Can the U.S. Congress be called more hostile toward Palestinians and Arabs than even the Israeli Knesset? According to columnist Hafiz al Barghouty of Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah, the speech of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to a joint session of the U.S. Congress should be a lesson to Palestinians and Arabs not to trust the United States.
For Al-Hayat Al-Jadidah of the Palestinian Territories, Hafiz al Barghouty writes in part:
Even before Netanyahu’s speech before the “American Knesset,” we said in an article that it would be pointless to expect any change in the American arena, as they are extremists who hold enmity in their hearts. Indeed, the Israeli Knesset is less extreme than the U.S. Congress. Let us work on the Israeli front and especially with Israeli parties to persuade them that building more settlements would be fruitless in the face of the Arab revolutions. One can hope that the coming deluge will persuade Israelis of the need to move toward a just peace.
Given the disjointed nature of Netanyahu’s insolent speech, he may need to seek the aid of a psychoanalyst. He contradicted himself even within the same sentence or phrase. Meanwhile, because they knew the fate of those who oppose Israel, it was as though he was addressing hypnotized people who would have applauded an insult of George Washington; none wanted to end up like the Jewish activist now sitting in a hospital bed. If Netanyahu would have called for a vote of no confidence in President Obama and for him to be inaugurated president instead, they would have applauded him and cheerfully bowed.
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