| A Couple of Brave Palestinians David Aschinberg 18 May 2002 This week Yasir Arafat stated that he would only hold "democratic" elections after the Israelis pulled out of the Palestinian territories. These two events should not have any direct relationship. On a completely logical level of thinking they do not. It is like saying I will only eat an apple after I eat an orange. Arafat is attempting to create an equivalency that does not exist. He is acting like he is doing someone, other than his own people, a favor by holding a democratic election. His people need an election more than anyone else does. So why is Arafat holding back on doing the most important and only thing he can do to help his people? First, because Arafat, like all other Arab "leaders", can never survive politically in a country with true democracy. Second, and less important on a transcendental level, his domestic popularity is plummeting by the second. The Palestinians must have genuinely democratic elections particularly now. They are in a self described crisis, which is when it is especially important to document exactly what people think of their leadership. Some Palestinians are embarking on a process that is unprecedented in the Arab world: to exercise freedom of speech against your own government. This fact, more than anything else, highlights that Arafat is a ghastly impotent individual. His own brain dirtied public wants to strip him of power. Arabs refer to suicide bombers as brave. This is an abomination. A truly brave Arab is one that speaks out against his leaders. A small number of Palestinians are starting. David Aschinberg dasch27@aol.com |
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