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March 6, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://www.cjnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16399&Itemid=86

Peace Possible Only If Israel Stays Strong

[Canadian Jewish News] David Lazarus - Unlike the "failing" Arab states wallowing in poverty, neglect and illiteracy, the Gulf emirates have flourished in peace and development, notes Bar-Ilan University's Mordechai Kedar. "Why? Because each one is comprised of one tribe....That will be the secret to [Middle East] peace success. Give each tribe its own state." According to Kedar, in Islamic states, "peace" is a status that exists between communities, not nations. That's why the concept of a permanent peace with Israel is "totally unacceptable." "Even when [the late Egyptian president] Anwar Sadat consulted the imams for permission to make peace with Israel - as Mohammed offered peace to the infidels of Mecca - it was only for a time," Kedar said. "The peace might be permanent, but only if Israel stays strong enough." Kedar said he is occasionally interviewed in Arabic on Al-Jazeera, which broadcasts from Qatar, because "there are Arabs who like to hear what the other side says." But he said the network's Arabic-language broadcasts overall depict Israel as "wicked, racist and cruel." In the view of many Muslims, Jews are perpetual infidels who are descendants of "pigs and monkeys."

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