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For 'Israeli Apartheid Week,' here are five anti-Israel myths to dispel washex.am/2OerzEI
Myth #1: Israel is an apartheid state.
Israel is a beacon of free democracy in an unbelievably dark region of the world. Arab-Israelis have full rights in Israel; they can vote and engage in everyday life as Israelis. To argue the contrary would be to simply ignore the truth.
Myth #2: Israel indiscriminately kills Palestinian civilians while they are protesting.
It is quite common to hear headlines and rhetoric simply saying the death count with no additional context when discussing Palestinian riots on the Gaza-Israel border. Most of the people killed during these riots are terrorist operatives.
In the most recent major riot, on the day of the U.S. embassy opening in Jerusalem, 62 Palestinians out of the tens of thousands protesting were killed. However, out of those killed, 50 were Hamas militants — the rest of those killed were being used as human shields by Hamas.
Myth #3: Israel intentionally targets civilian areas when conducting airstrikes.
When Israeli civilians are attacked by the terrorist government in Gaza, there is absolutely no doubt Israel has the right to defend itself. The Israeli Defense Forces responds by targeting terrorist facilities run by the Islamic extremist group Hamas.
Unfortunately, Hamas puts its terrorist facilities in spots where it would be most likely for civilians to be killed. It put its buildings in cities, next to schools, and next to hospitals.
Myth #4: Israel does not actually want peace.
Israel has been vying for peace for almost three-quarters of a century, yet some want to claim Israel does not actually want peace. Throughout the years, Israel has either proposed or agreed to five two-state solutions that would hypothetically result in peace.
The Palestinians have rejected every single offer because their leadership will only stop the violence after the complete and utter destruction of Israel.
Hamas’ platform admits as much when it says, “The Arab states surrounding Israel are required to open their borders to the Jihad fighters” or when it says, "Israel will rise and will remain erect until Islam eliminates it as it had eliminated its predecessors."
We need to realize that every time any country tries to outstretch a hand to solve the conflict, the terrorist leadership of Hamas slaps it away.
Myth #5: Settlements in the West Bank are a barrier to peace.
The evidence presented by those who argue the fourth myth is that Israel continues to build settlements in the West Bank, and that means it is resisting peace. While Israel is indeed continuing to build settlements, it is in no way a barrier to peace.
Look at the result of when Israel pulled all settlements out of the Gaza strip in 2004: Since then, there have been three wars, thousands of casualties, and ongoing violence with no end in sight.
