Our problem with "Israel" is "Israel", not Apartheid

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Below is a comment by AN member and moderator Dr. Ibrahim Alloush, on a discussion in the online group "USQuagmire".

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Just for the record I'd like to point out a few things regarding the ongoing discussion on Apartheid being (or not being) the core the Zionist regime.

Regarding the historical background, the Arab identity of Palestine emanates not from the Islamic conquest, but with the Canaanites who came into Palestine from the shores of the Arabian Peninsula around 2500 B.C., and who had sovereignty over the land until around 1000 B.C. Hence Palestine was called the Land of Canaanites, until the Philistines came from the island of Crete and intermarried with the Canaanites to melt peacefully into them leaving only the name behind: Palestine.

The ancient Hebrews were indeed part of the peoples of the region but they came into Palestine (the Land of the Canaanites) as invaders. During their presence in Palestine, the Canaanites continued to be there. After their (two) invader states were dismantled by the ancient Iraqis, the Canaanites continued to be there. Hence, the Hebrews experienced a transient presence in Palestine, whereas the presence of the Canaanites (ancient Arabs) in the land was continuous since ancient history.

In short, Palestine has always been Arab. Hebrews, just like the Romans or the Persians, have no independent claim to the land. They were transient invaders even then.

Present-day Jews, especially the AshkeNAZIS are not even genetically related to ancient Hebrews. As Arthur Koestler demonstrates in his The Thirteenth Tribe, the AshkeNAZIS are descendants of the Khazars from around the region of the Caspian Sea. These Khazari tribes are NOT even Semitic. They have a Turko-Finish origin.

As such, they are the true anti-semites being anti-Palestinian Arab and all.

But whether they are anti-semitic or not is really not that important. FOR THE ESSENCE OF THE ZIONIST REGIME IS NOT APARTHEID, BUT OCCUPATION. In other words, our goal as Palestinian Arabs is definitely NOT to achieve equality with the invaders. Anyone who tells you otherwise is just telling you what you want to hear and is merely tailoring our political message to appease Westerners.

The crux of the problem is the settler-invader SOCIETY (not just the apparatus of the Zionist state) called "Israel".

The invader came, so the invader must leave. It's as simple as that. The invader has no claim WHATSOEVER to Palestine either on historical or moral grounds. The only thing these invaders have is a 'religious' claim that Yahweh gave them the Land of the Canaanites. In fact, even in the Old Testament it is clear that the land doesn't belong to the Jew; only that Yahweh allegedly granted the Jews the Land of the Canaanites. So, the Jewish claim to Palestine is merely an article of religious faith, whereas the Arab claim to Palestine is historical, legal, moral, and everything else, on top of being an article of Islamic faith (if the matter of religious faith is to be accepted as grounds for claiming land!).

So, feel free to listen to those Palestinians and Arabs too eager to get accepted amongst Westerners. The truth of the matter is that the majority of Palestinians and Arabs have never ever reliquished their rightful claim to the land of Palestine on account of the land being Arab one-hundred percent, and exclusively.

We owe no explanations to invaders and their imperialist supporters who ask us to prove goodwill towards Jewish invaders of our land. It's the invaders who must show goodwill by leaving Arab Palestine.

After liberation, those foreigners interested in visiting or living in Palestine must apply for a visa just like in any sovereign state anywhere else. Their applications will be viewed on a case by case basis. The point is that Jews, as a group, have NO independent claim to Palestine, whether fully or partially.

In the meantime, Palestinians and Arabs have the right to resort to any means necessary to liberate their land from invaders.

The racism is merely a minor by-product of the occupation, and we're not interested in treating symptoms... The invasion, the settler-colonial entity, must itself be completely UPROOTED.

No apologies to anyone. And if you support Palestinian rights, that means you support the liberation of Palestine, not some roundabout liberal guilt trip which is foisted on Palestinians to make their strategic goal "equality with the invader" for goodness sakes!

Later

Ibrahim Alloush