Yasser Arafat and his PLO - Part 3 (Lebanese civil war)

 

Before his expulsion from Jordan, described in part 2 of these blog entries, Arafat entered into Cairo Accord brokered in 1969 by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser between PLO represented by Arafat and Lebanese army commander (yes, not Lebanese state) general Emile Boustany. The exact official text of this accord has never been made public, but the unofficial version was published in Lebanese paper in 1970. Under this agreement 16 refugee camps based in Southern Lebanon and housing at the time some 300,000 Palestinian refugees were removed from the jurisdiction of Lebanon, executed by Lebanese Army’s Deuxieme Bureau and put the camps under Arafat’s command. Here a slight digression: in 1948-49 some 100,000 Arabs escaped war to Lebanon, but since Lebanon did not offer them any path to full rights, citizenship or even possibility of entering many professions the problem was growing through subsequent years as – contrary to what one might expect – the number of refugees grew instead of diminish. The first freedoms for the refugees/ emigres were actually proposed in Cairo Accords, and only then have they been given the right to work, reside and move about in Lebanon. But this poor treatment of fellow Arabs had nothing to do with Israel and everything to do with Lebanese wish to show them as victims. The same Cairo Accord has given Palestinians in Lebanon the right to engage in armed actions against Israel. In practice the accord turned Southern Lebanon to a launch pad for attacks against Israel for which Lebanon was blamed but could do nothing to prevent them, as PLO established a state within a state (a role later taken over by Hezbollah). The victim, apart from Israel and Israelis, were local villagers who found themselves living and working the land on what turned to be guerilla-controlled battleground. Their misery was later blamed on Israel but brought on by Palestinian terrorists under Arafat.

The great influx of Palestinian terrorists to Lebanon and the Cairo Accord establishing officially PLO military bases for attacks against Israel destabilized Lebanon and were huge stepping stones towards civil war in Lebanon that started in 1975. Thus, for the third time in his life (but not the last) Arafat brought war and misery to his Arab compatriots and neighbors whom he claimed (always falsely) to represent.

It is worth noting that already in 1968 there were clashes between Lebanese army and PLO and in 1969 Arafat was 3 days late for signing the Cairo Accord as PLO was busy fighting Lebanese army, shooting a helicopter down and killing the Lebanese general.

The Cairo Accord was to remain a top secret. No wonder, if we take into account, that it required Lebanese Army to facilitate the work of the medical, evacuation, and supply centers for guerilla activities to release terrorist detainees and confiscated weapons and for all practical purposes was establishing a state within state (PLO’s in Lebanon). In effect the Lebanese Army gradually lost its control over the scope of the PLO’s armed activities, which widened beyond the areas limited by the agreement. In April 1975 clashes erupted between the PLO and the Lebanese Phalange (Kataeb Party) following the attempt assassination of Sheikh Pierre Gemayel, head of the Kataeb Party. This was an ultimate path to civil war.

This is the text of the Cairo Accord (unofficial, the official one was never published, and voided in 1987 by Lebanese president Amine Gemayel, nevertheless accurate).

It is true that the raids by PLO brought actions by IDF in Southern Lebanon. That was exactly what Arafat was after, but the list of atrocities committed by PLO acting from Lebanese soil in Israel was extensive and could not remain without Israeli reaction. Probably the worst was Ma’alot massacre of school children by terrorists infiltrating from Lebanon.

The October 7 sexual violence against women (and some men) by Hamas and why is it doubted

 Remember Dinah - the biblical figure, Jacob’s only daughter, whose story of rape appears in the Book of Genesis but whose voice was never heard. So is called the new project developed by Israel and supported by UK, showing the weaponizing of sexual violence by Hamas on October 7.  

October 7, 2023 was a terrible day. And this is understatement. After meticulous preparation Hamas and its supporters attacked Israel sending approximately 6,000 terrorists into Israel. The most affected places were: NOVA festival which was taking place close to the Gaza border, few border IDF bases and few kibbutzim near the border. Over 1,100 Israelis have been killed, some 250 taken as hostages. 

Some of the terrorists, who committed unbelievable atrocities were later proved to use Captagon, stimulant drug used often by terrorists and militant groups.  

During the viscous attack many instances of sexual violence took place, as proved by forensic findings,  eyewitnesses tales, returned hostages stories and pictures from the massacre sites. Among findings are the bodies of young women, naked or half-dressed, found tied to trees or poles. Some of these women had been shot in their intimate organs, and in some cases, they had undergone gang rape before being murdered. Eyewitnesses, including survivors who hid in bushes, described cases of attempted rape even after death (after JP 7/6/25). The aim of the project and report that is about to be published is, after independent confirmation of presented facts, to include Hamas on the list of groups using sexual violence as a weapon, alongside organizations like ISIS and Boko Haram.

Such measures are taken because many international experts on violence, like  Samantha Pearson, formerly the director of the University of Alberta Sexual Assault Centre, denied such claims. Samantha Pearson was subsequently fired for endorsing public letter  titled "Stand with Palestine: Call on Political Leaders to End Their Complicity in Genocide!", which denied that Israeli women were subjected to sexual violence by Hamas after UN team finds ground to support reports of sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7. It saw “credible circumstantial information which may be indicative of some forms of sexual violence, including genital mutilation, sexualized torture or cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.” That included photos and videos showing a minimum of 20 corpses with clothes that had been torn, revealing private body parts, and 10 bodies with indications of bound wrists and or tied legs. 

All these facts are known for a year and a half, so why now another report and another commission? First, there is more and more evidence, since hostages were returned from captivity. The other reason, and the reason I write about it, is that women organizations, human rights organizations, some sexual violence experts (as shown above) were oftentimes defending Hamas against sexual violence committed during the murderous attack. Even though captured terrorists themselves admitted to such crimes. Evidently "Believe women" cry does not pertain to Israelis.

So what could stand behind it? Apart from open hostility towards Israel, Jews and victims of October 7, apart from slightly covered, if at all, warm feelings  towards Hamas there is one more interesting thing. Israeli society stood behind women victims. They need not be ashamed of being raped, they don't have to hide it. It stands in vast contrast with attitudes towards women raped in Europe or Korea during II world war, raped in Europe during Balkan wars, raped in Congo during many wars in this country (including sexual violence committed by UN troops), raped in Nigeria by Boko Haram...

Maybe staying side by side with Israeli women would validate the question: where were men of the society, society's social services and families of victims in other places?

Maybe the fact that Israel is pursuing justice for victims of sexual crimes shows more than others wish to digest  looking at their own societies? Maybe it is more (hopefully) than simple "serves them right" some of so called experts evidently think. Maybe some reflection may pursue Project Dinah and showing reluctance to stand by victims of sexual abuse by these who also try not to see overwhelming sexual and domestic abuse in types of conservative societies Muslim terrorist groups proclaim. See no evil should never be a way to go.

Here is a link to documentary about sexual crimes committed on October 7.

Yasser Arafat and his PLO - part 2 (Black September)

So far I haven't heard if you'd like some more Yasser Arafat story, please, please let me know. But at least I will tell the story of the Black September.

After 6 days war the major place of PLO activity became so called West Bank, taken from Jordan by Israel as a result of lost, aggressive war by Jordan, as well as Jordan proper. After the war some 300,000 Palestinians made their way to Jordan. King Hussein initially supported Palestinian cause, however not Palestinian terrorism. Jordan's attitude towards Israel and Palestinians was very complicated from the beginning. In July 1950 king Hussein's grandfather - than king Abdullah I - was assassinated by Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem while visiting Al-Aqsa mosque for "too relaxed attitude towards Israel". Remember, it was barely a year and a half after the War of Independence, in which Jordan fought against Israel, took Jerusalem, displaced Jerusalem Jews, destroyed synagogues, and yet there were rumors that king Abdullah secretly was open to negotiations with Israel which got him killed.

Jordan also had a significant Palestinian minority (though not as significant as some claim it to be), and king Hussein was at the same time willing to offer refugee to fleeing Palestinians and afraid of their influence on Hashemite kingdom. Jordan as the only  Arab country at one point tried to incorporate Palestinian refugees, offering them way to citizenship and not confining them to refugee camps. Nevertheless, trouble was to come soon.

Between 1967 and 1970 PLO and PLA (Palestinian Liberation Army) as well as PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) organized many fedayeen reids on Israel from West Bank and Jordan. King Hussein was not pleased. For once he was not interested in another war, besides all these organizations were leftist and having some Soviet support which he considered - rightly - as a thread to his kingdom. But the real trouble came in 1970. 

Feeling strong and hoping to take over the whole state fedayeen, under unofficial leadership of Arafat, tried to overthrow Hashemite kingdom in June which caused clashes between PLO and other Palestinian terrorists and king's forces. Later, on September 1, they tried to assassin the king which must have brought back memories of his grandfather's fate. A week later PFLP kidnapped four passenger jets, initializing terrorism towards and using civilian airplanes, that we still witness. The four flights were: TWA Flight 741, Swissair Flight 100, Pan Am Flight 93 (this one taken to Cairo) and BOAC flight 775. They also tried to hijack El Al flight but that was prevented by Israeli security. Three flights were diverted to Jordanian small Dawson airstrip and - after removing passengers - blown in the presence of journalists. While most of the hostages were released, all the Israeli, Jewish and some American ones were kept and the release of would be hijackers of the El Al plane was demanded. The blowing of the planes took part on September 12. On September 16 king Hussein declared marshal law and the next day his army struck. 

Palestinians were given some support from Syria and Iraq (both supported by USSR). During the next week Jordanian army with the support of  Pakistan massacred Palestinians killing between 15 and 25 thousand (one week!). Among the experts was a young Pakistani officer who would eventually become chief of Pakistan’s army and president, Zia-ul-Haq. Pakistan had long been close to Jordan, being one of only two countries that had formally recognized the annexation of the West Bank to Jordan (the United Kingdom was the other). Crown Prince Hassan was married to a Pakistani, Princess Sarvath. Palestinians fought back and by the end of September king Hussein, feeling vulnerable, asked for British, American and possibly Israeli assistance.

However soon Jordanian army took control and by early 1971 Palestinian terrorists were removed from Jordan, and, as Syria gave them free passage, relocated to Lebanon, where they started civil war 3 years later.

In 1972 Black September (radical Palestinian terrorist organization, so called after fighting with Jordanians) kidnapped 11 Israeli athletes  and murdered them all.

As you see this self-proclaimed Palestinian fighter (Arafat) and his organization (PLO) was deeply involved in trying to overthrow Hashemite kingdom which gave them asylum.  

Below blowing of the plane on Dawson airstrip. 

 

 

Yasser Arafat and his PLO - part 1

 It is nowadays no surprise if somebody who is as far away from peace as a cat from veganism is awarded Nobel peace prize, yet among many controversial figures Arafat is possibly one of the most surprising or so one should thought. A terrorist, a soldier, a founder of terrorist organization, a wannabe destroyer of two countries and almost successful destroyer of the third one. That is no record of pacifist for sure. Nevertheless it is interesting and significant person for the history of Middle East in general and Israel (and Jordan and Lebanon) in particular.

Born in Cairo in 1929 he was a son of Egyptian father and Palestinian mother. All his youth is connected to Egypt. His engineering studies on Cairo university were for some time suspended when - radicalized at the university - he took part along Muslim Brotherhood in the war of 1948 trying to prevent establishing of Israel. One thing has to be admitted - he read a lot and made himself acquainted with lots of political literature, Zionist included.

 After 1956 war against Israel (in which he also took part, however marginally), and after being refused Canadian or Saudi visa he went to Kuwait and that is where he started organizing his Fatah party dedicated to organizing Palestinian state through fighting Israel. He was - as will be shown - not really dedicated to the first cause but deeply devoted to the second. Later he left for Syria, where (with the backing of Arab League) he created Palestinian Liberation Organization in 1964. And this is the first interesting moment I want to describe as you may read about Arafat on your own, but few moments are so significant in view of today's situation that they need to be reexamined.

So, the year is 1964. In 1947 Jews accepted the UN proposed division, the Arab refused it. In 1948, 24 hours after Israel declared her independence 6 Arab armies attacked her. In one of them young Arafat was fighting. In 1964 Gaza still belonged to Egypt and housed training camps for fedayeens who attacked Israel, West Bank of Jordan was still in Jordan, Jerusalem, which was to be under international control was illegally occupied by Jordan and Golan Heights were in Syria and were constantly used to shell Jewish villages with fire. All the territories that today many so called politic activists consider "occupied" were not in Israeli borders. So what did Arafat want to liberate and from whom? Did he want to liberate Gaza from Egypt and create Palestinian state? No. Did he want to establish Palestinian state in parts of southern Lebanon or Syria where many Arabs who previously lived in Israel were living now? No. Did he want to liberate Jerusalem from Jordan? No. Did he want to liberate Palestinian refugees from refugee camps they were sent to in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt alike? No. He wanted to liberate Palestine by destroying Israel (much smaller then), murdering Jews and possibly giving the territory to neighboring countries as he was still under the strong influence of pan-Arab-ism. Therefore those who, after 1967, claimed PLO was a response to some occupation of land by Israel obviously miss the significance of those 3 years before what they call occupation took place but the movement created by Arafat, that later claimed it is against "occupation" was already acting towards destroying Israel.

Let me know please if the topic of Arafat and discrepancies of what he (and many activists today) claimed and continue to claim and what really happened is of interest to you and should I continue with it. In the meantime here is the picture of Hurva synagogue blown up by Jordanian forces in 1949 when the Jordanian occupation of Jerusalem started and no Jews (no matter what passport they held) could enter this holy city.

 

 

How Israel used nuclear bomb 😉 the legend from other serious time

It is a very difficult time nowadays, both in Israel and everywhere else. Lots of attention was recently (and for good reason) concentrated on possession and possibility acquiring and using of the atomic weapon. So I decided to tell about the single time when Israel was suspected and accused of using one.

The year was 1948 and the British troops were getting ready to leave mandate. The more or less intense civil war was raging in the territory for the previous half a year, and since the November voting in UN that has proposed partition of the remaining mandate territory between Jews and Arabs was rejected by the latter (accepted by Jews) everybody expected matters to get worse.

In Safed (Tsfat), the unofficial capital of Galilee, British troops were getting ready to abandon the town. Safed is an old town, with significant importance to religious Jews, as a place connected to development of Kabbalah. Strong, uninterrupted Jewish presence dates there back to ancient times. However, in 1948 this was predominately religious, Mizrahi community consisting mostly of elderly people. There were between 1,500 and 2,500 Jews and between 9,000 and 11,000 Arabs in Safed right before the British withdrawal.

British, absolutely convinced about Arab force superiority in town, offered Jewish community evacuation to avoid massacre, however Jews refused. On May 16 British troops left the town for the last town leaving in Arabs hands all the most important military points: the Citadel, the Government House, and the police post on Mount Cana’an. This is very important, since Safed is built on the mountain and the streets are very steep. All the significant points were on the top of the hill giving those holding them significant advantage. 

 Jewish quarter was under siege and people were slowly running out of food and water, on top of being constantly shot at. Palmach (Haganah elite forces) managed to sneek into the city on Friday April 23. Chief rabbi of Safed, Rabbi Avraham Zeida Heller, ordered the congregants in shul the next morning to go home and cook for the ravenous fighters on that Shabbat Day. Although very little food was available because of the Arab blockade, they were able to use the flour that remained from Pesach.

Two Jewish attack that followed - on April 30 and May 6 - remained unsuccessful and the situation was dire. On May 6, after meager Jewish forces had to retreat from unsuccessful trial to capture the fortress, they were caught under heavy shelling for 24 hours. Additional small forces of Palmach brought to the town news about infamous  mufti of Jerusalem gathering forces to take Safed and a homemade mortar - Davidka. Such mortars only started to be used at the time. They were inaccurate, didn't do much damage, but they were extremely noisy. On May 10 Jews started to use Davidka in Safed. The damage to Arab quarter was relatively small, but the impression made by noisy mortar was tremendous.

That afternoon it rained. It is extremely rare to witness rain in Israel in May. It is even said that between Pesach and Sukkot one should not pray for rain as it is leading Lord to temptation. This time, however, it started raining heavy, though for a short time. The Jewish commanders started rumors among the very uneducated Arab population that they have an atom bomb, and obviously, after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, everybody read that it always rain after the nuclear explosion.

The noise from Davidka, the completely unexpected rain, and the rumors spread had combined huge effect. Almost whole Arab population fled in panic certain that Palmach forces have somehow acquire nuclear weapon and are actually using atom bomb on Safed. Thus is how the battle for Safed ended and I hope we will never witness more serious use of nuclear weapon than this one. 

Below city of Safed (Tsfat) today 

 

 

The story of Gaza

 The eyes of many nowadays are directed towards Gaza. Some are terrified for a terror danger to Israel, some are sorry for Gazans, few accuse Gazans for supporting terrorism, many accuse Israel for genocide. Very few bother to remember origins of the story. So let's try to tell it starting in 1948.

After the war of independence,  when 24 hours after the creation of Israel it was attacked by 6 Arab armies, Gaza fell under Egyptian rule. It was mostly settled by Arab refugees from the recent conflict. 

After 6 day war provoked by Egypt Israel took over Gaza, together with Sinai Peninsula. For subsequent years, during war of atrocity, both territories belonged to Israel treated as occupied territories. During 1973 Yom Kippur war, when Israel was suddenly attacked by Egyptian (together with Iraqi forces in some numbers) and Syrian armies Sinai Peninsula was the main battleground between Egypt and Israel. Israel kept its borders as per end of 6-day war. Few years later, in famous Camp Davies Accords, Egypt and Israel negotiated peace (formally achieved in 1979) in a formula land for peace. This time it worked and Egypt recognized Israel and Israel, in accordance with treaty returned Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in 1982 as a demilitarized zone. The questions few ask today: why Israel returned Sinai Peninsula and not Gaza taken at the same time? The answer is simple and important: Egypt never wanted to retrieve Gaza. They had enough problems with its inhabitants between 1948 and 1967.

 During 90ies and Oslo accords time there were some understandings between Israelis and Gazans, and Gazans often worked in Israeli kibbutzim near border. However, after first and second intifada Gaza became too much to take care of and control and in August 2005 Israel, by decision of then PM Ariel Sharon, unilaterally withdrew from Gaza. The hope was that it will be land for peace and that Gazans left to their own devices will turn to peaceful coexistence with Israel (love or friendship were not expected).

Nothing could be further from truth. Israel during withdrawal dismantled  21 settlements in Gaza taking all inhabitants (many unwilling) into Israel. The interesting story make the fate of Bedouin village of Dahaniya placed in no-man zone. Bedouins might choose where they want to live, yet treated by Gazans as traitors, because they were friendly coexisting with Israelis they asked to be resettled to Israel and so it happened - they were taken to Arad.

Israelis left some number of greenhouses and EU provided money for infrastructure and Netherlands provided seedlings. However, partially because of Israelis destroying some greenhouses, partially because of Palestinian looting after Israeli withdrawal lots of the economic power that could be used was lost.

Fatah took control over Gaza, but next year during elections Hamas won. Fatah did not recognize the elections results and in subsequent year battle of Gaza took place. Hamas members were throwing Fatah officials from high buildings and finally Hamas took power. Elections were never held again.

Hamas introduced reign of terror. Palestinians not sympathizing with it were persecuted, corruption achieved new high and most of international help (the highest per capita) were either transferred to private accounts or used for tunnel digging and weapons supply. 

In June 2006, still under Fatah rule, Hamas captured and kidnapped from Israel corporal Gilad Shalit, who spent next 5 years in Gaza and was released in October 2011 in exchange for over 1,000 Arab prisoners, among them Yahia Sinwar, sentenced for numerous murders (2 Israelis and 4 Palestinians). Sinwar was the brain behind October 7 attack. 

Between August 2005 and October 7, 2023 Hamas fired over 20,000 rockets on Israel. And however they were not able to cover long distance and - due to bomb shelters and precautions - few Israelis were killed, they made living in Gaza neighborhood miserable. During particularly heavy shelling few times IDF intervened but subsequently always retrieve to the Israel proper.

In response to constant fire from Gaza Israel imposed partial blockade in 2007, at the same time Egypt did the same.  While UN, many countries and at least 19 NGO organizations protested against Israeli blockade not one ever protested against the - exactly the same - Egyptian one.

Talking about occupation is very doubtful, as there are no Israelis in Gaza. It is forbidden for them (of course with exception of wartime) to enter Gaza. 

In years leading to October 7  both Qatar and Iran were - with silent agreement from PM Netanjahu - arming Hamas.  The rest of the story we see with our own eyes.

Yet hearing about open air prison I never cease to be amazed at it since Israel for many years was supplying Gaza for free (they were technically obliged to pay, but never did) in electricity and water, Israel was providing free of charge specialized treatments in its hospitals (people from near border kibbutzim often were volunteers driving ill Gazans to hospitals. Same people were murdered on October 7).

Moreover, the same type of restrictions as Israel put against Gaza put Egypt - minus electricity, water and help.

Please see some pictures from Gaza from before last war. Does it look like prison? 

 

Why radical anti-Israelism is in fact old fashioned antisemitism

 Israel is under attack. Day after day I am despairing for my friends there. And day after day I see more untrue articles and comments full of antisemitism and hatred towards Israel. Mind you - normal critique of the country's policy or its government is not anti-anything except anti some politicians and there are very few politicians I care for, and even with them it is part of the job to be criticized. As one Israeli diplomat put it long ago: don't try to compete with Israeli press in criticizing Israeli government. You have no chance of winning. 

But sharing false and extremely cruel and hurting stories about a country or nation, wishing death upon all members of a nation or ethnic group, condemning the whole group for actions and omissions of some of its members or - even worse -  somebody totally different or even non-existent (when the occurrence is false) is something totally different. It is at best hatred and discrimination and at worst incitement to abuse. And in today's western world everybody understands it (even if they don't apply it) if it concerns any other group but Jews and Israelis. 

When something awful happens in the world (and it looks like it does every day) at least mainstream media try to usually  blame individual perpetrator in case of criminal activities. A group of individuals in case of organized activity against law (e.g. gangs), organizations, usually proudly advertising their activities when it is terror activity (e.g. Boko Haram) or at least governmental entities in case it is on state level (even in democracies, critics of Hungarian PM Orban say/ write he or his administration passes classified NATO information to Russia and not Hungary; the same for the threat to attack Greenland, territory of other NATO member, it was said it is President Trump, sometimes Republican administration, not the USA). When terrorist attacks happen in Europe - on the Christmas markets or train station and the perpetrator in Muslim immigrant usually it is accompanied by statements, obviously true, that not all immigrants/ Muslims are terrorist and they cannot all share responsibility for what has happened.

Not in the case of Israel. This one state is treated more often than not as a single-minded democracy (something that doesn't exist) with high capabilities in telepathy and, what's more, agreeing on everything one of the government (or even of Israelis) does before doing anything. Of course only if the message is (true or untrue) showing Israel as a villain. 

What is most, every Jewish person is treated as accomplice of what is (usually falsely) to be perceived as Israel's fault. When Jewish school students, small children, were attacked on the bus in London, Palestinian question was brought. When synagogue in Belgium was fired at, Palestinian question was brought. When supporters of soccer team were hunted in Amsterdam by people with weapons, Palestinian question was brought. When some police officers refused to protect them, the Palestinian question was brought. When rabbi in France was shoot, the Palestinian question was brought. When few demonstrators in Colorado were attacked with fire weapon, yes, you guessed it...

Would it be all right if protesting against occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco people would start attacking Moroccans? Or even EU citizens, since EU is paying Morocco for fishing rights on Western Sahara's waters, therefore legitimizing occupation few Europeans even know about.

Would it be all right to attack children of Russian emigrants leaving somewhere because we don't condone Russia's politics (OK, Russia is no democracy, still, EU from former example is, and many Russians support Putin).

Would it be all right to name every citizen of Emirates a murderer since many Philippine and Indonesian workers were murdered while building sport venues for soccer games? Apparently not, since UEFA and many Europeans and American tremendously enjoyed these games.

Would it be all right to hold not only every Saudi but also every Muslim responsible for Osama bin Laden's conduct and the murder of Khashoggi? 

Would it be all right to hold every American responsible for fate of Afghanistan (regardless of their state of affairs)?  This is probably the closest example I can think of, and I will write about it more. Later.

You see the pattern? 

You see the pattern? So why Israel and Jews are exceptions for so many people from individual responsibility and subjected to the group one, but only for real or imagined evil deeds. The good ones (plenty of them) are either classified as false news (if possible), or dismissed as unimportant, or ridiculed at.

In my opinion there are only two possible answers, and as it happens, I believe both to be true.

One is well rooted, sometimes viscous and brought to a very high level, antisemitism with its fantasies about omnipotent, thinking as one and always evil Jews, starting from children at school in London, finishing on IDF soldiers throwing leaflets with warnings and orders to evacuate (the only army in the world that routinely does so).  

The other is contempt for Palestinians, who evidently - in the opinion of Israeli enemies - are completely unable to plan long-term, pursue dialogue, keep promises (as Oslo ones), refrain from falling on pure terror and organize their state or its beginnings on Gaza strip, even with all tremendous help they got. Apparently small and not very smart children. This is the quintessential colonial mindset with all its paternalism and feeling of superiority. Sometimes this contempt of do-gooders and excuse-makers for Palestinians would have been funny if not so racist (the attribute usually subscribed to Israel by those people) and so deadly.