False Claims Against Israel

This taken from comments by thedoctori on Newsvine:

Did you know that some Palestinians celebrated the 911 atrocity?
Did you know that Palestinians have dressed up babies as homicide bombers?
Did you know that Hamas runs kindergartens for homicide bombers?
Did you know that Hamas’ explosives blew up 15 Palestinians during a parade?
Did you know that “The armed wing of Hamas has admitted that a massive explosion in the Gaza Strip on Thursday was caused by militants preparing an armed operation… Seven people, including a four-month-old baby were killed in the blast … About 50 people were wounded, among them 15 children, Palestinian medics say?”
Did you know that after Israel pulled all its troops and settlers out of Gaza, Hamas and Fatah started a civil war, killing hundreds and wounding hundreds of Palestinians?
Did you know that “About 400 Israeli families lost loved ones in a decade of Hamas suicide bomb attacks?”
Did you know that “1,165 people have been killed by Palestinian violence and terrorism since September 2000″ and “8,341 Israelis wounded in terror attacks 2001-2007?”
Did you know that Yasser Arafat rejected the Israeli offer made at Camp David during Clinton’s last days in office? Israel’s “most generous peace offer in the history of the conflict was answered with the most sustained wave of Palestinian suicide bombings in Israeli history.”
Did you know that “Jewish immigration, begun in the late 19th century, swelled in the 1930s with refugees from the Nazis; heavy Arab immigration from Syria and Lebanon also occurred.” In other words, many Palestinians are immigrants, too. Jews have had a continuous presence in Israel since 2000 BCE.
Did you know that “After Saddam Hussein was driven out, the emirate [Kuwait] expelled some 400,000 Palestinians?”
Did you know that Hezbollah’s indiscriminately-aimed rockets have killed Arabs?: “Hezbollah rockets made their first hit near Christian holy sites in Israel: Two rockets hit Nazareth — the biblical hometown of Jesus — killing two brothers ages 3 and 9 as they played outside, bringing the Israeli death toll to 29. At least 18 others were wounded in the attack.”

False Claims

False claim: Israel was stolen from the Arabs to begin with….and they are still stealing more and more everyday.

The usual propaganda–read this for a reality check:

False claim: Did you know that Arabs are not allowed to go into some of the Jewish settlements (stolen land)…even though they are in their OWN state?

Palestinians can thank their leaders for that. Many average people used to work in Israel. Israelis got sick of terrorists slipping in under the guise of being workers:

The number of Palestinians who worked daily in Israel before the intifada was more than 150,000; the figure now is fewer than 35,000.

False claim: Did you know that Jerusalem is supposed to be the capital of Palestine (NOT Israel)…but is currently being annexed (illegally)?

Huh? Oslo, agreed to by the PLO, put the status of Jerusalem up for negotiations (e.g., a shared capital). So does the Roadmap. King David made Jerusalem the capital of Israel in 1004 BCE. Jews have lived there continuously much longer than Arabs. There are mountains of Jewish archeology in Jerusalem predating the Al-Aqsa Mosque. See “First Temple seal found in Jerusalem.” See “Archeologists find 2nd Temple quarry.”

False claim: Do you know that Israel uses illegal weapons on Palestinian CIVILIANS, many of whom are women and children?

“Almost 1,000 rockets and over 1,000 mortar bombs fired from the Gaza Strip have struck southern Israel since the beginning of the year (Jan-May 2008).” Palestinians are targeting Israeli civilians.

“About 400 Israeli families lost loved ones in a decade of Hamas suicide bomb attacks?”

Here’s a link to Israeli civilian casualties.

False claim: Did you know that even Palestinian ambulances (while in emergency situations) must still wait at checkpoints?

Yeah, because Palestinian terrorists use ambulances for their operations.

False claim: Do you know Israeli soldiers shoot at PROTESTERS and JOURNALISTS? Frequently killing them?

Palestinian journalists themselves have accused Hamas and Fatah of mistreating them.

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