by Dr. William Nassar, Al- Kateb
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 400
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 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 Shatila.
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 favor. I
have invested millions of dollars into PR representation, and CNN, New
York Times, and others have been doing an excellent job of promoting my
propaganda. Look at other international news sources and you will see
the difference.
I am Israel.
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.
I
have 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 reserve officers 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.
You
want freedom? I have bullets, tanks, missiles, Apaches and F-16s 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. .
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