Conference taveng::bagels

1304.0. "Israel...tried & convicted by "Frontline"." by EMDS::COHEN () Mon Feb 01 1993 19:35

    The "Frontline" program aired on Sunday Night (1-31-93) on WGBH 
    in Boston is another in a what I believe to be anti-semetic/
    anti-Israel propaganda.  For over an hour I sat and watched
    how the Arabs in the Gaza strip, east Jerusalem, and several
    villages located in Samaria and Judea were systematically 
    being economically and socially destroyed by the Israeli
    governments contrived evil plans.  
    
    The "reporter's use of words and the manner which the film clips
    were cut and pasted together depict the Palestinians simply as
    pure good, and the Israeli's as evil.  I cannot recall much if
    any reference at all to the Intifada, Hamas, the PLO, or Fatah
    organizations which have long histories of violence.
    
    Inversely, all the Arabs intervewed were all soft spoken, well 
    dressed and groomed and wore bright western style clothes.  Each
    when "interviewed", never raised their voice, but spoke calmly of 
    treachery by the Israeli government in terms of it's prejudices
    toward the Arabs rights to simply exist in peace.
    
    I am not stating that the Israeli Government has never made an
    error, or that it's administration of all it's land is perfect.
    What I am stating, is that the "Frontline" episode tried and
    convicted the Israeli Government and its people in the media
    by presenting a one sided picture of what is happening.
    
    If you saw this "program", and did not care for it as I did,
    you can call WGBH at (617) 876-WGBH
    
    Ron

    I missed most of the Frontline program, but it's correct that Israel is
    systematically doing in the Palestinian economy.  Tactics include
    forbidding or severely restricting industries which compete with
    Israeli industries, interfering with agricultural exports to
    Europe (either preventing them entirely or keeping perishable crops
    held up in ports for so long that they spoil, etc.), severely restricting
    water use on Palestinian farms compared to Israeli settler farms,
    imposing curfews on villages so that crops can't be harvested until they
    rot, etc.
    
    At the same time, it is bleeding the Palestinians thru taxes that
    greatly exceed any services rendered.  For example, it made a profit of
    $25 million on Gaza (the mind boggles) in the last year for which I
    have figures.
    
    There are references for this in a paper I did for a Stanford class awhile
    back;  paper available on request.
    
    

    RE: 1304.1 Thank you for sharing your kind offer to supply me with
    a paper you have written on the subject of systematic persecution
    of the Palestinians, but I will have to pass.
    
    Perhaps the individuals from Chicago with $650K who recently
    visited Israel might enjoy your paper, as they share your perspective.
    

Before asking for the paper in .1, I would like to ask for a book that 
Ms. Kolling promised to share with us and the whole usenet: "The Fatherest
Mosque".  Is it available at last?

Details on request.

Leo