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August 14, 2013
Where's the Coverage? PA Minister Admits Peace Talks a Ploy
Last month, as preliminary negotiations were set to begin between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), PA Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habbash delivered a Friday sermon. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was present and it was broadcast on official PA-TV on July 19, 2013.
Did he talk about peace? Did he preach about achieving a treaty? Well, yes… Sort of.
Palestinian Media Watch posted and translated a video of the sermon, in which Al-Habbash starts off well:
We hate war. We don’t want war. We don’t want bloodshed, not for ourselves, nor for others. We want peace. We say this because our culture is founded on this, and because our religion is based on this. Yes, we want peace, but not any peace. We want a peace based on justice, therefore the Palestinian leadership and the PLO have not missed any opportunity for peace...The Palestinian leadership’s sense of responsibility towards its nation made it take political steps about 20 years ago (i.e., signing the Oslo Accords). Despite the controversy, despite much criticism and much opposition by some, it brought us to where we are today: We have a [Palestinian] Authority and the world recognizes the [Palestinian] state.
All this never would have happened through Hamas’ impulsive adventure, but only through the wisdom of the leadership, conscious action, consideration, and walking the right path, which leads to achievement, exactly like the Prophet [Muhammad] did in the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, even though some opposed it...
What is the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah? After Muhammad and his followers were driven out of Mecca by the Quraish tribe, there continued to be fighting. Muhammad and his followers wanted to return to Mecca. Rather than battle, they made a ten-year peace treaty with the Quraish.
Al-Habbash explains the rest:
The hearts of the Prophet’s companions burned with anger and fury. The Prophet said: “I’m the Messenger of Allah and I will not disobey Him.�? This is not disobedience, it is politics. This is crisis management, situation management, conflict management...Allah called this treaty a clear victory...
Omar ibn Al-Khattab said: “Messenger of Allah, is this a victory? Is this logical? Is this victory? We are giving up and going back, and not entering Mecca. Is that a victory?�? The Prophet said: “Yes, it is a victory.�?
In less than two years, the Prophet returned and based on this treaty, he conquered Mecca. This is the example, this is the model.
So, according to PA leadership, the “model�? is to make a peace treaty and then come back and breach it through violence. This strategy is pretty newsworthy and yet only the Israeli and Jewish press reported it.
When the Israeli government publishes bids for the construction of apartments in Jerusalem, the mainstream press writes literally thousands of stories. Naturally, there was a New York Times editorial calling these potential apartments “a fresh cause for pessimism about the prospects for successful peace negotiations.�? Yet, when PA leaders brag about faking their way through the peace talks… nothing. When they boast about their insincerity and malicious intent… zero.
Where’s the outrage? Where’s the New York Times editorial? Where’s the coverage?
Posted by SC at August 14, 2013 10:58 PM
Comments
It is amazing that in the face of all the threats and promises that a 'two state solution' is the first step in the expansion 'from the river to the sea', that no one finds this disingenuous. It is a call for the extermination of Israel, plain and simple. The Arabs have compared their 'solution' to the Trojan Horse.
Posted by: Abraham Walfish at August 15, 2013 05:00 PM
Unbelievable that this is ignored. Thank you for keeping watch and exposing the double talk.
Posted by: Rachael at August 18, 2013 09:23 PM
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