Zionism does not need propaganda
Because the Palestinians have shown no willingness to deal with their historical responsibility for what ensued, there is a grave moral defect in the Nakba discourse.
I agree with Ronen Shoval ("Peace and the lies of the Nakba," Haaretz, May 16 ) that what happened to the Palestinians in 1948 was the result of their rejecting the UN partition plan and beginning a war meant to destroy the State of Israel. Because the Palestinians have shown no willingness to deal with their historical responsibility for what ensued, there is a grave moral defect in the Nakba discourse.
But Shoval bases his case on heaps of unfounded arguments. This provides a good opportunity to set the record straight, especially given the disgraceful article published last week by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in The New York Times, which makes no mention of the fact that the Arabs rejected the partition plan and declared war on Israel.
read more: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/zionism-does-not-need-propaganda-1.363443
But Shoval bases his case on heaps of unfounded arguments. This provides a good opportunity to set the record straight, especially given the disgraceful article published last week by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in The New York Times, which makes no mention of the fact that the Arabs rejected the partition plan and declared war on Israel.
read more: http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/zionism-does-not-need-propaganda-1.363443
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