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Peace Activists Get A Ramallah Iftar Gift To Remember

Awkward.

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Scenes from a previous Israeli visit to Ramallah

Nine Jewish Israeli citizens were evacuated from Ramallah unharmed after local residents set their car on fire on Wednesday night, the army said.

There were no injuries reported in the incident.

The group of Israelis, members of the peace group “Two States, One Homeland,” deliberately entered the city, the Israel Defense Forces said, despite a military order to stay out of West Bank towns located in Palestinian Authority-controlled Area A.

The organization said in a statement its Jewish members had joined Palestinian activists to hold an iftar meal — the fast-breaking dinner held at the end of each day on Ramadan.

The army stated that the activists were attacked with rocks by local residents and one of their vehicles was set alight.

Naturally, these idealists seem unwilling to deal with reality.

But while initial news reports painted the nine activists’ extraction as a lucky escape, the group downplayed the incident, saying, “It appears one of our vehicles was set on fire and was slightly damaged while it was empty. The Palestinian security services quickly took control of the incident and helped us file a complaint. Despite the reports, at no point did we feel threatened and our Palestinian friends were horrified by the incident.”

It added: “What most frightens those who wish to maintain the current status quo is Palestinians and Israelis talking and working together.”

This is a strawman (and we all know what happens to those when Molotov cocktails are thrown at them!) I do not know anyone who wants to maintain the current status quo, or who opposes in principle Israelis and palestinians working together (which actually still happens, despite the situation).

The truly frightening thing is that despite all the signs, there are still so many Israelis who seem willing to ignore the terrorism, or somehow justify it on false grounds, while ignoring its real root cause – the Arab and Muslim preoccupation with ridding the land of the Jews.

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David Lange

A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
Picture of David Lange

David Lange

A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
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