The Letter to the Editor by Charles Samek in the September 18, 2015 Williston Times is one of the most ignorant, hateful, and flat out delusional pieces of writing I have seen in a newspaper.
It is blatant anti-Semitism disguised as concern for invented, nonexistent “victims” and cannot go uncorrected.
First, the utterly ignorant falsehood that “Palestinians have been a meek and humble people.”
Meek? Humble? These people are raised to hate Jews, vow to wipe Israel off the map, blow themselves up in crowds of civilians, kidnap Israeli soldiers, murder Israeli children, shoot rockets into populated areas hoping to kill… meek and humble?
Mr. Samek desperately needs a dictionary. Is it humble to declare Israelis can’t put their filthy feet on the temple mount? Or is he confusing ignorance with humility?
Like the fact that the majority are illiterate, including over 85 percent of their women? Or that their women have to hide in their homes and cover most of their bodies, lest they bring imaginary shame on their family and become victims of “honor killings?”
That’s not even confined the Middle East. In Missouri, a Palestinian immigrant named Zein Isa stabbed his daughter 19 times while her mother held her down because she was dating an African American classmate.
His defense? She shamed the family. Google it.
And while you’re at it, check out how they treat homosexuals. Meek, humble people, right?
Even more ridiculous is Samek’s asinine statement: “as a result of a few rockets being fired, Israel went berserk as one like in the pop of a firecracker and some 2,000 Palestinians were murdered and much of Gaza is left uninhabitable.” Ignore the truth much? 2014’s war was started by the unprovoked kidnapping and execution of three innocent boys.
Did Mr. Samek forget that salient fact? A few rockets? Try thousands.
The entire country spent much of the summer hiding underground in bomb shelters.
Those rockets are not toys, they are deadly weapons that are fired into civilian areas with the intent to kill, maim and destroy.
Should the Israelis just stand around like fish in a barrel waiting to be murdered?
Yes, murdered. Like Daniel Tragerman, an innocent 4-year-old victim of a Hamas rocket.
But, protecting its citizens is “a crime against humanity” according to Mr. Samek.
What did the U.S. do after we were attacked on 9/11?
We fought back and didn’t stop until Bin Laden’s corpse was in our custody.
But since Israel is a Jewish state, they have to sit tight when their enemies attack and hope someone else will save them like in World War II? That sure worked.
Only 6 million died before Hitler was stopped.
And let’s not forget Hamas’s cowardly “soldiers” who hide behind children, stash their weapons in schools, and fire rockets from playgrounds.
Has any other “army” ever fought so dirty with such little regard for its own? Israel does it’s best to avoid civilian casualties, but its first priority is its own citizens like every other nation.
Double standard?
Here is the truth about the Palestinians: They have no right to Israel. Archeology proves the Jews were there long, long before they were.
If you want to use religion, the Bible clearly states it belongs to the Jews.
Legally, prior to 1948, it was part of the British Empire. George VI gave it to the Jews. No different from Elizabeth giving Hong Kong to China. Before the British, it was part of the Ottoman Empire.
There was never an independent state called Palestine or a sovereign Palestinian government in that area.
Meanwhile, there is plenty of land controlled by Arabs, but just that one tiny sliver held by the Jews.
No other Arab or Muslim country wants the Palestinians, everywhere they go, they are treated like bums and given few if any civil rights. That includes Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Saudi Arabia.
None of their Muslim brothers are giving up anything for them, but the Jews should?
Samek asserts: “Israel wants it all?” Israel wants Israel.
It has shown a great willingness to compromise and to give back conquered lands for no other reason than to make peace.
Again, going above and beyond what any other nation would do.
Is the U.S. giving the country back to the Native Americans? Giving Texas, New Mexico and Arizona back to Mexico?
Reimbursing the nations robbed blind in the Louisiana Purchase?
Mr. Samek condemns Israel, but I’ll bet he applauds James K. Polk and Manifest Destiny (That is, if he is not as ignorant on American History as he is on current events and actually knows what I’m talking about).
More double standards.
Here are more truths: The Palestinians do not want peace.
They reject every offer made. They want Israel wiped off the map and nothing less will do. They say so again and again. They proudly declare they love death like Israelis love life.
They are happy to die martyrs, so long as they take as many Israelis as possible with them.
Need proof? They have been given tens of billions of dollars in international aid, but do they spend it on schools, hospitals, infrastructure and bettering their living standard?
Nope, they build tunnels to smuggle weapons and attack Israelis. They train their children to hate and kill. They embrace martyrdom and compound their own suffering in the hopes of conning those too ignorant to see through their charades (Mr. Samek?).
When Israel kindly handed over Gaza, it left behind a greenhouse industry with years of research and technology that would ensure food supplies.
Their scientists offered to train Palestinians to man the greenhouses and cultivate the crops.
Did the Palestinians accept this generous offer? Nope, they tore the greenhouses down and pummeled them to dust because they wanted to erase every trace of the Jews.
Millions of dollars in research and development destroyed out of spite. Not to mention what they did to the abandoned settlements with their high tech housing, plumbing and electrical systems. But that’s all Israel’s fault, right? They have the nerve to exist. The inescapable truth is, if the Arabs laid down their arms, there would be no more war. If the Israelis laid down their arms, there would be no more Israel.
So, Mr. Samek, instead of hiding behind propaganda, half-truths and outright lies, why don’t you admit what really bothers you?
You are an anti-Semite.
Hitler made the old talk politically incorrect.
So instead, you say you don’t hate Jews, you just hate them having a homeland and an army and the means to defend themselves.
After all, memories fade and someday, someone else may try to finish what Hitler started. You don’t want the Jews to be able to fight back. Because they dare to be different.
They worship differently, some dress differently, their customs are different, and you don’t like that.
That pesky 1st amendment means you can’t force them convert or expel them or execute them like Phillip II and Henry VIII. Darn. They throw lavish bar mitzvahs and don’t invite you. I wonder why.
They tend to value education, hard work, and success.
How dare they?
Of course, centuries of persecution will tend to produce wily, resourceful, go getters.
Stinkin’ Darwin! Where is William Jennings Bryan when you need him?
Sadly, one thing Mr. Samek gets right is the Iran deal will go through.
Hopefully, our next president will pour a lot of resources into defense.
If Iran gets its hands on nuclear weapons, we’ll need it.
Emily Kaye
Roslyn Heights
