Prevention of Incitement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Process Ministry of Strategic Affairs February 28, 2013
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Ending incitement to terror and hatred, and taking all
necessary steps to build a culture of peace, has always been
considered essential for the establishment of a viable and positive
Israeli-Palestinian peace. Nearly all of the agreements between the
parties have included a call, primarily upon the Palestinians, to
halt incitement. Nevertheless, the Palestinian Authority has taken
no steps to halt the pervasive incitement and indoctrination to
hate, and to develop a culture of peace and mutual
recognition.
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PA TV presenter: The Palestinian prisoner, Sanaa Shehadeh, has
been [imprisoned] 9 years. Prisoner's nieces: "I want to recite a
song for you [Shehadeh]: Two girls on PA TV: I want to carry a
machine gun and a rifleand we shall strike Israel [PA TV, May 28,
2010. Shehadeh transported a suicide bomber to Jerusalem in 2002 in
an attack in which three civilians were murdered] View
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The PAs systematic incitement creates on the societal level
both a psychological infrastructure and patterns of behavior which
together provide the logic, justification and inspiration for acts
of terror and violence. Children and youth are a key target
audience of the PAs incitement and indoctrination. There is not
even one single program in the PA educational curriculum meant to
prepare Palestinian children for peace and co-existence with
Israel. The central message of PA institutions, bodies, media and
officials reflects the core of the Palestinian narrative. This
message is composed of four key components:
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1. The dispute with Israel is not over territory, but over the
very existence of Israel, let alone its existence as a Jewish
state. 2. The ultimate goal is to eliminate the Jewish State and to
establish a Palestinian state on all of the land. The conflict will
not end until this is achieved, regardless of any agreements
signed. 3. Demonization and dehumanization of the Zionists- Jews in
general and Israelis in particular and settlers above all. 4. All
forms of struggle- including terrorism- are legitimate in pursuit
of the ultimate goal. Terrorists are national heroes and role
models. At times diplomatic or political struggle together with
reduced violence may be more expedient than terror. Agreements with
Israel do not negate the legitimacy of all forms of struggle.
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This combination of messages- the legitimacy of violence, the
glorification of terrorists, the demonization and dehumanization of
Israel, and the dream of eliminating the its existence- constitutes
both the central obstacle to peace and a trigger to acts of terror
and violence
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In spite of the Palestinian claim that the articles
contradicting the Oslo agreements were removed from the Palestinian
National Charter in 1998, for example: Article 9: Armed struggle is
the only way to liberate Palestine. This is the overall strategy,
not merely a tactical phase Article 15: The liberation of
Palestine, from an Arab viewpoint, is a national duty and it
attempts to repel the Zionist and imperialist aggression against
the Arab homeland, and aims at the elimination of Zionism The
original 1968 charter still appears in full on many PLO
websites:
On Nov. 21, 2012 a link to a music video entitled Good morning,
Omy land was uploaded to the official facebook page of the
Presidential Guard. The closing lines of the songs, declare: A
morning of return, Jaffa, Haifa, Gaza, Ramallah will certainly be
our meeting place at the end of the day The phrase Haifa will
certainly be our meeting place is given special emphasis and
appears numerous times on the screen. View
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Palestinian narrator: "I'm from Jaffa, I'm from Haifa, I'm from
Acre, I'm from Nazareth Where are you [Israelis] from? Where are
you from? Where are you from? Of course, you're from Ukraine; of
course, you're from Germany, from Poland, from Russia, from
Ethiopia, the Falasha (pejorative for Ethiopian Jews). Why have you
stolen my homeland and taken my place? Please, I ask of you, return
to your original homeland, so that I can return to my original
homeland. This is my homeland; go back to your homeland! [PA TV,
May 4, 2010] Jews have no connection to their homeland View
