The Australian has a knock-your-socks-off blame-the-victim headline about the upcoming Israeli elections:
Peace loses in Israel’s election
Actually, I’m thinking peace was lost in the palestinian elections that, gee, elected Hamas terrorists to the leadership.
I’m also guessing the author didn’t read the results of a recent palestinian opinion poll. There are two, actually.
One says 60% of palestinians don’t want Hamas to recognize Israel. Of course, there is always the chance it has an error factor of plus or minus 60%.
And if that doesn’t convince you, another palestinian poll also shows that 52% of palestinians don’t think that Hamas should honor pre-existing agreements with Israel. (And 74% are content with Hamas’ leadership so far.)
So yes, let’s watch the media blame Israel for the lack of progress in peace talks, even while ignoring the virulent hatred that runs rampant in palestinian society.
So, for those people who insist that it’s only the leadership that hates Israel, not the bulk of the palestinians… what’s your take on this?
The Aussies’ attitudes will change when the Indonesians and Malaysians colonizing their country act up.
This isn’t a wide-spread Aussie attitude. Unfortunately, much of the Aussie media is left-wing, as in the USA, and isn’t necessarily representative of how the people think.