Terug van 3 weken vakantie naar een warm land in een conflictgebied, hervatten we bij deze de berichten op de nieuwsblog.
Van Manfred Gerstenfeld van het JCPA ontvingen we vorige week zijn boek over de houding in Scandinavië, Finland en IJsland t.o.v. Israël en Joden.
Dit boek is ook als pdf online te lezen, zie: Behind The Humanitarian Mask
Ik heb er in de trein naar huis in zitten lezen, o.a. een stukje over de vredesnobelprijs die in 1994 werd toegekend aan Rabin, Peres en Arafat. Eén lid stapte destijds uit het Nobel-comité omdat hij zich niet kon verenigen met de toekenning van de vredesprijs aan 'ex'-terroristenleider Arafat. Andere leden van het comité uitten in 2002 hun spijt dat ze Shimon Peres de prijs hadden gegeven. Ze bleven echter achter hun keus voor Arafat staan, ondanks dat Israël had aangetoond dat deze aktief betrokken was bij het bloedige geweld van de Tweede Intifada die toen in volle gang was!
Het is één van vele voorbeelden in het boek van eenzijdigheid ten opzichte van het Israëlisch-Palestijnse conflict in de Scandinavische landen. Een ander voorbeeld is dat van het linkse icoon Olof Palme, voormalig premier van Zweden, die zowel Israël als de VS met Nazi-Duitsland vergeleken zou hebben. Helaas laat Gerstenfeld na de letterlijke citaten te geven, maar het lijkt om 2 citaten te gaan die op Wikiquote staan (de tweede en de voorlaatste): http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Olof_Palme
Betreffende de VS lijkt dan het citaat wat genuanceerder te zijn (al hoort Treblinka inderdaad absoluut niet in dat rijtje thuis); de vergelijking betreffende Israël is zeker ver over de schreef, en valt me van Palme zwaar tegen...
Zie ook Ami Isseroff's commentaar op ZioNation: Rabin - 14 Years later
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Peres: Rabin's vision of peace will be achieved
By Haaretz Service
Peres: Rabin's vision of peace will be achieved
By Haaretz Service
President Shimon Peres on Wednesday opened the ceremony commemorating the 14th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, saying that the former prime minister's vision of peace will not be abandoned.
"The goals bravely sought by Yitzhak, with a bold vision and diplomacy, will not be abandoned," Peres said.
The president added that "even if they are delayed we will achieve his goals."
The state ceremony, held at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, was attended by Rabin family members, ministers, members of Knesset, and students from schools throughout Israel.
"Yitzhak Rabin's candle which has been lit here tonight will not burn out. It is an immortal flame that connects to thousands of candles that were lit in the homes, the squares and the city streets throughout Israel on that dark night," added the president.
Peres also referred to the young people of Israel, who have cemented the night of Rabin's murder in their hearts. "Israel's young generation has kept in their hearts the knowledge that such a despicable murder mustn't ever happen again," he said.
"When the criminal took Yitzhak's life, he intended to extinguish all hope for peace as well, but his plot will not succeed," Peres concluded.
When we began Palestine was one big terror camp
In his speech, Peres referred to his joint work with Rabin over the years, and said that when they first started working together "Palestine was one big terror camp."
"We started with the impossible map in 1947, which became the 1967 borders and only then did we start the negotiation process with the Palestinians," he said.
"After the peace treaty was signed with Jordan, Rabin's followers grew, and are still growing," added the president.
"Peace has many enemies out there, but there are also many skeptics within our own borders," Peres continued.
He added that "Rabin's assassination delayed the entire process and hampered the diplomatic course, but the understanding between us and our neighbors has grown, and its urgency has not changed."
The president added that "it is every Israeli leader's ethical and national duty to invest all their energy and wisdom to clear every obstacle from the path toward peace."
He also said that almost everyone has come to the understanding that peace is the only alternative.
Memorial ceremonies will continue Thursday throughout the country, and the state ceremony is scheduled to take place in Mount Herzl cemetery at noon.
"The goals bravely sought by Yitzhak, with a bold vision and diplomacy, will not be abandoned," Peres said.
The president added that "even if they are delayed we will achieve his goals."
The state ceremony, held at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, was attended by Rabin family members, ministers, members of Knesset, and students from schools throughout Israel.
"Yitzhak Rabin's candle which has been lit here tonight will not burn out. It is an immortal flame that connects to thousands of candles that were lit in the homes, the squares and the city streets throughout Israel on that dark night," added the president.
Peres also referred to the young people of Israel, who have cemented the night of Rabin's murder in their hearts. "Israel's young generation has kept in their hearts the knowledge that such a despicable murder mustn't ever happen again," he said.
"When the criminal took Yitzhak's life, he intended to extinguish all hope for peace as well, but his plot will not succeed," Peres concluded.
When we began Palestine was one big terror camp
In his speech, Peres referred to his joint work with Rabin over the years, and said that when they first started working together "Palestine was one big terror camp."
"We started with the impossible map in 1947, which became the 1967 borders and only then did we start the negotiation process with the Palestinians," he said.
"After the peace treaty was signed with Jordan, Rabin's followers grew, and are still growing," added the president.
"Peace has many enemies out there, but there are also many skeptics within our own borders," Peres continued.
He added that "Rabin's assassination delayed the entire process and hampered the diplomatic course, but the understanding between us and our neighbors has grown, and its urgency has not changed."
The president added that "it is every Israeli leader's ethical and national duty to invest all their energy and wisdom to clear every obstacle from the path toward peace."
He also said that almost everyone has come to the understanding that peace is the only alternative.
Memorial ceremonies will continue Thursday throughout the country, and the state ceremony is scheduled to take place in Mount Herzl cemetery at noon.
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