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April 14, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.hudson-ny.org/2029/palestinians-mer-khamis-murder

The Palestinians' Own Goal

(Hudson Institute-New York) Khaled Abu Toameh - The assassination of Juliano Mer-Khamis, a well known Israeli Arab actor who moved to the West Bank to help Palestinians establish a theater, has seriously embarrassed the Palestinian Authority. The Western-backed PA chooses to endorse anti-normalization campaigns with Israel, paving the way for threats and violence against well-meaning people like Mer-Khamis, who are trying to promote understanding and tolerance between Jews and Arabs. Mer-Khamis, who was born to a Jewish mother and a Christian Arab citizen of Israel, was trying to promote cultural activities as an alternative to suicide bombings and terror. In the past, Mer-Khamis received death threats from Palestinians who did not like his activities and mere presence. The theater he managed was firebombed twice and leaflets distributed by Palestinian activists made it clear that he would be liquidated one day.

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