10 Commandments of Arab Myths

February 1, 2010

2. The Palestinian people have been in the land from time immemorial.

For centuries pre-Israel Palestine was a forgotten, desolate wasteland inhabited by a remnant of Jews, along with some Christians and wandering Bedouins.

3. There were no Jews in Palestine until Israel became a state in 1948.

The Western Wall 1900 The Romans officially banished the Jews from Israel in 135 AD. However, historical records show there was always a Jewish presence in the land.

 

4. Arabs and Jews lived in harmony before Israel became a state.

Through the centuries, Jews, as well as Christians, living under Islamic rule have suffered intense persecution.

 

5. The returning Jews displaced the Palestinian Arabs.

The ancestors of most of the Arab population migrated to the land after Jewish pioneers began to reclaim the land. They came from many different countries and were not original inhabitants of the land.

 

6. The Jews stole Arab land.

Jews returning to the land settled on unclaimed, unoccupied land, or bought land from absentee Arab landowners at outrageously high prices.

7. The Jews forced Arabs to flee Palestine.

Jewish village of Natayim 1932 When Israel was declared a state in 1948, Arab countries declared war on Israel and instructed the Arabs living in the land to flee until the Jews were annihilated. Israeli leaders urged the Arabs to stay.

 

8. The Jews caused the Arab refugee problem.

If Arab countries would assimilate and care for the “Palestinian” refugees, as Israel did for their Jewish refugees, there would be no refugee problem.

9. Israel is the aggressor against defenseless Palestinians.

Israel has had one war after another, and each time, they are blamed as the aggressor, including the Palestinian intifada [uprising]. The Arabs do not recognize the right of Israel to exist and are in a constant state of hostility against Israel.

 

10. Jerusalem is holy to Muslims.

While Jerusalem is mentioned over 800 times in the Bible, it is not mentioned one time in the Koran. Muslims have had little or no interest in Jerusalem until the Jewish presence in modern times.

 

This brief list comes from a bookmark produced by Dr. Booker, www.rbooker.com.

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