Diana Buttu - Fragmenting the Palestinian State, Part 1

[Mahdimav]

If only there WAS a genocide against the Palestinians - nobody would miss them. Nothing but terrorists and supporters of terror.

[Mahdimav]

What a mouthpiece for terrorists - a propagandist and a LIAR. Her people belong in the offal pit they created for themselves.

[xanderkhaan]

platistins had deeds to land it was ten from them they live in refugee camps for 60 yrs

[ChikkyMonkey]

One thing all terrorists victims can't get back is their LIVES! Shut the hell up with time at checkpoints!! the checkpoints are there to insure cowardly terrorists dressed as civilians don't infiltrate and kill innocent people!!

Glad Fox News dealt this sorry PLO spoke woman exactly what she deserved.

She is clueless!

Stop sticking up for Hamas, they are terrorists, they kill fellow Palestinians, GET IT?!?!

[shimonmh]

So why do they have checkpoints. Ohhh because of the terrorists who blow innocent people up ! You do not talk about the millions of Jews who were expelled from the Arab states.

[yhfreshman911]

fitnaresponses...your statistics might be correct. im not going to argue that. but you should take your time to research israeli death tolls...maybe you'll understand that it is israel that has been suffering for many many years.

[BadKhank]

But in some ways the elections have made it impossible for officials like Mr. Barak not to react, because the public has grown anxious and angry over the rocket fire, which while causing no recent deaths and few injuries is deeply disturbing for those living near Gaza

Four Israelis have died since [including one Israeli Arab]. 435 Palestinians have died, 2000 are injured and the humanitarian crisis still goes on, the bombing continues and refugees are still waiT

[fitnaresponses]

The only legitimate option for Israel is to end the occupation and withdraw behind its 1967 border, as required under international law and UN resolution. Israel has been killing Palestinians at the rate of 8 to 1 since 2000, and children at the rate of nearly 12 to 1 (BTselem figures).

[lambuponthethrone]

that is becos israel cares for it's citizens' safety and has built underground shelter. You use women and children as a human shield. You want them to be killed so that you can grovel in self-pity and ask the world to intervene. This intervention/ceasefire only allows you to re-arm and start the process all over again. With each man having 20 plus children; people are only human fodder for the war as far as Hamas is concerned. This is war. The higher the ratio; the better is that side fighting.

[godsmoment]

@lambuponthethrone You speak of Hamas as though all Palestinians are Hamas? Is this not the typical attitude of the Israeli aggressor, in order to find reason from false claim to seek approval to a different agenda? ... The world can see what is happening here ... Genocide!

[lambuponthethrone]

@lambuponthethrone When King David committed a Sin; 70,000 israelites were struck dead by God. King David himself said; "I have sinned - let me and my family pay for it. But why these innocent people?" Innocent people have always borne the brunt of their leaders' mistakes. So choose your leaders carefully. If you want peace; throw out your leaders who want violence; instead of development.

[yhfreshman911]

i cant listen to her.

shes really so naive. Yes she is very charismatic and yes she has a way with words, but are these words CORRECT. simply not. Trust me, the world will not be so naive as her to think that every word that comes out of her mouth is the truth. even a 100 "buttus" will not convince the US to side with these muslim terrorists.

[libris39]

if palestinians had 100 of buttu they would probably win america's heart for good. Jstreet and so on are not really working for the cause. they are all divided and inflitrated

by aipac members.

[Zuckdawg]

yeah, or the time Israeli mother's have had to cry over their children blown to pieces from Palestinian terrorists which created the need for checkpoints!

[LegrandEdith]

I met a young woman in Antwerp two months ago, who was Flemish, spoke Dutch. This young woman, and Diana Buttu look like twins. However, one is probably Jewish or of Jewish descent, and Diana is Palestinian. They do not even know each other. I will make Diana my model for my painting: 'A Jewish Woman'

[samgee2007]

why she is not veiled?is she a muslim?

[ua1001]

It's on her arm, I don't know if she's a muslim but she was born in Canada. Most Muslim women in the west only wear the headscarf during the prayer time.

[exMuslim07]

Remember one of the first things muhammad did to establish his religion was to line up 800 Jews, stand them beside a trench and decapitate them all in a single day. We muslims celebrate these acts and learn from an early age that the best and most nobel thing we can hope to do in our lives is to kill Jews. Pay attention, get some truth about the real motivations of this conflict and conflicts all around the world! It's all an emulation of the prophet and virulent antisemitism engrained in islam.

[hbashir02]

Where did you get that "fact"? Any reference?

[exMuslim07]

Look at Islamic invastions and terrorist attacks all over the world. You can't keep track of them because there are so many.Look at the tactics of muslims throughout history and how much the terror attacks you see today are like the life of Muhammad and his muslim conquests. Don't be fooled well meaning people - watch palestinian children's tv and listen to an ex Palestinian terrorist, Walid Shoebat.You're being duped and used as tool of jihad. So sad how you are being fooled.

[exMuslim07]

Good people who believe you are fighting for peace and justice, as an ex muslim I must tell you that you are being deceived. Watch 'islam:what the west needs to know' if you want to know the truth. The only reason that Israel hasn't already ended up like Lebanon and Iraq is because it has learned to defend itself against islamic jihad. It's easy to fool good hearted people - remember that.

[UltimateHater1]

Perhaps when you aren't a fucking idiot American you will actually gather some understanding of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. You know things like occupying other peoples lands and murdering them with US made helicopters and other footnotes like that.

[mi6QBranch]

Honey, I lived in Israel for 8 fucking years, so I have a better (firsthand) handle on the situation than you;ll ever hope to have.

Your misplaced admiration for St. Pancake (Preserves and Butter be upon her) is admirable, however Rachel Corrie's wasted life ended as a result of throwing herself in front of an Israeli bulldozer to protect the "property" of a terrorist, something so senseless that even terrorist relatives never attempt it.

[mi6QBranch]

Due to the unfortunate circumstances surrounding this incident, the media has portrayed Ms. Corrie as a compassionate, innocent, young American student fighting for a just cause. Beautiful photographs taken from her graduation, birthday parties and campus experiences adorn written eulogies honoring her life.

[mi6QBranch]

However, her actual demeanor was more accurately portrayed by USA Today, which featured a recent photo of the activist standing alongside Palestinian children, while burning a mock American flag and shouting, "Bush and Sharon are crazy!" Her own "crazed" expression bespeaks the truth.

[mi6QBranch]

College students become enamored with their future role in the world by undertaking a variety of causes. Unfortunately, a lack of maturity and wisdom often manifest themselves into rather poor decision-making. Rachel Corrie did not choose to fight against the Sudanese government that murdered more than one million blacks; she did not decide to protest the torturous regime of Saddam or other Arab/Muslim governments, which oppress women and jail people for wearing crosses.

[mi6QBranch]

Instead, this morally confused college girl chose to devote her time to battling the lone democracy in the Middle East, which is fighting for its survival against 20 Arab/Muslim countries that still do not recognize its existence.

Rachel and her friends confronted Israel and America as adversaries because it is quite easy to criticize a democracy. Such activists are merely "useful idiots," manipulated in this case by the International Solidarity Movement,

[Dream423]

How can it be a Jewish state and a democracy simultaneously? That's an oxymoron- have you read the Law in the Old Testament? Um, yeah, totally not a democracy. It's An ILLEGAL state and is Violating International Law and Un REsolutions- in your own words, get a Clue (or better yet, an education)

[mi6QBranch]

...an anti-American, anti-Semitic organization that supports terrorism against the West.

Sadly, the concept of good and evil never made sense to the likes of Rachel Corrie. Radical activists often define right and wrong throughout the world in terms of "weak and strong" or "rich and poor." This typical leftist ideology alleges that poor (Third World) and weak groups/nations are somehow always oppressed, persecuted and certainly never wrong.

[mi6QBranch]

Rachel Corrie's parents, who more than likely taught her these bizarre values, must have been members of the same pot smoking hippie commune as John Walker Lindh's mom and dad. Of course, we feel sadness for any parent who loses a child. Nevertheless, fighting for the physical valuables of a suicide bomber who murdered many innocents, makes one an accessory to homicide, similar to Johnny (the American Taliban) Walker.

[Dream423]

The Restriction of Movement, Collective Punishment, Homes being Bulldozed and destroyed, Death without Trial and various other crimes committed against Palestinians is Oppression regardless of the label you want to place on it (you'll probably call it self defense, security or something equally as false and fabricated)- Israel is not a Democracy- here's a test of democracy; How the Majority or treat the minority, in which case Israel fails horribly at. No Surprise

[mi6QBranch]

The Corrie's were foolish for condoning their daughter's involvement in anti-American causes and should probably be prosecuted for child abuse. Any parent who encourages their impressionable son/daughter to sit in front of Osama bin Laden's house, should American troops decides to destroy it, must take full responsibility for the consequences. Therefore, the decent person who contemplates Rachel's unfortunate death must have mixed emotions.

[Dream423]

I'm American and protesting against the occupation of Israel on Palestinian land isn't Anti-American, contrary to what you may delude yourself into believing. It's called The Truth and hell yeah I'm proud of Rachel and everyone who stands up to the lies spewed by the Israeli Government and AIPAC.

[mi6QBranch]

MYTH

"The Jews have no claim to the land they call Israel."

FACT

A common misperception is that all the Jews were forced into the Diaspora by the Romans after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the year 70 C.E. and then, 1,800 years later, suddenly returned to Palestine demanding their country back. In reality, the Jewish people have maintained ties to their historic homeland for more than 3,700 years.

[mi6QBranch]

MYTH

"The Jews have no claim to the land they call Israel."

FACT

A common misperception is that all the Jews were forced into the Diaspora by the Romans after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the year 70 C.E. and then, 1,800 years later, suddenly returned to Palestine demanding their country back. In reality, the Jewish people have maintained ties to their historic homeland for more than 3,700 years.

[mi6QBranch]

The Jewish people base their claim to the Land of Israel on at least four premises: 1) the Jewish people settled and developed the land; 2) the international community granted political sovereignty in Palestine to the Jewish people; 3) the territory was captured in defensive wars and 4) God promised the land to the patriarch Abraham.

[Dream423]

w w w . n k u s a . o r g

Please explain to me how there were 60,000 Jews living in Palestine Pre-Israel protesting agains the Creation of a state for Jews because it goes against the Torah. This isn't a religious conflict, it's a political conflict hiding under the guise of religion in order to gain sympathy for the Jews who support the Zionist ideology. That's great that God promised the land to Abraham's descendents, but they DISOBEYED God and are supposed to be in Exile according to God.

[mi6QBranch]

Read the bible a little more carefully.

[SanFran90]

@Dream423: Sadly, based on evidence I've seen, it is mainly a religious conflict. And in fact, the Torah says NOTHING about exile. Last time I checked, the only Biblical book that said anything about expulsion of that nature was Revelation.

[mi6QBranch]

Even after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and the beginning of the exile, Jewish life in the Land of Israel continued and often flourished. Large communities were reestablished in Jerusalem and Tiberias by the ninth century. In the 11th century, Jewish communities grew in Rafah, Gaza, Ashkelon, Jaffa and Caesarea.

[mi6QBranch]

The Crusaders massacred many Jews during the 12th century, but the community rebounded in the next two centuries as large numbers of rabbis and Jewish pilgrims immigrated to Jerusalem and the Galilee. Prominent rabbis established communities in Safed, Jerusalem and elsewhere during the next 300 years.

[mi6QBranch]

By the early 19th century — years before the birth of the modern Zionist movement — more than 10,000 Jews lived throughout what is today Israel.1 The 78 years of nation-building, beginning in 1870, culminated in the reestablishment of the Jewish State.

[mi6QBranch]

Israel's international "birth certificate" was validated by the promise of the Bible; uninterrupted Jewish settlement from the time of Joshua onward; the Balfour Declaration of 1917;the League of Nations Mandate, which incorporated the Balfour Declaration; the United Nations partition resolution of 1947; Israel's admission to the UN in 1949; the recognition of Israel by most other states; and, most of all, the society created by Israel's people in decades of thriving, dynamic national existence.

[mi6QBranch]

Reading Ms. Corrie's well publicized February 7, 2003 email to her parents, shows her incredible naivet? about the situation in the West Bank and Gaza, and total ignorance of Middle East history. By calling President Bush "a tool," Corrie inverted reality, since she actually became the "ultimate tool" of the Palestinian terrorist infrastructure.

[mi6QBranch]

Rachel Corrie continues to be praised by the Arab press, who on those very same pages, sing praises to Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. When you are associated with such impressive (sic) company, you have indeed sold your soul to the devil.

So you see, I do have an understanding of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and Now hopefully with open eyes, so do you!

[UltimateHater1]

No, all you did was babble on like an idiot about one person instead of trying to justify Zionist/US lies about 'wiping the poor hard done by innocent boohoohoo Israelis into the sea'.

Neither side is innocent but only one side sits on the others land and kills their children with billions in US backing.

[mi6QBranch]

Sorry fool, it's the Palestinians who sit on Israeli land. Ask yourself the following questions.

"Who were the inhabitants of the land during the time of Jesus"? "Where was Palestine prior to the 2nd century? Where did the term Palestine come from?"

I'd rather the US back a democracy than a thugocracy which persecutes gays and woman and sends children to blow up cafes.

Get a clue!

[cognita3]

you need paychological evaluation. You bombard the comment boards with illegitimate facts, as if that will EVER change the fact that Israel stole Palestinian land and drove Palestinians from their lands through force and violence. This violence and suffering has continued and intensified throughout the years. Go there and see it for yourself. Oh, and go to the occupied palestinian side,not the well groomed Israeli side. SEE for yourself. SEE as Rachel SAW. Long Live Palestine and Rachel Corrie!

[mi6QBranch]

"SEE for yourself. SEE as Rachel SAW. Long Live Palestine and Rachel Corrie!"

Ummmm, Rachel is Dead. Thank Goodness!

[Dream423]

The term Palestine comes from the Biblical term Philistines (read the OT). THe Palestinians have been inhabitants of the land for centuries. In Genesis of the Old Testament, it says that Abraham entered into the Land of the Canaanites and there were STRANGERS living there. THe palestinians aren't an implanted body, rather they've been living alongside the Jews for Centuries. BEsides, the Jews were once the Chosen People but they disobeyed God and are in Exile by God- this is a Political movement

[mi6QBranch]

Perhaps when the Palestinians lay down their weapons and their goals to drive the Jews into the sea, their will one day be a Palestinian state living side by side peacefully with Israel.