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Impugning Israel's Character

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srael is an apartheid state whose policies "of occupa-
keep out Islamic terrorists. Ironically, a fifth of Israel's popula-
tion" in the Palestinian-controlled territories echo South
tion is Arab. And Arab Israelis live far better than Palestinians
Africa's reign of terror against blacks 25 years earlier, pro- do under Arab rule.
nounced the president of the U.N. General Assembly. It was an
Anne Bayefsky, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, a
unprecedented presidential assault on a U.N. member state.
New York-based nonpartisan think tank, put it well in analyz-
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann's Nov. 24 ing Brockmann's "logic": "Arab states have been essentially
pronouncement came during the "U.N.
rendered Judenrein [void of Jews] since the creation of Israel.
Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian
U.N. resolutions denounce Jews living in Arab-claimed terri-
People." Is Jimmy Carter, author of
tory as Judaization, and no mention is ever made of 'apartheid
the 2006 book Palestine: Peace Not
Palestine'
Apartheid, Brockmann's soul mate?
Accentuated Hate
Brockmann implored the U.N. to
brand Israel "apartheid" for its "official
Typical of the U.N., Brockmann made no mention of Israel's
discrimination" of "our brothers and
eight-year struggle with Palestinian-inspired terrorist attacks
sisters" — the Palestinians. He sought a veiled as "martyrdom" in Allah's name. Nor was there mention of
global demand for an end to Palestinian the litany of incitement to hate and murder that's woven into the
suffering.
fibers of Palestinian schools, mosques, media and entertainment.
"We know that all around the world,
Brockmann managed to express "great love for the Jewish
civil society organizations are working to defend Palestinian
people" and condemn the Holocaust and other abuses "against
rights and are trying to protect the Palestinian population that our Jewish brothers and sisters" while still criticizing the State
we, the United Nations, are failing to protect;' he declared.
of Israel. What hypocrisy. You can't separate the state from its
The annual day of solidarity marks when the General
people. Israel is the Jewish state!
Assembly adopted the partition resolution call-
It's striking to hear Brockmann decry the
ing for creation of a Jewish and an Arab state.
lack of a Palestinian state as "the single greatest
Resolution 181 was adopted Nov. 29, 1947. The
failure in the history of the United Nations?' He
partition plan was accepted by the Jews but
misread history in saying more than 600,000
rejected by the Arabs. An Arab state would only
Palestinians "were driven from their homes and
happen if the Arab world gives up its unre-
property" and into refugee camps when Israel
mitting majority cry for Israel's destruction.
became a state. In reality, Arabs in Palestine fled
Strangely, the U.N. has become a shill for anti-
in droves when the Arab world declared war on
Semitic rants.
Israel.
Further, why haven't member states in the
Brockmann chastised America for protecting
Arab League, especially Jordan, reached out to
Israel in U.N. Security Council votes. "All expla-
and welcomed Palestinian refugees? Remember, Miguel d'Escot o Brockmann nations notwithstanding;' he said, "this central
the refugees are Arabs, too.
fact makes a mockery of the United Nations and
gravely hurts its image and prestige." Is he delu-
Gaza Factor
sional? The U.N.'s image is already bleak.
Brockmann, 75, is a Roman Catholic priest and sometimes
Deicide Imparted
diplomat from Nicaragua, hardly a bastion of liberty. He long
has accused Israel of mistreating Palestinians in the Gaza Strip Brockmann's use of the term "crucify" in connection with Israel
and West Bank.
is telling. Zionist Organization of America President Morton
In his November speech, he urged the U.N. to consider a
Klein got it right: Suggestions that the Jews have crucified
non-violent campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions
the Palestinians derive from a larger historical bank of anti-
to stop Israel from "crucifying" the Palestinians. It's hard to
Semitism through which Jews have been blamed for crucifying
believe he invoked that disingenuous term.
Jesus of Nazareth."It is part of the demonization of Jews that
Brockmann urged the international community to raise its
makes anti-Semitism a uniquely pernicious, durable form of
voice especially against "the collective punishment" inflicted by hatred, not simply another form of bigotry, serious enough as
Israel on the Palestinians in Hamas-run Gaza. "We demand an
that would be Klein said.
end to this massive abuse of human rights and call on Israel,
If Brockmann truly wants the international community
the occupying power, to allow humanitarian and other supplies to "spare no effort" in helping the Israelis and Palestinians
to enter the Gaza Strip without delay:' Brockmann said.
achieve "a solution" of two sovereign states, Israel and
To say Israel is acting inhumanely by defending itself from
Palestine, existing in peace and security, he can do his part by
llamas terrorists who fire missiles across the border almost daily not lying about or exaggerating Israel's role in the Middle East.
is ludicrous. Israel only wants assurance that passage of U.N.
Talk is cheap, even inflammatory, when spiced with vitriol
emergency humanitarian relief into Gaza doesn't jeopardize the
meant to drive apart rather than with acceptance meant to
safety of Israelis. Hamas, in effect, is holding Gazans hostage.
bring together. ❑
Brockmann couldn't resist saying that Jewish suffering, past
or present, doesn't give Israel the right "to abuse others, espe-
1 1 0 • Is it right for the General Assembly head
cially those who historically have such deep and exemplary
to impugn Israel?
relations with the Jewish people'
I—
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If he's referring to the Palestinians, I'd venture to say their
50
leadership has been far crueler by intentionally keeping them
hatred in the world?
is
impoverished than Israel ever has by setting up blockades to

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