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April 14, 2005
Palestine, Israel and the U.S.
A poll published on the website of Qatari channel Al Jazeera shows that 84 percent of 17461 online voters think there is a contradiction between America's support for the road map and its support for the Jewish settlements on Palestinian territories.
The poll speaks for itself and reflects a majority of the Arab public opinion that feels like a dichotomy between the speech and the acts of the American administration on the Palestine issue. Arabs often talk about the financial support the US gives Israel. For them, the money goes directly to finance the destruction of Palestinian homes and the killing of Palestinian civilians.
The last illustration was this morning with the destruction of two houses in the town of Anata. Aljazeera's bureau chief in Palestine, Walid al-Umari, reported that 18 people found themselves without shelter after this destruction.
Although Israelis said that they had to demolish the houses because they didn't have a license, the general reaction is anger. If we tell ourselves that, since 2001, about 675 Palestinian homes have been razed, it gives an idea of the accumulation of anger on the Arabs' side. The killing of civilians is another painful issue.
One thing is for sure: the success of the application of the road map and the role played by the U.S. will have a great influence on how America is perceived in the Arab world.
Posted April 14, 2005 02:01 AM
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