"We teach the children the truth. How the Jews persecuted the prophets and tortured them. We stress that the Jews killed and slaughtered Arabs and Palestinians every chance they got. Most important, the children understand that the conflict with the Jews is not over land, but rather over religion. As long as Jews remain here, between the [Jordan] river and the sea, they will be our enemy and we will continue to pursue and kill them. When they leave we won't hurt them."

Well now we know what the conflict is about, we know what the solution must be, right? It's not anti-Semitism. We don't hate the Jews. We just teach our kids the truth - Jews have horns and tails and we have to kick them out of their homes. Who says anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism?

What would Salon say if some Yeshiva head in the West Bank said:

"We teach the children the truth. How the Muslims persecuted the Jews and tortured them, mutilating corpses and forcing them to convert. We stress that the Muslims killed and slaughtered Jews every chance they got, beginning in Khaibar and Medina. Most important, the children understand that the conflict with the Muslims is not over land, but rather over religion. As long as Muslims remain here, between the [Jordan] river and the sea, they will be our enemy and we will continue to pursue and kill them. When they leave we won't hurt them."

(Why do I get the feeling the above will appear as a 'Zionist quote' in Miftah or palestinerembered or Electronic Intifada? No matter, worse fabricated quotes are already there, attributed to Ariel Sharon and others.)
We know what Salon would say, and what counterpunch would say, "Zionism is Racism." And we know what Khalid Amayreh and others would write in Al Jazeerah, "The Talmud teaches the Jews to hate 'goyim'"

We can imagine what is taught at such a camp:

Camp schedule: (Typical day)
- 7:30 AM - Up with the birdies, prayer and breakfast
- 9:00 AM - Arts and Crafts: Draw a Jew.
- 10:00 AM - Sports: Single combat
- 11:00 AM - Current Events: Wicked Jews are poisoning the wells
- 12:00 Prayer and Lunch
- 13:00 Shop: Make a Qassam rocket
- 16:00 Fashion: How to wear a suicide bomb
- 18:00 Qur'an lesson: And you shall kill them wherever you find them
- 19:00 Lecture: "The Legacy of Hajj Amin El Husseini - Hitler's work is not done"
- 20:00 Supper and Prayer.
- 21:00 Campfire and stories: Ahmed the little suicide bomber who could; Fatmalocks and the three Zionists; Ali Baba and the 40 Zionists.
- 22:00 Lights out - go to sleep or the al-yahud Zionist monster will devour you.

Seriously, this highlights some unpleasant facts that people who want peace in the Middle East had better understand:

* Tiny dialogue groups and summer camps that are held in the USA are no competition for massive and systematic hate indoctrination.

* If the Hamas get control of a a state under a "Hudna" (truce) they will educate generations of Palestinian Arabs to this litany of hate. The result, inevitably, will be an armed camp that is constantly preparing itself for the moment when it can drive the Jews out of "Palestine."

The solution that suggests itself is a massive counter-education effort. This requires a few things that aren't happening:

* Control of Gaza and the West bank by moderates, so that people are not prevented from using services by terror threats.

* A corruption free Palestinian administration that can run these camps under international supervision.

* A substantial investment in education and welfare, to counter the Hamas.

There is no doubt by the way, that such camps are financed directly or indirectly by the international donor countries including the USA and the EU. Money is fungible. Any money that is used for paying salaries (Mahmud Abbas recently paid the salaries of Hamas security personnel) frees up other funds for "welfare" and "education" activities such as this.

Ami Isseroff