Why Palestinians?

Michael Prell
American Thinker
13 November '10

President Obama slammed Israel on Tuesday for announcing plans to build one thousand Jewish homes in East Jerusalem. This sparked a quick reminder from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that "Jerusalem is not a settlement. It is the capital of the state of Israel."

Why is it that when Israelis build homes in Israel, they invite scorn from President Obama, and when Palestinians build homes -- or even rockets -- they find themselves with Barack Obama's unwavering support?

Is there something about the culture, beliefs, or actions of Palestinians that resonates deep within the heart of President Obama? Is it the fact that Palestinians incite hatred and violence toward other cultures, calling them "descendants of monkeys and pigs" [1]? Or is it because their school curricula and TV cartoons teach children to kill innocent people, leading 72% of school-aged Palestinians to say they aspire to be martyrs [2]? Or is it the fact that they outlaw and execute homosexuals [3]? Or is it the fact that they subjugate women and then "honor kill" them for the "dishonor" of being raped [4]?

Why would anyone support anyone who does such things? And why have millions of people around the world -- from university campuses to the United Nations to the White House -- joined together to make "Palestinians the largest per capita recipients of international development assistance in the world" [5]?

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