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Essay:anti-Israel bigotry: the Apartheid slur part2 (view source)
Revision as of 23:31, October 17, 2011
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In 1991 Palestinians made up 30% of the country's population. Compared to other Arab countries, their situation was reasonable. Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. In the framework of attempts at compromise which preceded the first Gulf war, Saddam brought up the 'suggestion' of withdrawal from Kuwait in return for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank. The PLO with Yasser Arafat at its head supported Saddam. That support was the opening shot for one of the worst events in Palestinian history. After the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation began an anti-Palestinian campaign which included persecution, arrests and show trials. The difficult saga ended with the expulsion of 450,000 Palestinians. Some of which, incidentally, had been there since the 1930s and many had no connection to Arafat's support for Saddam. And despite that, they were subject to collective punishment, transfer of proportions similar to the 'Naqba' of 1948, which barely merited a mention in the world media. There are numerous academic papers on the expulsion and fleeing in 1948. There are close to zero papers on the subject of the 'Naqba' of '91.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YXt1QMxVyjbE_biHw9IAAi_SigLWLneI3QEJvQKsBQw/edit?hl=en</ref></blockquote>
In 1991 Palestinians made up 30% of the country's population. Compared to other Arab countries, their situation was reasonable. Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. In the framework of attempts at compromise which preceded the first Gulf war, Saddam brought up the 'suggestion' of withdrawal from Kuwait in return for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank. The PLO with Yasser Arafat at its head supported Saddam. That support was the opening shot for one of the worst events in Palestinian history. After the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation began an anti-Palestinian campaign which included persecution, arrests and show trials. The difficult saga ended with the expulsion of 450,000 Palestinians. Some of which, incidentally, had been there since the 1930s and many had no connection to Arafat's support for Saddam. And despite that, they were subject to collective punishment, transfer of proportions similar to the 'Naqba' of 1948, which barely merited a mention in the world media. There are numerous academic papers on the expulsion and fleeing in 1948. There are close to zero papers on the subject of the 'Naqba' of '91.<ref>https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YXt1QMxVyjbE_biHw9IAAi_SigLWLneI3QEJvQKsBQw/edit?hl=en</ref></blockquote>
The Arab-Sunni anti-Shiite oppression in '''Bahrain''', defined as apartheid, is not only culturally and religiously separation,<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/world/middleeast/repression-tears-apart-bahrains-social-fabric.html?pagewanted=all</ref> but ethnically<ref>http://Jonesmotherjones.com/mojo/2011/02/whats-happening-in-bahrain</ref> and ''racist'' as well. Or as some called it "Arab apartheid."
New York Times' N. Kristof asked about the anti-Shia Sunni Apartheid in '''Bahrain''': "Is this Apartheid in Bahrain?"<ref>http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/is-this-apartheid-in-bahrain/</ref> Subsequently there were calls for
New York Times' N. Kristof asked about the anti-Shia Sunni Apartheid in '''Bahrain''': "Is this Apartheid in Bahrain?"<ref>http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/is-this-apartheid-in-bahrain/</ref> Subsequently there were calls for
<i>How About a Bahraini Apartheid Week?</i> P. Benson asks:<blockquote>Can you imagine the outrage if Israel treated Israeli Arabs and Palestinians the same way Kristof describes Bahrain's Sunni elite treating Shias?
<i>How About a Bahraini Apartheid Week?</i> P. Benson asks:<blockquote>Can you imagine the outrage if Israel treated Israeli Arabs and Palestinians the same way Kristof describes Bahrain's Sunni elite treating Shias?
Author R. Loimeier cites:<blockquote>
Author R. Loimeier cites:<blockquote>
Many African Muslims who studied in Saudi Arabia did in fact not become Wahhābī but were appalled by many aspects of life in Saudi Arabia , such as Saudi racism toward Africans and the hypocrisy of Saudi lifestyles ( outwardly religious, inwardly Western and materialistic).<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=P-PipSRWCOMC&pg=PA119</ref></blockquote>
Many African Muslims who studied in Saudi Arabia did in fact not become Wahhābī but were appalled by many aspects of life in Saudi Arabia , such as Saudi racism toward Africans and the hypocrisy of Saudi lifestyles ( outwardly religious, inwardly Western and materialistic).<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=P-PipSRWCOMC&pg=PA119</ref></blockquote>
=====Turkey=====
=====Turkey=====
In 2003, the 'European Armenian Federation' urged <i>EU to Denounce Turkey’s Anti Armenian Apartheid Policies</i>
In 2003, the 'European Armenian Federation' urged <i>EU to Denounce Turkey’s Anti Armenian Apartheid Policies</i>