Israeli-Arab Fifth Column Watch - AP Has Very Little Idea What's Going On In Israel, Still Manages To Convey That Lots Of Israeli-Arabs Are Holocaust Deniers
We're just getting so sick of it:
In its most dramatic finding, the poll showed that 28 percent of Israeli Arabs did not believe the Holocaust happened, and that among high school and college graduates the figure was even higher - 33 percent. According to Smoocha's analysis, radicals in the Arab world believe the Holocaust to be a political event, and many feel that by denying it they are expressing opposition to Israel.
So we were reading this lede on JPost, and we thought "wait, that's weird - this just equated Holocaust denial with a vague Israeli distrust of Arab towns... and then they referred to a belief held by over a quarter of the population as 'radical'... what the hell, is this an AP story or something?" So we scrolled back up to the top and it turns out that - surprisingly - this actually is a contribution to Middle East knowledge courtesy of the Associated Press. Neat.
And honestly, we're not sure what the hell that nonsense about "avoiding entering Arab towns" is all about. We call bullshit on the implication that Israelis driving through the north would not stop at a gas station or eat at a restaurant because it's in a Druze village. And you know what? Let's have a show of hands from our Israeli readers - when you want good humus, are you more likely to "avoid" or "enthusiastically rush" to Humus Said in the (very Arab) town of Akko. Be honest - we know that at least a couple of you live in Karmiel, so we'll know if you're lying. Yeah, that's what we thought.
That you, AP, for making the Israeli-Arab situation easier to understand.
References:
* '28percent of Israel's Arabs deny Holocaust' [JPost]
Previously:
* Arab Fifth Column Watch - Treason's Just Another Word for Anti-Zionism
* Arab Fifth Column Watch - Israel Shouldn't Lock Up Terrorists Edition
* Arab Fifth Column Watch - Labor MK Refuses Pledge of Allegiance
[Cross-posted to The Astute Bloggers]
