Myth of suffering Palestinians

Top Ten Myths about the Middle East Conflict by Jonathan S. Tobin So much of the American press is steeped in sheer ignorance. Debunking these misconceptions with facts is a good start. Sixty-one years after the birth of the State of Israel, the Jewish state continues to be assailed by its enemies. From the halls of the United Nations to the classrooms of major universities and in the pressrooms of major newspapers and magazines, attacks on the legitimacy of every move by Israel — and even of the state’s existence itself — continue to be made. What lies behind the calumnies and canards that are constantly thrown at the one Jewish state on the planet? In the Arab and Islamic world, the notion that any portion of the Middle East could be placed under Jewish sovere...