The vitriolic knows no bounds
The vitriolic knows no bounds
Pakistan Apologetic but Firm on Israel Connection
ISLAMABAD , Sep 7 (IPS) - The Pakistani government has begun to appear apologetic about its plans to open diplomatic links with Israel, as criticism builds up against a budding liaison between two nations founded in the late 1940s in the name of religion
''Jews have been killing Palestinians, occupying their lands and trampling over international agreements and U.N. resolutions. How can we now become friends with the killers and murderers of innocent Palestinians? There can be no explanation that can justify such a relationship,'' said Amjad Shiraz, a teenager, who studies at a religious seminary.
''We know that the government is responding to the American pressure. It is out of compulsion and not choice,'' said Shiraz, who, like most Pakistanis, views Israel as a repressive state that has been spilling the blood of innocent Palestinians struggling to live on their own land.
''It (Israel) is an illegitimate state crafted in the middle of the Arab world by the British and the Americans as an outpost of the western world, to safeguard western interests in the oil- rich region. The Jewish state has survived by virtue of sheer brutality and generous support from the west, which is now pushing countries like ours for recognition,'' said Mohammad Hussein, a retired bureaucrat.
But worth reading none the less.
Posted by Ted Belman at September 7, 2005 11:41 AM
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The vitriolic knows no bounds
Pakistan Apologetic but Firm on Israel Connection
ISLAMABAD , Sep 7 (IPS) - The Pakistani government has begun to appear apologetic about its plans to open diplomatic links with Israel, as criticism builds up against a budding liaison between two nations founded in the late 1940s in the name of religion
Posted by Ted Belman at September 7, 2005 11:41 AM