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pendent sources of informa-
y any measure, 5762
tion and analyses that are not
was a difficult and
part of the "conventional
depressing year for
wisdom" or the politically
Israel and•the Jewish
correct pro-Palestinian bias.
people. Brutal Palestinian ter-
Using these resources,
ror attacks took hundreds of
community organizations
lives and injured thousands,
have mobilized to protest the
GERALD M.
and the images of horror
biased agendas that focus
STEINBERG
from the seder night in
exclusively on Palestinian
Special
Netanya will remain indelibly
"victimization," and to insure
Commentary that the myths and false slo-
engraved in our memories. In
addition, assaults against syn-
gans in the press are never
agogues, community centers and
left unanswered. Without this activi-
individual Jews spread throughout
ty, the Palestinian lies about the
the world, while governments pre-
events in Jenin would have been
tended that these were "isolated inci-
accepted at face value.
dents."
Working together, Jewish organiza-
However, in the longer term, the
tions also reversed some of the dam-
past year may also emerge as a turn-
age from the United Nations confer-
ing point, in which the propaganda
ence on racism that took place in
used to justify these attacks was final-
Durban last September, and insured
ly exposed, and the Jewish people
that the Johannesburg conference on
regained their ability to fight back. In
the environment was not turned into
some parts of the press, the automatic another platform for Israel-bashing.
condemnation of Israel has ended, or
In addition, during the past year, the
at least the scope has been reduced.
fallacy of the media slogan that "acts
An increasing number of journal-
of terrorism cannot be ended by mili-
ists, political leaders and diplomats
tary action," was exposed. The Israeli
around the world, including Canada,
security forces acted with a high level
have stopped repeating the Palestin-
of professionalism and bravery to
ian myths of occupation and settle-
uproot the deeply entrenched Pale-
ments as the root of all violence. The stinian terrorist networks. In door-to-
hidden history of terrorism has been
door fighting and extensive searches,
restored, in particular the violence
weapons and explosives have been
that took place long before the 1967
located and destroyed.
war, and was (and remains), aimed at
The much-criticized policy of "tar-
the destruction of Jewish sovereignty
geted killings" has disrupted each of
in Israel.
the terror groups, and greatly impeded
Following the leads of Israeli Prime
their ability to conduct deadly attacks.
Minister Ariel Sharon and then Pres-
Similarly, after 9-11, the U.S. military
ident Bush, even the usually "soft"
campaign in Afghanistan removed the
Europeans have withdrawn their sup-
Taliban from the scene, ending the
port for Yassir Arafat, recognizing
safe haven provided to Al Qaida ter-
that the Palestinian leadership is cor-
rorists. (The Americans took far less
rupt and composed of unreformed
chances than Israel, relying primarily
terrorists. The BBC (and, therefore,
on high altitude bombing.) Although
also the CBC), Reuters and other
a series of errors apparently allowed
media continue to allow Palestinian
Osama Bin Laden to escape, efforts to
and other terrorists to hide behind
launch more attacks during the past
terms such as "activists" and "fight-
year have failed.
ers," but this practice is coming
It is far too early to declare victory,
under increasing scrutiny and criti-
and while the trend has shifted for the
cism.
better, much work remains to be
From this perspective, 5762 can
done. The terror groups have not
also be seen as the year that the
given up by any means, and attempts
Jewish people regained their collective to kill Israelis and hijack aircraft to
voice and redoubled the commitment
use against Western targets continue.
to the survival of Israel. The inherent
The threats from Iraq, Syria and other
democracy of the Internet has
sources have not been subdued, and
allowed for wide circulation of inde-
the anti-Israel myths and slogans from
the politically correct vocabulary still
Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg is director
dominate the university campuses and
of the Program on Conflict Management much of the media. Last year consti-
and Negotiation Political Studies at Bar- tuted an important beginning on this
road, and the work must continue
Ilan Universjty. E-mail•
and expand in 5763. El
gerald@vms.huji.ac.il
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