A bit of History

 "The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak the truth." Seneca  "Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." Thomas Mann   "When you destroy someone's life with lies, take it as a loan, it will come back to you with interest." Mercy Guinita.                                          I remember a time when Israel/ Sharon advised that Yessar Arafat prevents peace with Palestinians, he must be deported. Bruno Kreisky, Socialist, Jew and chancellor of Austria, replied: " If you ask Arafat to show the grave of his father, he will say:" No problem, I can show you the grave of my father, my grandfather, my great grandfather, and so on. " If you ask Sharon to show the grave of his father, he will have to travel to Russia." Bruno Kreisky also stated that he is the only European head of state whom Golda Meir can't blackmail. Several Jews would love to call him an antisemitic as he criticizes the Israelian politics. Golda Meir said:" Following the Holocaust we can now do whatever we like, no one has the right to criticize us."  Listening to statements from various heads of state and several European citizens I sadly miss empathy and knowledge concerning Palestine, or mentioning the constant violations of International laws by the occupation force. When I was approx. 10 years old I heard that Israel created a flowering landscape where before only a kind of dessert existed. Later on I learned that Israel destroyed and flattened Palestinian villages, made the population flee through terror, and planted trees to hide the truth. The other day I was shocked to hear the CDU politian Latschek in a discussion repeat what I heard as a child. No one corrected him. Going further back in history, when Israelian terrorists blew up the King David Hotel, at the time the Head Quarter of the British Army, they killed 91 officers. Begin's photo appeared on a poster as a "wanted terrorist." The British government decided to withdraw from Palestine earlier than planned as the situation seemed to be unmanageable. They further decided (for reasons I can not understand) to leave behind their weapons and other army equipment. So the first killings of Palestinians started even before the British army's withdrawal was completed. Many Palestinians fearing for their lives left their fully furnished houses, just kept the key, hoping to be able to return one day. These houses Israel then offered to jewish immigrants from various countries, no explanations, but some wondered what happened to the original owners. - It seems to me that not many citizens in Europe and America are aware that about half the Palestinian population consists of children, many under the age of 5. The director of "Save the Children Fund" pointed out that a survey carried out last year brought to light that 4 of 5 Palestinian children suffer mentally. Hardly surprising in view of the conditions under which they are forced to live, experiencing that even their home is not a save place, Israelian forces and settlers being allowed to humiliate their parents and other family members, being helpless when subjected to often practiced collective punishments (e. g. complete distruction of houses belonging to big families). Liberal Israelians don't want an Apartheid State, they don't support rasism against Moslems, Christians and other religions, they fear Netanyahu destroys their Democracy. "Breaking the Silence" is, by the way, an interesting Documentary by Israelian ex army members, reservists, shocked how Palestinians were treated by members of the forces.