It is clear to me that the Arabs are against Israel, as they have continuously tried to destroy Israel. I have nothing to prove since the Arab sentiment is apparent. However, there are those who believe in peace so strongly that it has become a religion for them. It is for them that this is written; that they may know the will of the Arabs. The Arab sentiment has never changed; these people have only chosen to see things differently. But perhaps I can make the "blind" see, and these people will open their eyes to reality.
When the Arabs are not waging war against Israel, they are waging a war of words in preparation for the next war. This propaganda campaign is an effective way for the Arab governments to preserve a sentiment of hostility towards Israel. The Arab media, public speeches and broadcasts, school curriculum, and the activities of organizations, all play a big role in this Arab propaganda campaign, which is initiated and backed by the Arab governments.
However, above all, it is the Arab people in general that make these propaganda campaigns successful. It is the people who react to the stimulus, that are the ones who manifest the sentiment. It is the Arab people that reflect this anti-Israel sentiment and they are the ones who are responsible for its effects. It is the Arab people who are against Israel, and there can be no excuses made on their behalf. The Arab people are responsible for their actions and the Arabs will suffer for their plans.
The following exposition is divided into three sections: Egypt, the Arab world, and the Arabs in Israel. Each section covers a small segment of the Arab propaganda campaign, to give an example of the Arab sentiment.
Egypt
The "peace" treaty with Egypt is merely a nonbelligerency pact that is an improvement over the periodic shooting wars of the previous 30 years, but certainly not peace. Once Egypt got back all of the Sinai, it adamantly refused to honor any of the clauses for gradual normalization of relations, which alone could guarantee that mere military nonbelligerence would grow into a true peace. However, because of America's rebuilding and modernization of the Egyptian armed forces, an Egypt that fosters continued hostility towards Israel is a much greater danger than it was in 1979. Furthermore, Egypt has been fighting a war through the Arabs in Israel; meaning Egypt has not ceased to attack Israel.
In signing the "peace" treaty, Egypt agreed to "foster understanding and tolerance" of Israel, and to "abstain from hostile propaganda against" Israel. (Article 5 (3) of Annex III). Nonetheless, anti-Semitic themes permeate the official Egyptian media, and Egypt spreads lies about Israel, blaming Israel for all its problems. Following is an example of propaganda in major Egyptian newspapers in the summer of '98:
On June 16, 1998, the Egyptian daily "al-Akhbar" blamed Israel for Egypt's internal problems, saying, "The Egyptian people are absolutely convinced that Israel has a role in igniting such civil wars... Israel was behind the attack at Luxor [in which 60 tourists were killed by terrorists] in order to sow division in the Egyptian nation." These were Egyptian terrorists, yet the Egyptians find it convenient to blame Israel for their sins.
On June 9, 1998, the Egyptian daily "al-Arab al-Yom" expressed its concept of liberalism and conservatism. It said, "As for the Jews today, there is no difference between rigid or flexible. They are all the same, the difference being whether they kill a person with a thick, hard-bladed knife or by placing him on the electric chair... it is possible to deter these swindlers and tricksters and foil their schemes..." The article essentially calls on Arabs to kill Jews. Unfortunately, Israeli law prohibits capital punishment, and the Arabs that kill Israelis are allowed to live.
On May 27, 1998, the Egyptian daily "al-Ahram" published an article comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. It said, "The crimes of the Jews are worse than the crimes of the Nazis. Nazi Germany carried out its crimes to create an empire, but it did not last more than 6 years. By contrast, the Jews have been carrying out their crimes for 50 years to establish their State which has not yet been erased." The article said, among other things, it is a crime that Israel still exists; meaning Israel should be destroyed.
The Arab World
On November 2, 2000/Heshvan 4, 5761 Arutz Sheva reported the following with regards to the Arab press on Israel...Excerpts follow:
PLO Seeks Martyrs: It is a known fact that the PLO is behind the violence in Israel. Director-general of the PA information ministry, Hassan al-Kashef, in a recent edition of his daily column in al-Ayyam, wrote: "The only way to impose our conditions is inevitably through our blood. Had it not been for this blood, the world would have never been interested in us, therefore the continuation of the popular confrontation is an urgent political need... until we gain international protection, our national duty is to continue the confrontation...continue to sacrifice our martyrs..." The trick is to gain international support for an Arab state in Israel.
Playing Favorites: In Iran, deputies in the country's Majlis (parliament), released a statement last week calling on the international community, especially the , "to defend 'Palestinians' and exert pressure on Israel to halt its continuing 'violence.'" ...Pursuing anti-Zionist moves is the most appropriate way to arrive at a 'just' peace and settlement of the 'Palestinian' issue," it said. Meaning, anti-Israel policies, and the creation of an Arab state in Israel, will bring about "peace" in the region.
Northern Winds: Speaking with the BBC, the Hizbullah terrorist leader offered the Arabs in Israel some advice to win their war against Israel. "He pointed out that the people and 'national resistance' in Lebanon fought Israeli occupation forces until they forced them to leave Lebanon unconditionally." He added that Arabs living in Israel "should continue their uprising and struggle until they establish their own state on Israeli soil." Syria's official "Tishrin" newspaper also reported of late that the president of the United Arab Emirates has called on Arab countries to force "international legitimacy resolutions which call for an end to the Israeli occupation of the 'Arab territories' and for" the "Palestinian" Arabs to posses Israel and build their national home on its Soil.
Excerpt from an article by Professor (of International Law at Purdue University) Louis Rene Beres, dated November 6, 2000:
Throughout the Arab world, suicide bombers who operate against Israel are celebrated for "bravery" and "heroism." Yet these youthful Arab terrorists are not animated by fearlessness at all. On the contrary, there is absolutely nothing truly suicidal about their murder of defenseless Jewish civilians. After all, the death the bombers plan to endure is merely a temporary inconvenience on a most enviable path to heaven. "Verily," said the late king Ibn Sa'ud to a British guest, "the word of God teaches us, and we implicitly believe it, that for a Muslim to kill a Jew, or for him to be killed by a Jew, ensures him immediate entry into heaven and into the august presence of God Almighty." This view still obtains everywhere in the Arab world...
Excerpt from an article by George Will, dated October 20, 2000:
The latest of many upheavals in and bordering on Israel was planned by yasser arafat and his friends in the Arab world. That is what "Palestinian" political analyst Khalil Shikaki told the October 4 "Jordan Times" as he observed the PLO's Fatah participation in the violence. How many more examples of intransigence are necessary before apologists in Israel and enablers in Washington understand that the enemies of Israel want nothing less than the complete destruction of the Jewish State? This has been a piecemeal process, and not one that will lead to peace. Israel has given up Land it seized for its own protection following wars started by its enemies. Still, Arabists in the State Department and leftists in Israel proceed with the fiction that peace can be achieved between peoples whose outlooks are irreconcilable...
Excerpts from U.S. News & World Report cover story 10/23/00, "THE GREAT CIRCLE OF ENMITY," By Fouad Ajami:
The great circle of enmity. American diplomacy never understood yasser arafat's double game. In the legend of the "Palestinians," the riots on the West Bank and Gaza are their second intifada. And there can be no mistaking the verdict of the great spectacle that has played out in the Israeli territories and beyond: In the charred ruins lies the "peace process" of the past decade. In a flash of lightning, the great truths of the region were laid bare. The circle of enmity surrounding Israel has not been breached--the young boys in the West Bank displayed their great refusal to come to terms with Israel's statehood; so did the demonstrators in Arab lands, from North Africa to the Persian Gulf, whose rulers had staked a claim to moderation. Diplomacy was shown to be a pretense and a veneer.
The custodians of Pax Americana, the "peace processors" at the State Department and the National Security Council who are in charge of the care and feeding of yasser arafat, were in for the surprise of their lives. Spin the truth as they have to now, these handlers hadn't really understood arafat or the deeper currents of his Middle Eastern world. The word was passed that President Clinton believes that his investment in arafat has been in vain. Arafat had been folded into the American design in the region; his West Bank and Gaza regime had been granted American treasure and indulgence. He had been received at the White House over a dozen times--more than any foreign leader. An American president given to a belief in personal diplomacy and bonding had come to think that he had "broken through" to arafat. But Clinton hadn't really understood his Arab interlocutor, nor had he mastered the psychological terrain of that volatile region...
The shadow of American power lies across these Middle Eastern lands, it is true. But that is a world that remains difficult to read and to shape. The traffic with rulers gives the United States precious little insight into the popular sensibilities of Arab-Muslim societies. The "Arab street" that exploded in resentment had not been prepared for an accommodation with peace and the concessions it takes. The case of Egypt goes to the heart of this impasse. For all the American treasure and hopes invested in Egypt, American diplomacy could secure no help from Egypt's ruler. Hosni Mubarak had no use for American entreaties. He played to his street and to a political class at home that has never really taken to peace with Israel...
The Arabs in Israel
Excerpt from "Messianic Jews" by Elyakim Haetzni:
After the failure of the Camp David Summit it is difficult to suppress one's amazement over how the peace camp can persist in sustaining its quasi-religious faith and devotion to an impossible peace. Whoever scorns religious-Zionists as "Messianic" and detached from reality, is the proverbial pot calling the kettle black.
It was proven at Camp David for example that the old mantra which proclaims that "the 'Palestinian' problem is the heart of the conflict" is not credit-worthy. Suddenly Barak was reduced to an itinerant pan-handler, knocking on Egyptian and Jordanian doors, and beseeching them to allow arafat to make concessions in Jerusalem. As arafat himself announces: "I am not the proprietor."
In 1987 at a conference in Amman, Assad [of Syria] stated: "'Palestine' is mine--part of Syria. There was never an independent state called 'Palestine.'" And Hussein responded: "The appearance of a distinct national personality emerged for the purpose of rebutting the Israeli argument that Israel is Jewish. But the truth of the matter is that one cannot deviate from the national Arab framework" (Maariv 30.11.87).
Zuhir Muhsein, head of the operations department of the PLO related in an interview with the Dutch paper "Trouw" (31.3.77), "We take pains to emphasize our 'Palestinian' identity only for tactical purposes, because it is in the national interest of the people to encourage a separate 'Palestinian' identity in order to counterpose it to Zionism. The establishment of a separate 'Palestinian' state is a new tool in the continuing struggle against Israel..."
Excerpt from CNN article, "Thousands of kids learn guerrilla tactics in 'Palestinian' summer camp," dated August 4, 2000:
In recent weeks, some 30,000 "Palestinian" children have learned military skills and even guerrilla tactics, such as abducting enemy officers, in day camps across the West Bank and Gaza strip, courtesy of the "Palestinian" authority. [These Arabs] say they are teaching patriotism, but also preparing the children for a possible confrontation with Israel... Many Israelis are appalled. "This is a major mistake," said Israeli legislator Uri Savir, who helped negotiate the interim peace accords that were based on creating mutual trust. "The education of the children will determine the nature of the future relationship between our two states."
Excerpt from the Washington Post's October 22, 2000, "No Partners For Peace," by George F. Will:
JERUSALEM--Since 1948, when Israel was founded on one-sixth of one percent of the land carelessly called "the Arab world," the conflict has been not about what land Israel should occupy but whether it should occupy any Land. The conflict has been constantly violent, but now, in today's world climate of appeasement, the Arabs' violence is self-legitimizing: The assumption always is that they must have been provoked. Today, and as usual, the problem is not that Israel is being provocative, but that Israel's being is provocative. And now the potentially lethal asymmetry in the Israeli-Arab conflict is this: Israel's government desperately wants to end the conflict; the "Palestinian" authority fiercely wants to win it.
Excerpt from article, "Arafat calls for withdrawal to partition lines and return of 'refugees' to Israel," by Aaron Lerner, dated October 22, 2000:
In his speech yesterday at the Arab summit in Cairo, arafat presented the following demand: "Israel should lift the siege on our cities and people and withdraw from all the Arab territories, including Holy Jerusalem, the capital of our independent Arab state. I reiterate that our goals are the 'liberation' [=liquidation] of 'our' land [Israel], the establishment of our independent state on the blessed Land of Israel with Holy Jerusalem as its capital, and the return of 'refugees' based on international legitimacy resolutions, especially resolutions 181 and 194...[which call for an Arab state in Israel, populated by Arabs.]"
Quotes from the "Palestinian" National Charter:
Article 1: "Palestine" [Israel] is the "homeland" of the Arab "Palestinian" people; it is an indivisible part of the Arab "homeland," and the "Palestinian" people are an integral part of the Arab nation.
Article 2: "Palestine," [Israel] with the boundaries it had during the British mandate [which originally included Jordan], is an indivisible territorial unit.
Article 9: Armed struggle is the only way to "liberate Palestine" [liquidate Israel]. This is the overall strategy, not merely a tactical phase...
Article 10: Commando [terrorist] action constitutes the nucleus of the "Palestinian" popular "[liquidation]" war.
Article 15: The "[liquidation]" of [Israel], from an Arab viewpoint, is a national duty and it attempts to repel the Zionist and imperialist aggression against the Arab "homeland," and aims at the elimination of Zionism in Israel [the destruction of Israel]...
Article 21: The Arab "Palestinian" people, expressing themselves by the armed "Palestinian" revolution, reject all solutions which are substitutes for the total "[liquidation]" of Israel...
Excerpt from the "Voice of Palestine" weekend edition (November 5, 2000):
The "Palestinian" people will not give up its "peaceful peace," all that has been achieved by the blood of its martyrs." (Morning Commentary, Youssed al-Kazzaz, senior VOP commentator, 8:30 am).
The Arabs displaying their banners (in Israel)
What the Arabs teach their children...The portrayal of Jews and Israel in "Palestinian" authority school text books and television broadcasts:
"The Evil Enemy"
Arab Text Books:
"Complete the following blank spaces with the appropriate word: The Zionist enemy -- [attacked] -- civilians with its aircraft. ["Our Arabic Language," Part 2 for Third Grade #523 p. 9]
"Why do the Jews hate Muslim unity and want to cause division among them? Give an example of the evil attempts of the Jews, from events happening today." ["Islamic Education" for Seventh Grade p. 19]
"In many cases these Jews acted according to their known cunning and deceit, and they fomented wars [between Arab tribes]" ["Islamic Education" for Ninth Grade # 589 p. 78]. "Lessons to be learned: One must beware of civil war, which the Jews try to foment, and of their scheming against the Muslims." [Ibid. p. 94].
PA Television
One day they attacked? Attacked my country. They killed the old and slaughtered the young. They burned the Koran and destroyed the house. They marched upon my heart, you are my country. [Summer camp song - PA tv, July 19, 1998].
"Israel Must Be Fought by waging Jihad ('Holy' War)"
Arab Text Books:
In the poem "Palestine" the children are taught to wage jihad ("holy" war) against Israel: "My brothers! The oppressors have overstepped the boundary. Therefore jihad and sacrifice are a duty ... are we to let them steal its Arab nature, draw your sword, let us gather for war with red blood and blazing fire, death shall call and the sword shall be crazed from much slaughter, oh 'Palestine,' the youth will 'redeem' your land." The books then ask questions to emphasize the message that Israel, the enemy, is to be fought and defeated: "2. Who are the "oppressors" to whom the poet is referring in the first verse? 3. What is the road to victory over the enemy that the poet mentions? 4. The poet urges the Arabs to undertake jihad. Indicate the verse in which he does so." ["Reader and Literary Texts" for Eighth Grade #578 p. 120-122].
Subject for Composition: "How are we going to '[liquidate]' 'our' 'stolen' land? Make use of the following ideas: Arab unity, genuine faith in Allah, most modern weapons and ammunition, using oil and other precious natural resources as weapons in the battle for '[liquidation].'" ["Our Arabic Language" for Seventh Grade Part A #566 p. 15].
"In your left hand you carried the Koran, and in your right an Arab sword. Without blood not even one centimeter will be '[liquidated].' Therefore, go forward crying: 'Allah is great.'" ["Reader and Literary Texts" for Eighth Grade p. 131-133].
PA Television
"Every child carries 'Palestine' in his heart, and in his hands he has a stone, a gun, and an olive branch." [PA television May 14, 1998].
"This is 'our' 'Palestine.' We will defend it with blood." [Phrase is "typed" and "declared" numerous times daily - PA television May 1998].
A spliced segment shows a youth throwing a stone followed immediately by a segment of an Israeli soldier being hit by a large rock. The clip was repeated 6 times, one after the other. [PA television May 18, 1998].
"Replacing Israel With 'Palestine' on Maps"
Arab Schools and Text Books:
Under the words on the blackboard "our country Palestine" appears a map of all of Israel. ["Palestinian National Education" for Second Grade #519 p. 21].
This drawing shows a woman waving the "Palestinian" authority flag. In the background is a map of "Palestine" in place of all of Israel. ["National 'Palestinian' Education" for First Grade. # 509 p. 11].
Nineteen times in this book, maps mark Israel as "Palestine". [Pages 12 , 20, 23, 36, 48, 50, 53, 55, 61, 66, 72, 73, 75, 80, 81, 88, 90, 115, 124]. ["Geography of the Arab Homeland" for Sixth Grade #557].
On Arab ("Palestinian") Television
"Palestinian" authority television likewise displays the map of "Palestine" that erases all of Israel. This map appears at the beginning and end of daily news reports.
A graphic image of the map depicted as a pulsating heart, dripping blood. This map appears at the start of a weekly broadcast.
You can't appease the Arabs. Creating an Arab state in Israel won't please the Arabs, unless this Arab state replaces Israel. By nature, the Arabs will not be content unless Israel is theirs. By definition, the creation of an Arab state in Israel is the destruction of Israel. Those who want to build an Arab state in Israel, are the ones who want to destroy Israel. Those who are sympathetic to the Arab "cause," are the enemies of Israel. You can't mediate between the two, nor can you play both sides of the coin. The Arabs have a lot of land, but Israel will not be theirs.
Politics 
For Israelis Ab...
Excerpt from an article by Professor (of International Law at Purdue University) Louis Rene Beres, dated November 6, 2000: 
Excerpt from an article by George Will, dated October 20, 2000: 
Excerpts from U.S. News & World Report cover story 10/23/00, "THE GREAT CIRCLE OF ENMITY," By Fouad Ajami: 
The custodians of Pax Americana, the "peace processors" at the State Department and the National Security Council who are in charge of the care and feeding of yasser arafat, were in for the surprise of their lives. Spin the truth as they have to now, these handlers hadn't really understood arafat or the deeper currents of his Middle Eastern world. The word was passed that President Clinton believes that his investment in arafat has been in vain. Arafat had been folded into the American design in the region; his West Bank and Gaza regime had been granted American treasure and indulgence. He had been received at the White House over a dozen times--more than any foreign leader. An American president given to a belief in personal diplomacy and bonding had come to think that he had "broken through" to arafat. But Clinton hadn't really understood his Arab interlocutor, nor had he mastered the psychological terrain of that volatile region... 
The shadow of American power lies across these Middle Eastern lands, it is true. But that is a world that remains difficult to read and to shape. The traffic with rulers gives the United States precious little insight into the popular sensibilities of Arab-Muslim societies. The "Arab street" that exploded in resentment had not been prepared for an accommodation with peace and the concessions it takes. The case of Egypt goes to the heart of this impasse. For all the American treasure and hopes invested in Egypt, American diplomacy could secure no help from Egypt's ruler. Hosni Mubarak had no use for American entreaties. He played to his street and to a political class at home that has never really taken to peace with Israel...
After the failure of the Camp David Summit it is difficult to suppress one's amazement over how the peace camp can persist in sustaining its quasi-religious faith and devotion to an impossible peace. Whoever scorns religious-Zionists as "Messianic" and detached from reality, is the proverbial pot calling the kettle black. 
Excerpt from CNN article, "Thousands of kids learn guerrilla tactics in 'Palestinian' summer camp," dated August 4, 2000: 
Excerpt from the Washington Post's October 22, 2000, "No Partners For Peace," by George F. Will: 
Excerpt from article, "Arafat calls for withdrawal to partition lines and return of 'refugees' to Israel," by Aaron Lerner, dated October 22, 2000: 
Article 1: 
Subject for Composition: "How are we going to '[liquidate]' 'our' 'stolen' land? Make use of the following ideas: Arab unity, genuine faith in Allah, most modern weapons and ammunition, using oil and other precious natural resources as weapons in the battle for '[liquidation].'" ["Our Arabic Language" for Seventh Grade Part A #566 p. 15]. 
PA Television 
Under the words on the blackboard "our country Palestine" appears a map of all of Israel. ["Palestinian National Education" for Second Grade #519 p. 21].
This drawing shows a woman waving the "Palestinian" authority flag. In the background is a map of "Palestine" in place of all of Israel. ["National 'Palestinian' Education" for First Grade. # 509 p. 11].
Nineteen times in this book, maps mark Israel as "Palestine". [Pages 12 , 20, 23, 36, 48, 50, 53, 55, 61, 66, 72, 73, 75, 80, 81, 88, 90, 115, 124]. ["Geography of the Arab Homeland" for Sixth Grade #557].
"Palestinian" authority television likewise displays the map of "Palestine" that erases all of Israel. This map appears at the beginning and end of daily news reports.
A graphic image of the map depicted as a pulsating heart, dripping blood. This map appears at the start of a weekly broadcast.
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