so much for the peace plan
I hate to say âI told you so.â But when the Saudi ambassador to the UN formally presented their so-called Mideast âpeace planâ he made not one mention of recognizing Israelâs right to exist, and used the majority of his speech to accuse Israel of âracismâ and âsystematic terrorism.â
âIsrael claims that it wants peace and is looking for a safe, secure and peaceful neighborhood and claims that it is the Arabs who are rejecting peace and work towards its destruction,â Shobokshi said. âNow the world is sure that the Arabs are calling for peace, for good neighborly relations.â
Right. In your dreams, Fawzi. If you really want âgood neighborly relations,â why are you talking like this?
But Shobokshi declared that âIsrael has no desire for peace, no desire to settle the Middle East problem or to implement resolutions, and thus it drags the international community into a vicious circle of security considerations to prevent it from considering the very essence and substance of the Middle East which lies in Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands. âIs this security an exclusive right for Israel?â he asked. âWe ask, where is security for the Palestinians?â
The Saudi envoy accused Israel of seeking a blockade of Palestinian territories, demolishing houses and conducting forcible expulsions. It also said Israel was guilty of âracism ⌠and systematic terrorism.â
âThe objective of Israel was and remains to expel the Arab people from Palestine and to occupy even more Palestinian territory in order to set up an exclusive state,â he said.
I think weâd all be better off if we dropped our naive wishful thinking that these people are tolerant, peaceful, or friendly to the West.