IT’S ABOUT BIGOTRY!
By Mike Evans
The war on terrorism is a war against bigotry. It’s a war that cannot be won unless we
deal with Yasser Arafat and the PLO. Bigotry is a terrible thing; no one appreciates
being discriminated against. Imagine, however, someone hating you so much that they
refuse to even recognize your very existence. Conversely, imagine being told if you did
precisely as you were instructed, your right to exist would be recognized. Israel has
faced this catch-22 situation since her rebirth in 1949.
Millions of Arab bigots are propagating as true the diabolical lies quoted by Hitler from
Mein Kampf and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Arab children are being taught that
all wars are caused by the Jews, that the Jews invented AIDS, that Jews attacked America
on September 11 th and blamed it on the Arabs, and that America went to war against Iraq
to appease the Jews. While this sounds ridiculous to us, it is accepted as truth in Arab
lands.
The truth is the “Baghdad Bobs” of the Middle East feed these myths and conspiracy
theories to the masses daily. These fabrications are believed as the Gospel, and used to
inflame Palestinian children to commit violent acts against the Jews. Children play death
games, collect “terrorist” cards (complete with pictures of suicide bombers), and
fantasize about killing Jews to reclaim al-Quds (Jerusalem.)
And it doesn’t stop with pretense! At least two-dozen children under the age of 18 have
perished as suicide bombers; children as young as 11 have been enlisted as “mules” to
smuggle bomb-making supplies into Israel. The two young Palestinians who carried out
the most recent attack in Ashdod were 17-years-old.
In 1997, I wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal entitled, “Where’s the
Outrage?” The article outlined the fact that the world continued to tolerate Arafat’s
speeches calling for one million martyrs to liberate Jerusalem. Yet today, Arafat’s
Palestinian Authority uses the television airwaves to encourage children of all ages to
become “Shahada” – suicide martyrs.
Money keeps Arafat in power! Since 1994, he has kept a tight grip on $5.5 billion dollars
of international aid that has flowed into Palestinian coffers. He dispenses his wealth to
would-be martyrs, as well as to purchase 50-ton shipments of weapons from Iran.
Arafat’s critics are either paid off, or murdered. According to Israeli intelligence,
Arafat’s personal holdings are reported at $1.3 billion. This includes a 23 percent stake
in a casino in Jericho (estimated worth - $28.5 million), 20 percent of a Tunisian telecom company (estimated at $50 million), and a $55 million share of a firm that controls most
of the cement imported into the territories.
Every six months, President Bush has an opportunity to allow the Anti-terrorism Act of
1987 to become law. The time has come for Mr. Bush to refuse to sign another waiver on
this resolution, and allow it to be enacted. This document places the PLO firmly where it
belongs; on the terrorist list. This Act would hold Arafat and his entire terrorist cartel
accountable, and stop PLO terrorists from entering the U.S. under diplomatic immunity.
It is time for President Bush to freeze Arafat’s $1.3 billion in PLO funds, and pay
compensation to the survivors of Americans killed by Arafat.
As far back as February 12, 1986, a letter was sent from 47 Senators to the U. S. Justice
Department demanding that Arafat be indicted for the murder in Khartoum, Sudan, of
Ambassador Cleo Noel, and charge d’affaires, C. Curtis Moore. To date, no action has
been taken; but there is no statute of limitations on murder. It must also be noted that the
U.S. State Department has an audiotape of Arafat’s order to have the American diplomats
killed.
God bless President George W. Bush for refusing to invite Arafat to the Bush White
House. He has drawn a line in the sand on this issue. Now it is time to send Arafat to
The Hague to stand trial alongside Milosovic.
In order to win the war on terrorism, America must fight a war on bigotry. The same
bigotry that kills Jews also kills Christians. We discovered that on 9/11. For all the Arab
bigots who call themselves “patriotic Americans”, and who don’t like the signing of this
document, the President needs to refuse to recognize their right to exist as an American,
and send them back to their countries of origin.
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