Commitment to Arab Boycott of Israel, Conference Stresses (nothing new here!!!)

Why the Arabs hate Israel is a complex question, but one that needs to be explored. I have come to certain conclusions, and the primary one is that the Arabs hate Israel for one reason more than any other: pride. You see, Israel is a sore in the Arab's side. It is the West in the mideast. By the 20th century, the once glorious Arab nations were under the thumb of European imperialism. Britain and France ruled them, dominated them, and shamed them with their military and economic superiority. Unlike India, the Arab nations did not "win" their independence (by passive resistance and nonviolence, might I add). They remain shamed. But unlike Africa, they were not powerless, they had the lifeblood of modern industry - oil. Lawrence of Arabia was European. Israel, however, is a constant reminder of the West's dominance over the Arab states. Israel is a tiny country, a country of JEWS, no less (not exactly known for their fighting prowess), that consistently defeated much larger Arab forces - of multiple nations, not 1-on-1. Israel has a modern economy, unlike the rest of the mideast. It developed the Nuclear bomb. It survived without their oil. It survived with a democracy, as opposed to a paternalistic dictatorship. Israel is a leader in science and technology. It made the desert bloom. It survived all the ways (economic, political pressure through Europe, terrorism) that the Arab nations tried to destroy it with. And that is a reminder to the Arab people of what they HAVE NOT done. It is a constant reminder of their failures. And that is why there can be no real peace until the Arab nations are themselves reformed into modern democracies. Because until they have pride in themselves, the only source of their pride will be the hope that Israel will eventually be destroyed. Renaud Sarda bellow is the article... Commitment to Arab Boycott of Israel, Conference Stresses Oct 28, 2010

Damascus, (SANA) – Participants at the 85th Conference of the Liaison Officers of the Arab and Regional Offices on the Boycott of Israel stressed on Thursday their commitment to the principles and rules of Arab boycott of Israel and exert economic pressure on it to abide by the international legitimacy resolutions. They called for challenging the Israeli attempts to infiltrate the Arab markets for the protection of the Arab nation interests, supporting the Palestinians in Jerusalem and the occupied Arab territories and for pressuring Israel to withdraw from all the occupied Arab territories. The conference condemned Israel's new racist procedures and laws such as the amendment of the so-called loyalty oath which targets Palestinians in the territories occupied in 1948 and threatens their presence. The participants reiterated that just and comprehensive peace can only be achieved when there is a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories to the line of June 4, 1967 including the Syrian Golan in addition to establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. They called on the international community to end the Israeli siege imposed on Gaza and stop the Palestinian suffering.