Yet another “moderate” Muslim spokesman regularly called on by CNN and news organizations to give his [anti-Israel] opinion has been exposed for the Jew-hater that he is.
The editor of a pan-Arab daily published in London says the terrorist attack on Jerusalem’s Mercaz Harav Yeshiva on March 6 attack was “justified” and that the religious seminary is responsible for “hatching Israeli extremists and fundamentalists.”
In his lead article last Sunday, Abd al-Bari Atwan, editor of Al-Quds Al-Arabi, chose not to condemn the shooting attack in which eight students were killed and nine were wounded, and said the celebrations in Gaza that followed symbolized the “courage of the Palestinian nation.”
He added that the recent violence in Gaza might “mark the countdown to Israel’s destruction.”
Yeah, it takes a lot of courage to celebrate the deaths of seven teenagers and one adult.
Let’s do a quick recap. First of all, he’s wrong. But let’s assume that Mercaz Harav is responsible for “hatching Israeli extremists and fundamentalists.” How many deaths can we tally up to these “extremists”?
Right. Now let’s tally the number of deaths from Muslim extremists since September 10th, 2001. Factor in the bombings in Iraq, the hangings and decapitations in Saudi Arabia and Iran, the suicide attacks in Pakistan, the murders in Thailand, the Philippines, Russia, Chechnya, Indonesia, Malaysia, Yemen, Morocco, and damn, I’m tired of adding nations.
Tell us again how many deaths you can attribute to Israeli “extremists”?
Uh-huh.
“This article is alarming, since Atwan is perceived as a legitimate and unbiased analyst by the British media, and is often invited to voice his views in different media platforms,” said Lior Ben-Dor, spokesman at the Israeli Embassy in London. “The problem is that when addressing the British public, he tends to hide his true opinions and ideology – his support for terror and the murder of civilians. This article reveals Atwan’s real colors, a supporter of fundamentalism and terror, and hence he should be treated accordingly.”
Oh, like that’s gonna happen. Because he said this last year, and nothing changed:
In an interview on ANB Lebanese television in June, Atwan said, “If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by God, I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight.
I don’t suppose it has occurred to this clown that his statement gives moral justification for the US and Israel to level every madrassa in the world, with their student bodies, on the grounds that they really are hatching extremists and fundamentalists, and preparing terrorists besides. What’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. I would advise him to remember that saying the next time he is tempted to exult at the thought of a renewed genocide of the Jews.