Why is the world so focused on Israel?
The conflict between Israel and its neighbors is one of the least important ones in history. The following meme puts the numbers into perspective: fewer than 1% of all the violent deaths in the Middle East can be tied to Israel. The immense majority of all fatalities since 1900 are caused by conflicts between Muslims:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_conflicts_in_the_Middle_East
Since 1987, the average yearly death toll of the Arab-Israeli conflict on all sides is about 300 (with variations from close to zero up to 1'500 during brief but violent military conflicts).
Number of Deaths in the Arab-Israeli Conflict since 2000
| Year | Palestinians | Israelis |
| 2011 | 20 (4) | 16 (4) |
| 2010 | 81 (9) | 8 (0) |
| 2009 | 1034 (314) | 9 (1) |
| 2008 | 887 (128) | 35 (4) |
| 2007 | 385 (52) | 13 (0) |
| 2006 | 665 (140) | 23 (1) |
| 2005 | 190 (49) | 51 (6) |
| 2004 | 832 (181) | 108 (8) |
| 2003 | 588 (119) | 185 (21) |
| 2002 | 1032 (160) | 419 (47) |
| 2001 | 469 (80) | 192 (36) |
| 2000 | 282 (86) | 41 (0) |
| Total since 2000 | 6465 (1620) | 1100 (128) |
| Total since 1987 | 7978 (1620) | 1503 (142) |
| Per year | 249 (51) | 42 (5) |
300 deaths per year is very close to the number of yearly traffic casualties in Gaza. Anyone claiming that Israel is "committing a genocide" against Arabs is a grotesque liar:
The UN has a massive anti-Israel bias
ISIS murdered more than 300'000 people, mostly other Muslims, over a period of just 3-4 years. The Islamic government of Sudan massacred about 300'000 to 400'000 Christians and Animists in South Sudan:
7 FACTS ABOUT GENOCIDE IN SUDAN
https://borgenproject.org/7-facts-about-genocide-in-sudan/
During the genocide of Tutsis in Rwanda, about 800'000 people were murdered in 1 month.
Iran murdered thousands of protesters against the Mullah regime over the last 15 years - mostly young people.
Not a single UN condemnation.
Israel builds houses for its citizens: UN condemnation.
Report: In 9 Years' Existence, UNHRC Condemned Israel More Times Than Rest of World Combined https://unwatch.org/report-in-9-years-existence-unhrc-condemned-israel-more-times-than-rest-of-world-combined/
This hatred against Israel at the UN leads to insane "resolutions" such as this ridiculous "condemnation" over "women's rights":
UN Singles Out Israel as World's Only Violator of Women's Rights; Iran, Saudi Arabia & Yemen Among the Voters - UN Watch
Women in Israel have the exact same rights as men; they also have the same obligation to serve in the military.
The reason is quite simple: The UN is largely dominated by the OIC, the Organization of Islamic Countries. They corrupt UN members from 2nd and 3rd world countries with the enormous funds the Gulf States have to get the outcome they want from General Assembly votes.
How Muslims justify their hatred of Israel
Anyone interested in Middle Eastern Politics should read the Hamas Charter, linked here from the Yale Law School. Their argument is entirely based on the claim that Israel once was under Islamic rule and therefore must remain under Islamic rule "to the day of Resurrection". These are not rational people and they do not want peace:
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/hamas.asp
"Article Eleven: The Strategy of Hamas: Palestine is an Islamic Waqf The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine has been an Islamic Waqf throughout the generations and until the Day of Resurrection, no one can renounce it or part of it, or abandon it or part of it. No Arab country nor the aggregate of all Arab countries, and no Arab King or President nor all of them in the aggregate, have that right, nor has that right any organization or the aggregate of all organizations, be they Palestinian or Arab, because Palestine is an Islamic Waqf throughout all generations and to the Day of Resurrection."
None of this is new. As this ex-Muslim from Pakistan explained in this article, Muslims have always been the aggressors and they defended their deeds with Islam since well before the US were even created:
An Atheist Muslim's Perspective on the 'Root Causes' of Islamist Jihadism and the Politics of Islamophobia
Israel is not an "apartheid state"
There has been a lot of propaganda with claims that Israel "oppresses" Arabs and that it is an Apartheid state with different rules for Jews and non-Jews, but that's absolute nonsense.
Israel was created as Jewish state for the specific reason that Jews have been prosecuted everywhere, including in the Middle East, and they wanted and needed their own country, so they could protect themselves and that need for protection had been recognized officially by the League of Nations in 1925, following numerous attacks and pogroms against Jewish people by Muslims in Islamic countries:
Despite the official Jewish identity, about 1.5 million Arabs live in Israel and have full citizenship rights. They have political representation, holding 15% of the parliamentary vote.
There is an Arab Supreme Court judge and there are non-Jewish ambassadors; some universities and clinics are run by non-Jews, major national awards have been given to non-Jews etc.
About 80% of the Arabs living in Israel are very happy about how the country is run. They know that they live infinitely much better than people in Arab / Muslim majority countries.
Non-Jewish citizens have the same right to a high level education as Jews. They have access to some of the best universities in the world.
I don't know of any Muslim country where a non-Muslim would be allowed to hold high ranking position. Pakistan had 1 Christian minister - he was promptly assassinated. So before anyone accuses Israel of Apartheid, they should start by studying the marginalization and oppression of non-Muslims in Muslim majority countries.
In a perfect world, race, ethnicity and religion would not be an issue at all, but as it is, Jews are still hated and prosecuted simply for being Jews. The entire anti-Israeli hatred (anti-Zionism) is just antisemitism pretending to be about "Israel's policies". I yet have to find a single "anti-Zionist" who could explain why he singles out Israel for criticism.
Anyone who is truly interested in defending human rights will have his hands full of extremely severe violations all around the world - starting with most Islamic countries - long before he gets to the marginal and highly debatable issues Israel is accused of.
Pallywood - anti-Israel propaganda
Pallywood propaganda is run by Hamas and Fatah. It's their own little "Hollywood" where they fabricate imaginary "crimes" supposedly committed by Israelis. Fake photos and videos are then sent to media outlets and spread over social media. Most of their production is of such low quality that the fakes are obvious:
The problem is that Islam allows Muslims to lie in 4 ways to advance Islam - or whatever Muslims want: Muruna, Taqiyya (Muda'rat), al-Tawreya and Kitaman. Mohammed himself lied many times to mislead non-Muslims. He even broke treaties he had signed if that provided him with a political or military advantage. That means that one cannot believe anything produced by Pallywood and they will not hesitate to make up even the most ridiculous and evil lies. They have no moral compunction about lying.
This Hamas text about social media propaganda is really eye-opening:
Hamas Interior Ministry To Social Media Activists: Always Call The Dead 'Innocent Civilians'; Don't Post Photos Of Rockets Being Fired From Civilian Population Centers
- "Don't Post Photos Of Rockets Being Fired From Civilian Population Centers" is an implicit admission that Hamas does that all the time - and that's a war crime, based on the Geneva convention.
- "Avoid entering into a political argument with a Westerner aimed at convincing him that the Holocaust is a lie and deceit; instead, equate it with Israel's crimes against Palestinian civilians."
Yes, Holocaust denial is extremely common, among Muslims; in fact, it is universal; Iran even held events pandering to western Holocaust deniers
In 2011, 2 terrorists attacked a Jewish family and murdered the parents as well as 3 children, including a 3 month old baby:
Udi Fogel, 36, Ruth Fogel, 35, and their children Yoav, 11, Elad, 4, and three-month-old Hadas were stabbed to death
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4041237,00.html
Photos from this barbaric attack were used by people who were tied to the terrorists as propaganda material against Israel:
Pallywood propagandists used images of victims of Islamic terrorists in Syrian (ISIS & co) and pretend that they were "victims of IDF" (Israel Defense Force):
The fact that they would stoop this low and that this is tolerated and supported by Muslims around the world is what kept me from ever rooting for a "Palestinian" cause. My awareness started with the terrorist attack on the Olympic Games of 1972 - not immediately, but after a few years, the images from that event resurfaced and at that point, I could put them into their proper context. The transgression of one simple rule - respect the Olympic peace - by PLO terrorists told me so much about their cultural values.
I didn't even learn about all the atrocities they committed against their Israeli hostages until much later, as the media never mentioned them. As it turns out, they were the exact same kind of atrocities ISIS terrorists committed against the victims of the Bataclan attack in Paris in 2015:
Horrifying details of the Bataclan Theatre massacre revealed
https://nypost.com/2016/07/15/horrifying-details-of-the-bataclan-theatre-massacre-revealed/
This and the horrendous videos produced by ISIS and shared by millions of their followers - normal Muslims - confirms that it was not just some psychopaths in that particular group of PLO terrorists in Munich or in the case of ISIS, some misguided extremists, but a pattern of behavior among Muslims, encouraged by the texts of Islam.
Here is just one example among hundreds - the execution of Umm Qirfa, an elderly woman. Mohammed's men tied her legs to 2 camels which were then driven apart, which tore her in half:
https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Umm_Qirfa
Allah’s Messenger sent Zayd to Wadi Qura, where he encountered the Banu Fazarah. Some of his Companions were killed, and Zayd was carried away wounded. Ward was slain by the Banu Badr. When Zayd returned, he vowed that no washing should touch his head until he had raided the Fazarah. After he recovered, Muhammad sent him with an army against the Fazarah settlement. He met them in Qura and inflicted casualties on them and took Umm Qirfah prisoner. He also took one of Umm’s daughters and Abdallah bin Mas’adah prisoner. Zyad bin Harithah ordered Qays to kill Umm, and he killed her cruelly. He tied each of her legs with a rope and tied the ropes to two camels, and they split her in two.
al-Tabari, Michael Fishbein, tr, The History of al-Tabari, 8 (The Victory of Islam), SUNYP, pp. 95-97, 1997
So ISIS and other Islamic terrorists do not act against the values of Islam. They faithfully follow the example of their "prophet" and his agents.
The fascist, corrupt regime of Hamas
The Hamas regime is infinitely much worse for the people of Gaza than anything the Israelis ever did:
Hamas turns violent on peaceful protesters in Gaza
Rights organizations and activists in the Gaza Strip called on Hamas to stop its violent repression of peaceful demonstrations that erupted there against deteriorating living conditions.
Hamas Executed and Tortured Palestinians
https://www.newsweek.com/emb-701pm-hamas-executed-and-tortured-palestinians-335855
In Gaza, a simple accusation of being an "Israeli spy" is sufficient to be tortured to death by a mob:
Six Israeli 'spies' executed before baying mob in Gaza City, before motorbike gang drags one bloodied victim through the streets
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2235635/Gaza-crisis-Six-Israeli-spies-executed-baying-mob.html
The worst part? They do it all for money!
Gaza is not so miserable - for the extremely wealthy Hamas members who live there... This luxury is where the "aid" money is going. They need the conflict to continue or that aid money will dry up. That's why they launch a new conflict every time the people feel that peace might be a good idea.
The Hamas leaders travel in style, by private jet:
'There Are 1700 Hamas Millionaires in Gaza' https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/178715#.Uy6qyvk7shX
The corruption affects every part of the "Palestinian" movement, even the UNRWA, the official UN agency for "Palestinians". Yes, they have their own UN agency!
Top UNRWA officials under investigation for corruption, sexual misconduct
The UNRWA should not even exist - there is no reason to single out a tiny group of people for special treatment at the UN:
Will there be peace?
Hamas and Fatah have no interest in peace. Opening the borders would destroy all their income sources. Here is a brand new video (June 2022) where citizens of Gaza reply to the question if their leaders prepare them for the prospect of peace. The answers are very disappointing:
Palestinians: How are your leaders preparing you for peace?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fzMStPM0Cc
The people in Gaza have been taught to hate for generations.
In this video from Palestinian TV, an 11-year-old girl yearns to murder "infidels" and to die as "martyr":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcVrLZwp78c
This is by no means confined to territories under Fatah and Hamas control, this kind of propaganda has spread worldwide - anti-Israel and openly antisemitic material are used in western schools:
Lawsuit filed in Massachusetts over anti-Semitic school materials
https://www.jns.org/lawsuit-filed-in-newton-mass-over-anti-semitic-school-materials-in-classrooms/
A community group called Education Without Indoctrination (EWI) filed a lawsuit on behalf of three Newton taxpayers against the Newton School Committee in Massachusetts Superior Court, claiming numerous violations of the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law “stemming from the school committee’s handling of a burgeoning scandal over anti-Semitic lessons and the promotion of Islamic religious beliefs as objective facts in the public school district’s history classes,”
The indoctrination of Muslims children goes way beyond the hatred for Israel and Jews - they are taught to hate all non-Muslims, which is what the Quran teaches. Western media are generally mum about this fact, but from time to time, it filters through the pro-Islam propaganda, as in this 2011 article from Canada:
Barbara Kay: Taking a closer look at Islamic Studies
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/barbara-kay-taking-a-closer-look-at-islamic-studies
Andrew Bieszad, who graduated with a master’s degree from Hartford Seminary’s Islamic Studies, the oldest such program in America, wrote a disturbing account of his 2007-2010 sojourn there for the National Association of Scholars blog. He described many episodes in which Islam and other faiths were held to very different standards in classroom discussions.
In one “interfaith dialogue” class, for example, Bieszad said, “I am Catholic and I do not believe in Islam.” Following this, according to Bieszad’s account, “one of the Muslim students spoke. She said that she was Muslim, and then she addressed me directly. In a soft, Arabic accented voice, she told me, ‘You are an infidel because you do not accept Islam’ and that ‘according to Islam you do not deserve to live.’ A second Muslim student heartily agreed.’ ”
Bieszad reports that when he brought such incidents to the attention of the administration, he was told that he was “intolerant of Muslims,” and that the best solution was “a better understanding of Islam.”
This is of course a lie - they do not want people to have a better understanding of Islam. They want people who understand Islam to stop explaining its logic.
Muslims who want to spread Islam have found wonderful "allies" among the far left in the west - the same kind of people Stalin called "useful idiots" - the most intolerant fascists the world has ever seen.
They hate Jews because they believe in the false narrative of "oppression", while rejecting every piece of evidence of very real violence and oppression by Muslims against other Muslims or non-Muslims:
In the Safe Spaces on Campus, No Jews Allowed
http://www.thetower.org/article/in-the-safe-spaces-on-campus-no-jews-allowed/
Israel did nothing wrong - they just experienced the same development that we have seen unfolding in western countries over the last few decades: Muslims immigrating in large numbers, then committing terrorist acts of extreme violence against civilians in the name of Islam.
Israelis could make every imaginable concession and it would change absolutely nothing: Muslims would still want to wipe out their country and replace it with yet another Islamic state; something like Gaza on a larger scale:
15 years of Hamas rule of Gaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFpZKDca9bw