Hebron, a city that once housed Jews, Muslims, Christians and even Pagans. The city holds the tomb of the fore-mothers of the three major religions. Rachel's tomb, a woman for whom millions of girls of the three faiths have been named (perhaps more women than named after Mary of Jesus) is considered a pinnacle of the sacred. From a feminist persepctive, it lightens the patriarchal stigma attached to the three religions.
So what happened?
Well, one Indymedia writer seems to think he can place the blame solely on Israeli politicians corruption.
But if this was a game of darts, he wouldn't even be on the board.
Rachels tomb withstood centuries of opression, repression, and devastation.
Not even the Romans, who thanks to Mel Gibson we all know slaughtered anyone who got in their way, chose to destroy this holy site.
Hebron, the city where this tomb lies, has been handed over to the PA for a decade.
By all accounts, and accountants, the PA has been given plenty of money to make this city thrive. In fact, a quick google search can show you just how many millions Arafat stands accused of diverting to strapping bombs on mothers.
Rachel's tomb has now been defaced. After withstanding three millenia, the site has been shot at by Palestinian Militia men, covered in ugly green tags Mear One would have nothing to do with, and become off limits to Jewish worshipers who sometimes arrive in bullet proof busses, when deemed relatively safe.
What is anti-semitism?
Well, not exactly what we are talking about here.
This is a case of anti-Judaism, anti-Christianity, religious bigotry, mostly done by one semite to another.
When accusations are leveled at pro-palestinian sources that they are anti-semitic, that is off the mark.
What they should be saying is that the Palestinian authority is anti-religious freedom.
You see, it is not, and has never been about semites, although perhaps for Hitler it was.
But this is about Muslims, not wanting Jews to have the freedom to pray and live near their own holy sites.
That is why, after all the agreements, and after Hebron was given back, Jews and Christians are not safe to pray at this holy site.
It is not anti-semitism, it is religious fascism.
And your EU dollars, and American aid, are filtered through Arafats accounts so that religious people can be shot at, going to Hebron.
Do your google search, find out that tit for tat, Arafat steals a lot more money per capita from his starving people.
Also search the conditions and restrictions for Jews visiting this holy site, find out what it means to not be able to make a pilgrimage because one religion calls you an infidel, even if your religion precluded and is connected to theirs.
Find out what Arab racism really is, these articles were all written by Arabs, whistleblowers, who no doubt met the same fate as Rachel's tomb. Arabism, and various sects of Islam promote religious fascism. To say otherwise would be to deny the facts on the ground.
That many of these countries do not recognise Israel because the people will not be subjugated to Mohammed's will, is pure religious fascism.
We have corruption in America. But no Jimmy Swaggart or Tammy Faye shoots live ammo into synagogues, or worse into holy sites, so that they are the only ones allowed near it.
Every government official is by nature corrupt.
Perhaps it can be said that Sharon, and Arafat are too dirty to finish this process.
But I will not sit Idly by while Indymedia ignores religious fascism that brought this tragedy upon the Palestinians, who wished the worst upon the Jews and were punished with their own threats coming back on them.
Every time the palestinians threatened to push the Jews into the sea, they were pushed back, and Jews, Christians, and Muslims, from all over the world who wanted to live in peace took their place.
I am sorry, but to hell with religiously fascist Muslims all over the world.
I feel sorry for those caught in the middle.
I am devastated that no country in the world can seem to elect an honest leader.
But I will not apologise for advocating the destruction of a bigoted cultural trait. I will not apologise for a people trying to defend themselves. When you show me that Jews, and Christians are safe to pray anywhere in the PA's territory, safe from Militia Violence that would make Haiti blush, then I will say they have made a change, and perhaps they have stopped their bigotry.
As it stands, there is no safe place for a Jewish minorty in any Muslim controlled area, and that is because of fascism.
And I will not stand for it here, in a free speech arena, where One Sided arguments seem to be the way.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28615
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lormand/agenda/9904/10.pdf