One-Sided 'Rights'

We in “the West” often hear this propaganda message: “Israelis [meaning Israeli Jews] have the right to live in peace and security.” But Palestinians don't, obviously. All Hamas and similar groups are doing is saying, If we can't live in peace and security, than neither can you. But other than provoking self-induced hysteria in Israeli Jews, the Palestinians actually have virtually NO capacity to inflict more than inconvenience on their oppressors.

But then, if you regard Palestinians as subhumans, “animals,” “beasts,” as most Israelis do these days, there is no contradiction to insisting on human rights and dignity for Israeli Jews only and not for Palestinians. The circle is squared.