Al Jazeera - Ben Cnaan raving like a madman - 1 of 3

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Inside Story during the Bush visit to the region in Jan 2008

Updates on the US President George Bush visit in Israel. In the third minute of the film clip is an interesting exchange of views from two Arabs against that of Itamar Ben Cnaan. The Israeli Jew emphasized that the 'Palestinians' invented their history. His case in point is that there was never a 'Palestinian Nation' that revolted against the Ottoman empire.

The Arab filmmaker even raised the issue that the bible period of the Israelites never existed, as no evidence has been found in archeological excavations. He is quoting Ze'ev Herzog in Ha'aretz Magazine nine years ago.

Ben Cnaan, Cultural Editor of Ha'ir Newspaper, confessed that he was a member of the Communist Party, hardline Marxist and Pro-Palestinian. But he now says he is a reborn Zionist. Also, he confides growing up with guilty feelings on Israel's so-called 'occupation' and 'war crimes' which he later discovered to be distorted historical viewpoints.

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[fartybraindeath]

@fartybraindeath But that still leaves us with at least three (that I know of) prime ministers who were terrorists: Rabin, Shamir and Begin.

Haganah was not a whole lot better than the Stern Gang. The two worked together to perpetrate the Deir Yassin massacre.

[fartybraindeath]

@dardegman You are right. Sorry. I meant to say Yitzhak Shamir.

[dardegman]

@fartybraindeath Yitzhak Rabin wasn't in the Stern Gang, he was in the Hagannah.

[dardegman]

@Aschahin Re "The truth is u simply didnt collaborate with the Nazis because THEY refused." Yeah right! And when did we intend to help the Nazis out? Before they decided to exterlinate us, during or after??!!! Dude, lay off the drugs ;) Husseini didn't seek the cooperation of Nazi Germany to "get rid" of his local Jews, but rather to "exterminate" his local Jews.

[fartybraindeath]

@dardegman If the Stern Gang didn't represent Jews, why did one of its leaders, Yitzhak Rabin, become prime minister? He was not the only terrorist leader to become prime minister of Israel.

[TheArisola]

@EmmaYaBasta An easier question when the crusades happen, did they occur against a Jewish state in Palestine, or was it against Arabs of all faiths wether it be Christian, Muslim or Jewish. Mr. Bush should work more on improving his IQ and take Abass with him.

[EmmaYaBasta]

@djzacmaniac You are using an ultraviolent rhetorical distraction favoured by the Zionist state leaders. YOU have no right to say that a people do not exist. In the spring of 1956 clashes between Egypt and Israel took place in the Gaza Strip (which was populated by Palestinians). In October, shortly before the invasion of the Suez Canal Zone of Egypt by French and British forces, Israeli troops seized the Gaza Strip and advanced into the Sinai Peninsula. Then again in June '67. Palestine is.

[EmmaYaBasta]

"If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. It is true God promised it to us, but how could that interest them? Our God is not theirs. There has been Anti-Semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept that?" — David Ben Gurion, First Prime Minister of Israel

[ridwana81]

amazingly slim indeed

[TheLowEndTheory]

666 views! lol