Palestine – April 2005

The Arrogance of Occupation

Villages visited

Occupied West Bank

Bi’Lin

Deir Sharaf

Qawawis

Bethlehem

Balata

Deir Yassin

Caveats

Political Presentation

What is “Balanced”?

Question: What were the actual Israeli and Palestinian children

deaths in 2004?

 •  • Number of Israel Palestine•  • Tanks 2,950 0•  • F-16 Fighter Jets 231 0•  • Helicopters• Apache 48 0•  • Huey Cobra 39 0•  •  

• Source: Jane’s Information Group www.janes.com/•  • Armored Personnel Carriers • Armored Jeeps • M-16 Rifles•  Etc.

• Next Slide: Effectiveness of Stone Throwing

A Question of Balance

Bil’In

Disrupted Tea Party

Caution: Foul Language

Deir Sharaf

Qawawis

Bethlehem

Balata Refugee Camp

Deir Yassin

Count Folke Bernadotte, former vice chairman of the Swedish Red Cross successfully challenged Himmler’s plan to deport 20,000 Swedish Jews to concentration camps during World War II. After WWII he was appointed Special U.N. Mediator to the Middle East. Bernadotte stated, “It would be an offence against the principles of elemental justice if these innocent victims of the conflict were denied the right to return to their homes, while Jewish immigrants flow into Palestine.”For this outspoken support of basic human rights, Zionists assassinated Bernadotte in Jerusalem September 17, 1948. The head of the Stern terrorist gang, Nathan Friedman-Yellin, was sentenced to five years imprisonment for the murder but was quickly pardoned and in 1950 was elected to the Israeli Knesset. In the same year, the Knesset introduced laws to ensure refugees are not allowed to return. A massive media campaign was then launched to ensure that the world did not get the real story about those unfortunate victims of war and repression.Source: Palestinian Refugees Right to Return and Repatriation By Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD

Concluding Remarks

Thank You