.”
- “Israel is responsible for disparaging cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.”
- “The Palestinians have maintained a truce and ceased terror operations against Israel.”
- “The PA is entitled to international aid because Hamas was democratically elected and the Palestinian people should not be made to suffer because Israel doesn’t like the election outcome.”
- “Saudi Arabia has ended its boycott of Israel.”
- “Israel is knowingly desecrating a Muslim holy place in Jerusalem by building a museum on top of a cemetery.”
- “Hamas is a threat only to Israel.”
- “Palestinians have the right to sell land to Jews.”
- “Israel has no justification for withholding tax monies due to the Palestinian Authority.”
- “If Israel ends the occupation, there will be peace.”
- “Israel deliberately targets Lebanese civilians.”
- “Israel should exchange Arab prisoners for soldiers kidnaped by Hamas and Hizballah.”
- “The media is fairly and accurately covering the war in Lebanon.”
- “Israeli forces deliberately targeted civilians during the war instigated by Hizballah.”
- “A unity Palestinian government will reinvigorate the peace process.”
- “Saudi Arabia has proposed a new formula for a comprehensive peace.”
- “A new report proves Israeli settlements are built on Palestinian land.”
- “The overwhelming majority of casualties in the war with Hizballah were civilians.”
- “Abbas is helpless to stop the terrorists.”
- “Israel is obstructing progress toward a Palestinian state.”
- “Israeli Arabs are unpatriotic.”
- “Women are not recruited to become suicide bombers.”
- “Palestinian terrorist groups are committed to a cease-fire.”
- “Israel is damaging the Temple Mount and threatening Islamic shrines.”
- “Palestinians are moderating their views toward Israel.”
- “The Arab peace initiative reflects the Arab states’ acceptance of Israel.”
- “Israel is denying health care to Palestinians.”
- “The Hamas takeover of Gaza poses no threat to Christians.”
- “Lebanon has abided by UN Resolution 1701 and poses no direct threat to Israel.”
- “Israel is once again expelling Arabs from Palestine.”
- “The ?occupation? has sapped Israel's morale as reflected by the decline in Israelis willing to serve in the IDF.”
- “Israel has nothing to fear from a nuclear Iran.”
- “Israel?s presumed nuclear capability is stoking an arms race.”
- “Iran?s nuclear program threatens only Israel.”
- “No state in the world connects its national identity to a religious identity.”
- “Arab participation in the Annapolis conference signaled a new attitude toward Israel.”
- “Palestinians prefer to live in a Palestinian state.”
- “Israel and the Palestinians agree a future Palestinian state will have an army.”
- “Gaza settlers? greenhouses have bolstered the PA economy.”
- “The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is Israel's fault .”
- “Israel's actions in Gaza were disproportionate and unprovoked .”
- “Mahmoud Abbas is a moderate interested in compromise.”
- “Israel's enemies must recognize the Jewish state's right to exist.”
- “Palestinians are driven to terror by poverty and desperation.”
- “Israel must negotiate with Hamas.”
- “Mahmoud Abbas has rooted out the corruption in the Palestinian Authority.”
- “Hezbollah is a resistance movement whose only interest is fighting Israel.”
- “Palestinian terrorist groups agreed to a cease-fire to advance the peace process.”
- “Olmert?s resignation means the end of peace talks with the Palestinians.”
- “Arabs cannot vote in Israel.”
- “Israel is intolerant of homosexuality .”
- “Hamas will not break a ceasefire.”
- “Arab states’ sincerity in promoting their peace initiative is reflected in their positions in international forums.”
- “Charles Freeman was the right choice for chair of the National Intelligence Council and the Israel lobby was responsible for his not being appointed.”
- “Arab states support Iran.”
- “Netanyahu is not an advocate for peace.”
- “The United States missed an opportunity to address the issue of global racism in its non-participation in Durban II.”
- “Abbas is ready to accept a Jewish state in the framework of a two-state solution.”
- “Khaled Meshaal seeks peace, not the destruction of Israel.”
- “The pope’s trip to Israel shows that issues between Israel and the Vatican have been resolved.”
- “Obama and Netanyahu have irreconcilable visions of peace.”
- “Netanyahu’s government refuses to honor past agreements on settlements.”
- “There is urgency to resolve the Palestinian-Israel conflict.”
- “Palestinian leaders are committed to peace.”
- “Fatah’s Sixth Congress proved the party’s dedicated commitment to peace.”
- “Saudi Arabia is on the path to normalizing relations with Israel.”
- “The Goldstone Report proves Israel is guilty of war crimes in Gaza.”
- “In exchange for a settlement freeze, Arab states are offering overflight rights as a peace gesture to Israel.”
- “Jews were responsible for the defeat of Egypt's candidate for UNESCO.”
- “The enemies of Israel will not abuse the Goldstone Report.”
- “Amnesty's water report fairly portrays Israel.”
- “The threat Hezbollah poses to Israel has dimished.”
- “Syria is ready for peace with Israel.”
- “Settlements are an obstacle to negotiations.”
- “Egypt’s blockade of Gaza has provoked international criticism.”
- “George Mitchell threatened Israel.”
- “The U.S. is maintaining Israel's qualitative edge.”
- “The Israelis and Palestinians share equal blame in creating recent obstacles to peace.”
- “Israel is an apartheid state.”
- “Israel’s Inclusion of Rachel’s Tomb and the Cave of the Patriarchs as Jewish Heritage Sites is an attack on Palestinian sovereignty and Islam.”
- “The re-dedication of the Hurva Synagogue is an affront to Palestinians.”
- “The Palestinian Authority promotes a culture of tolerance and peace.”
- “The flotilla bound for Gaza was on a humanitarian mission.”
- “The naval blockade of Gaza does not affect Hamas and only hurts innocent civilians.”
- “UNIFIL has kept the peace in southern Lebanon.”
- “Palestinian Authority leaders have a mandate from the people to pursue peace.”
- “Ending the moratorium on settlement construction is designed to torpedo the peace negotiations.”
- “Renewed settlement construction in the West Bank proves that Israel is uninterested in peace.”
- “Israel has instituted a racist loyalty oath requiring immigrants to pledge allegiance to Israel as a "Jewish and Democratic State.”
- “The Palestinians can pressure Israel to negotiate on their terms by unilaterally declaring statehood."
- “Israel cannot be both a democratic state and a Jewish state."
- “The UN helps to preserve Jewish holy sites located in the Palestinian territories."
- “Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is a moderate interested in compromise."
- “Israel is the only country in the Middle East that feels threatened by Iran's nuclear ambitions."
- “Saudi Arabia is an ally of the West in the war on terror."
- “The viability of a future Palestinian state is severely hampered by the continued construction of Israeli settlements.”
- “Israel illegally demolished a Palestinian national landmark in East Jerusalem.”
- “Israel is required by international law to provide goods and services to Gaza- its blockade is collective punishment.”
- “Israel must accept the demand of Palestinian refugees to 'return' in order for there to be peace.”
- “The Egyptian revolution has no impact on Israel's security.”
- "Turmoil in Egypt is a result of the failure to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
- "America's veto of a UN Security Council resolution condemning settlements undermined peace talks."
- "American media coverage of Israel is proportional with coverage given to the rest of the Middle East."
- "'Israel Apartheid Week' promotes peace."
- "Palestinian terrorism is a byproduct of the 'cycle of violence' perpetuated by Israel."
- "Israel unnecessarily maintains checkpoints to control and humiliate the Palestinians."
- "Rockets shot from Gaza at southern Israel do not cause enough damage as to justify military retaliation."
- "Judge Goldstone remains convinced that Israel committed war crimes documented in the Goldstone Report."
- "The Iron Dome Missile Defense System negates the need for Israel to engage in military operations against Hamas in Gaza."
- "The targeted assassination of terrorist leaders is a counterproductive military strategy."
- "Hamas-Fatah reconciliation paves the way to peace negotiations with Israel."
- "Israel unjustly responded with violence to the protests of Nakba Day."
- "Israel must withdraw to the June 4, 1967 boundaries."
- "Gaza does not receive necessary humanitarian supplies due to Israel's blockade."
- "Palestinian protestors staged non-violent demonstrations on the Israeli-Syrian border."
- "The 'Flotilla 2' is intended solely to relieve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza."
- "The United Nations repudiated the claim that Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza is legal."
- "A Unilateral Declaration of Independence is the Palestinians’ only avenue to advance the Peace Process."
- "Palestinian leaders claim that the future Palestinian state will welcome Jews and Israelis."
- "Mahmoud Abbas is working toward reaching peace with Israel."
- "Time is not on Iran's side vis-a-vis its acquiring the atomic bomb."
- "Due to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Israel's economy has been suffering."
- "Of the Palestinian prisoners released in the Shalit deal, most who have spoken out say they will renounce terror."
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