Perhaps the greatest lie of all that the Israel-haters say all of the time is the great lie that Israel mistreats Arabs living in Israel. This lie is wrong on so many levels. But the main reason it is preposterous is that if anyone truly was concerned about the humanity of Arabs, they would admit that the problem lies in Arab countries and with Israel’s terrorist neighbors. These Arab countries and terror centers are the ones that starve, terrorize, and demean Arabs – on a mega level – by the millions. Hizbullah in Lebanon, Yemen, and Syria are but a few examples.
There are around one million Arabs, perhaps more, in Gaza, that have been terrorized by Arabs in Gaza who turned the entire Gaza into a terror-tunnel zone. Any Arab who was raised in Gaza over the previous 19 years knew that Gaza was turned into one thing only – a massive platform to terrorize Israel. Every UNRWA worker knew this and collaborated, and anyone who was part of the tens of thousands of workers who dug tunnels every day was part of the big secret of working to kill Jews. That is why when the terrorists’ plans came to fruition on October 7th, there was so much happiness among the Gazan Arabs.
The Gazan Arabs were not happy because they had breached any barriers. These same Arabs had worked in many of the Israeli communities beforehand. The lie of Gaza being blockaded was based on nothing. Arabs who wanted to leave and work in Israel did so by the thousands every day.
The Gazan Arabs were happy because they accomplished their ultimate goal – killing Jews by the hundreds. Now there are other Arabs in the world who are happy – the ones in Lebanon who foresee a future without Hizbollah. Arabs in Hebron who foresee a future without Hamas dominating.
There is a path to calm in the Middle East – when Israel scares the living daylights out of would-be terrorists and the more moderate Arabs wield more power in their areas. But this will only happen when Israel’s power is ten times greater than what it is today.