I have written several blogs on the Palestinian's hatred of Jews and their repeated vows to destroy the State of Israel. Recently, as a peace gesture, a 13-member string orchestra made up of Palestinian youngsters, ages 12 to 17, from the Jenin refugee camp went to Israel for a performance before some 30 Holocaust surviviors.
So, how did the "moderate" Palestinian authorities respond when they heard about this act of kindness? They disbanded the orchestra, boarded up the place where the young musicians were taught, and banned the groups's Israeli-Arab conductor from the Jenin camp. As they say, no good deed goes unpunished.
Does the international community really expect the Israelis to make suicidal concessions to a bunch of "moderate" hate mongerers who get all exercised each and every time there is any mention or recognition of the Holocaust? How can Israel be expected to trust the very people who are bent on its destruction?
Here is a report on how Palestinian authorities responded to their own youngsters' peace gesture:
PALESTINIAN YOUTH ORCHESTRA DISBANDED OVER CONCERT FOR HOLOCAUST SURVIORS
By The Associated Press
Palestinian authorities disbanded a youth orchestra from a West Bank refugee camp after it played for a group of Holocaust survivors in Israel, a local official said on Sunday.
Adnan Hindi of the Jenin camp called the Holocaust a political issue and accused conductor Wafa Younis of unknowingly dragging the children into a political dispute.
He added that Younis has been barred from the camp and the apartment where she taught the 13-member Strings of Freedom orchestra has been boarded up.
"She exploited the children," said Hindi, the head of the camp's popular committee, which takes on municipal duties. "She will be forbidden from doing any activities.... We have to protect our children and our community."
The move highlights the sensitivity of many Palestinians over acknowledging Jewish suffering, fearing it would weaken their own historical grievances against Israel.
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