XPost: soc.culture.jewish, soc.culture.palestine
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:57:20 -0500, Bolt Upright <
Nobodys@home.com>
wrote:
On 2/26/2010 7:00 PM, LC wrote:
Finally. An honest Jew.
The guy sounds like a thoroughly decent human being. Peace and long life
to him!
http://www.paltelegraph.com/diaries/featured-articles/4146-begins-grands
on-q
Palestine, February 13, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - "Murderous blood flows
in Israeli arteries," says the grandson of former Israeli Prime
Minister Menachem Begin.
Avindav Begin, who is also the son of the current Likud Knesset member
Benny Begin, refuses to stand during the Israeli national anthem
"Hatikva" and participates in protests against the Apartheid Wall. He
does not see himself as a Jew or a Zionist and believes that his
grandfather did not make real peace with Egypt. He also is not worried
about being the target of rotten eggs after his inflammatory interview
with Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot.
The newspaper said in a lengthy report: "(Avindav) Begin examines the
psychological roots of the Jewish-Arab conflict in his new book 'End
the Conflict,' which was published recently in both Hebrew and Arabic.
He suggests a radical solution to spare all religious, national and
ideological sectors, encouraging everyone to live together as human
beings. Despite being brought up in a very nationalistic family, and
perhaps for this reason, he did not agree with the theories of his
father and grandfather.
The newspaper asked him:
Do you raise Israel's flag on its independence day?
I do not raise any flag, either the flag of Israel or the flag of
Palestine.
Do you stand when they sing "Hatikva"?
No, because it makes no sense in my view.
Why do you live in Israel, then?
My family, sisters and brothers and friends are here.
How do you feel about the 700 people who were killed in the 1982 war
that was initiated by Israel and led by your grandfather?
There were actually 30,000 Lebanese and Palestinians killed, mostly
unarmed people who cannot be compared with Israeli soldiers because the
people did not fight at all. I think that there is no need for any war,
including the War of Nov. 6, 1973.
Do you think that the conflict will continue?
I protest in Bil'in (in the West Bank) because I reside here, not in
Kosovo, it is one hour from my house. I want to remove the wall and
bring Arnit back to farm his field. (After reading an advertisement on
the Internet, Begin joined a protest four years ago near the Apartheid
Wall in Bil'in and established a close relationship with Wajeyh Arnit,
a father of 10 children and a contractor who worked in Israel. His son
Rani was paralyzed by a bullet fired by Israeli troops.)
A mitzvah for Begin's grandson. The jews know their own kind.
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