[Jerusalem Post] Itamar Marcus - There has never been a period of such intense demonization of Israel, continuous hate promotion, and denial of Israel's existence by the PA (Fatah)-controlled media as during the 11 months since the Annapolis Conference. Jews and Israelis are being demonized by the PA through malicious libels - including the lies that Israel intentionally spreads AIDS and drugs among Palestinians, conducts Nazi-like medical experiments on Palestinian prisoners, took Palestinian babies in 1948 to bring up as Jews, and is planning to destroy the Al-Aksa Mosque. Israel is even said to be breeding supernatural rats to chase Arabs who live in Jerusalem. Abbas' TV is no different than Hamas TV - unequivocally denying Israel's existence and right to exist. Recent TV shows included numerous examples of young Palestinian children repeating that Israel is "occupied Palestine," eventually to be "returned." The world was incensed when Iranian President Ahmadinejad announced his vision of a world without Israel. Yet when Abbas' TV teaches Palestinian children the identical vision of a world without Israel, Western countries run for their checkbooks to keep funding him. The writer is director of Palestinian Media Watch.
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