1/ Peter just doesn't know his history about "Palestinian" spokespeople & American media. Only in the last 30 yrs were there Palestinians other than the PLO terrorist leadership who gave interviews to media.
Instead, many able Arab spokesmen spoke in their name over the decades.
Instead, many able Arab spokesmen spoke in their name over the decades.
2/ In the 1960' AIPAC's Si Kenen participated in a roundtable with Clovis Maksoud that was published by the then pro-Arab AEI.
UNRWA & ANERA spokesmen made the Palestinian case to the press & Congress. Zogby, Abourezk, Mohammed Mehdi, John Davis were attacking #Israel constantly.
UNRWA & ANERA spokesmen made the Palestinian case to the press & Congress. Zogby, Abourezk, Mohammed Mehdi, John Davis were attacking #Israel constantly.
3/ In the 1970's, J Street's ancestor, Breira, was challenging the Jewish establishment & lobbying to recognize the PLO. (Not even an attempt at moderation)
I never forgot the Chair of the Conference of Presidents, Rabbi Israel Miller, testifying to McGovern's ME subcommittee..
I never forgot the Chair of the Conference of Presidents, Rabbi Israel Miller, testifying to McGovern's ME subcommittee..
4/ McGovern of the Senate For Relations Committee.
One other witness -- the head of Breira -- who played McG's anti-Israel game.
Pete, there was never a time when the Palestinians' case was unheard. The Spox were a long roster of NGOs, church gps, the "Arabists at State," CIA.
One other witness -- the head of Breira -- who played McG's anti-Israel game.
Pete, there was never a time when the Palestinians' case was unheard. The Spox were a long roster of NGOs, church gps, the "Arabists at State," CIA.
Pete, track down and read Joseph Kraft's 1971 NYTimes Magazine article "Those Arabists at State" before you spout off about the Pals' being voiceless.
6/ Pete, ask Jim Zogby about his Palestine Human Rights Committee (PHRC) that he set up in DC in the 70's.
Why'd he abruptly close it and move to Chicago? Not because he couldn't get an audience in DC.
Maybe it had to do with sharing the building with Libya, under FBI scrutiny?
Why'd he abruptly close it and move to Chicago? Not because he couldn't get an audience in DC.
Maybe it had to do with sharing the building with Libya, under FBI scrutiny?
7. The Palestinians didn't get a fair shake in the press for decades? This explains why: In an Nov. 10, 1974 interve in WaPo Arafat told Oriana Fallaci, the Italian journalist:
"The goal of our struggle is the end of Israel, & there can be no compromises or mediators …"
"The goal of our struggle is the end of Israel, & there can be no compromises or mediators …"
Arafat continued: "We don't want peace we want victory. Peace for us means Israel's destruction and nothing else."
Yeah, his message of peace wasn't heard.
Yeah, his message of peace wasn't heard.
