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Originally Posted by Jim B.
The Palestinian Prime minister disavowed what the Mickey Mouse character on Al-Aqsa TV said, plain and simple, it seems to me. The media simply reported that fact.
And HE understands Arabic pretty well, reads it and writes it as well as speaks it. He's pretty sympathetic to the Palestinian cause, too.
I just picked the German paper Der Speigel as the first one I saw on Google, that's all.
It's the same story on MSMBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18580878/ His disavowal was widely reported, I saw it on BBC World news also.
Understanding Arabic might be very helpful in parsing out the subtle nuances
of what is being said, it's true, but not always needed to get the basic message.
I don't think the Israelis need to understand Arabic to get the message when rockets are being lobbed at them from the Gaza strip.  |
I doubt that 11 or 12 year olds are the ones who are firing the rockets in the current situation, but maybe so.
I reckon it takes a few more steps to draw an anology on that behalf.
And no, Israelis are swift enough to return the fire, without delay.
I wonder, if the 'Breeding Hate' - effect has achieved even more in the US than over there by such broadcasts.
If the Palestinian Prime Minister has pulled it of the air, is somewhat irrelevant, after it was broadcast around the globe.
And, YES! The basic message was received very clear.
Think collectively. Get outraged over Palestinians' behaviour.