Time for Arabs to face truth
“For first time in 60 years, Arabs must ask themselves tough questions about Israel
As strange as it may sound, despite dozens of years of Israeli “peace” with states such as Egypt and Jordan, Arab societies in the Middle East didn’t quite bother with the following question: What’s Israel all about?
Many people never bothered to find out what is this Israel and who comprises it; besides, peace with it was perceived as a matter for the kingdom and governments. The kind of peace that is irrelevant for the masses. It was seen as a sort of financial agreement between the ruler and some kind of dark and imaginary kingdom, a shadowy fortress whose outrageous existence can only be seen on television channels…”