Sunday, July 20, 2014

A Saudi columnist (a smart one and not a propagandist for one of the Saudi princes you like)

"Pictures show Israelis sitting on beach chairs eating popcorn and gulping drinks, cheering as wave after wave of F16 warplanes drop sophisticated bombs that tear apart human bodies and wreak havoc and destruction.

 The Arab masses see images of dead bodies of men, women and children. They observe the total disregard for the sanctity of places of worship and hospitals. They see orphanages being blown to bits. Above all they see the complete paralysis and helplessness of Arab governments which cannot even pressure their so-called friends in the West to ask Israel to stop this aggression.

 Once again, they realize the hold Israel and its allies have over most segments of the Western media. Channels like  BBC, CNN, and others grovel at the feet of the Israeli propaganda masters. Media outlets compare the Israelis hunkering down to the way British did during the London Blitz of the Second World War.  In addition to blanketing reality, there is misrepresentation and dilution of reports so that they favor Israel. However, as I have said before, the hypocrisy of the West is matched by the Arab world’s own ineffectiveness, helplessness and inaction. The Arab League is on vacation. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has yet to muster its diplomatic forces."