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The first chairman of the PLO, [[Ahmad Shukeiri]], was not a native of the land in question but born in southern [[Lebanon]]. He became infamous for statements rationalizing the [[Holocaust]] shortly after the atrocities became widely known, even testifying that they all were praising Hitler, and "foresaw" annihilating the Jews in his June 1967 "none of them will survive"  —revealing early on the radical and hateful ideology that would underpin the Palestinian cause.  

The first chairman of the PLO, [[Ahmad Shukeiri]], was not a native of the land in question but born in southern [[Lebanon]]. He became infamous for statements rationalizing the [[Holocaust]] shortly after the atrocities became widely known, even testifying that they all were praising Hitler, and "foresaw" annihilating the Jews in his June 1967 "none of them will survive"  —revealing early on the radical and hateful ideology that would underpin the Palestinian cause.  

His successor, Yasser Arafat, widely considered the father of modern terrorism, was born in Cairo, [[Egypt]]—not in any part of what is today Israel or the disputed territories. Arafat pioneered the cynical tactic of using civilian populations as human shields, a method that has tragically continued under Hamas and other Palestinian factions.

His successor, Yasser Arafat, widely considered the father of modern terrorism, was born in Cairo, [[Egypt]]—not in any part of what is today Israel or the disputed territories. Arafat pioneered the cynical tactic of using its very civilian populations as [[human shields]], a method that has tragically continued under Hamas and other Palestinian factions.

This leadership—foreign-born, ideologically extreme, and committed to violence rather than coexistence—illustrates a movement more focused on the destruction of the Jewish state than on building a peaceful future for its own people. In contrast, Israel, with its deep historical and ancestral ties to the land and its commitment to democracy and innovation, has remained steadfast in its pursuit of peace, even in the face of relentless hostility.

This leadership—foreign-born, ideologically extreme, and committed to violence rather than coexistence—illustrates a movement more focused on the destruction of the Jewish state than on building a peaceful future for its own people. In contrast, Israel, with its deep historical and ancestral ties to the land and its commitment to democracy and innovation, has remained steadfast in its pursuit of peace, even in the face of relentless hostility.