Likewise, Tanya Reinhart is cursed with her own self-righteous narcissism but with a twist. She portrays Israel as the hissing serpent and the so-called "Palestinian People" as its hapless victims.

 Tanya Reinhart, in her own words:

Israel's Inhumanity Toward the Arabs:

"The Palestinians, as human beings, simply do not exist."

"Israel's persecution of the Palestinian people is not war against terror."

"Malnutrition of Palestinian children in the occupied territories already equals that of Congo and Zimbabwe, but Israel "launches a campaign" to prevent even the little left to keep them nourished."

"What is happening in the Territories is a process of slow and steady genocide.

Israel's Racists Treatment of the Arabs:

"Israel has become the land of apartheid."

"I believe that even much before its present atrocities, Israel has followed the South-African Apartheid model."

"What Israel is doing under Sharon far exceeds the crimes of the South Africa's white regime. It has been taking the form of systematic ethnic cleansing, which South Africa never attempted... we are witnessing the daily invisible killing of the sick and wounded being deprived of medical care, the weak who cannot survive in the new poverty conditions, and those who are bound to reach starvation."

Israel / Zionism as a Perpetrator of Crimes Against Humanity and/or Genocide:

"We are against Israel - meaning Israel's acts and the policy of its leadership, and against the Occupation, and leave the question of Zionism aside."

"Not long ago, the Western world was shocked and angered at Milosevic atrocities against the Kosovo Albanians, which were described as ethnic cleansing. But what Israel has started executing is incomparably worse. When faced with terrorist attacks (by KLA) on Serbian institutes and civilians in Kosovo, Milosevic did retaliate brutally, using, no doubt, 'excessive force'. His acts were criminal. But he did not send Apache helicopters to bombard residential areas, as does Israel. He did not put the Kosovar towns under siege; he did not use missiles from tanks, and he did not send snipers to wound and kill en mass ."

"The trouble is not exactly with Zionism, but with the Israeli leadership and the way Zionism has been executed, based on ethnic cleansing from the very start."

"What is happening in the Territories is a process of slow and steady genocide."

Israel's Right to Defend Itself:

"What is needed to give hope a chance is for the people of the world to intervene and stop the Israeli military Junta."

Israel as a Militaristic Nation:

"Today it is the Israeli government that launches the holy war."

"In the Sharm-al-Sheikh summit last week, Barak got from the US his green light to slaughter."

"The U.S. is ruled today by hawks whose vision is an unending war. Israel, whose leaders are always eager to go on another war, is an asset in this vision."

"There are few regimes in the world like Israel, so eager to risk the life of their citizens for some new regional war."

Israel's Security Fence-Wall:

"Let us stay clear - this fence is not about peace or security. Transfer, land greed and control of water resources are the fuel driving the engines of Israeli bulldozers."

America... Israel's Partner in the War Against Arab/Islamic Terrorism:

"The U.S. is ruled today by hawks whose vision is an unending war."

"[Re: 9/11 attack on America] If you look at the type of things the US has been doing for years - the atrocities in Vietnam, or of the previous Iraq war where the Iraqi army, after being defeated, was bombarded by the US as its soldiers were withdrawing... terms of scope, there are really many acts comparable in history, many of which the US itself is responsible for... [the 9/11act was done by a] group driven by despair and determination to fight."

[Note: Professor Reinhart is a frequent visitor to American universities where she bashes both Israel and the United States. She also participates in fundraisers for radical groups like Adam Shapiro's terrorist-protecting International Solidarity Movement. Why has not her name been added to America's "Do Not Fly" list?]

The Arab Right to Use Vicious Terror Against Israeli civilians:

"I think that the difference between dying in battle and dying in a terror attack is that the latter is still a real act of despair - this is something you do when you are convinced that there is no other channel open to you... the battle of the despaired is not subject to any rules or conditions or protections."

"The Israeli army blocks all options of non-violent resistance from the Palestinians."

"The Geneva convention recognizes the right of the occupied people to carry out armed struggle against the occupying army, but not to use terror against civilians. Terror has no moral justification, and is not defended by international law. But it is necessary that we Israelis examine ourselves in this regard as well. What other way do we leave open for the Palestinian people to struggle for their liberation?"

"I think that the difference between dying in battle and dying in a terror attack is that the latter is still a real act of despair - this is something you do when you are convinced that there is no other channel open to you... the battle of the despaired is not subject to any rules or conditions or protections."

On Arafat: (A friend of the Jews?]

"Arafat did manage, through harsh means of oppression, to contain the frustration of his people, and guarantee the safety of the settlers [say what?], as Israel continued undisturbed to build new settlements and appropriate more Palestinian land."

Solution to Arab War upon the Jewish State:

"The Palestinian suicidal terror has a simple solution - get out of the territories and give the Palestinians reasons to live."

Tanya Reinhart, Self-Appointed Spokesperson for Jewish Morality:

"It is really amazing how life in Tel Aviv goes on normally when there is no terror. People go about their life, their work, their studies, their coffee shops, while just a few kilometers away, a whole society is dying."

"I try to give some picture of the Palestinian tragedy the best I can from my privileged position as a member of the oppressing society."

"It is the moral right and duty of the people of the world [esp. Jews] to do whatever they can on their own to stop Israel and save the Palestinians."

"I don't have the words yet to speak about my shame, my horrible pain for the Palestinian people."

"My biggest hope and plea is - save the Palestinians!"

It was said that the blood from the right side of Medusa's body
could be used to save lives while the blood from the left side could be used to kill.
Does the same apply to Israel's Right and Left?

With Israel-bashers like Tanya Reinhart, the Arabs need no pro-Arab, anti-Israel propagandists. It has it's very own "in house" Hanan Ashwari!

Tanya Reinhart is a Professor of Linguistics and cultural studies at Tel Aviv University, Israel, and the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. She can be contacted at reinhart@post.tau.ac.il and/or reinhart@let.uu.nl or through her homepage.

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