Palestine/Israel- Myths and Facts

I came across this first article in my inbox and remembered some other myth vs fact sites I've run across over the years.


Think Again: Palestine
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/09/24/think_again_palestine

"Economic Peace Is Possible."
"Arab Intransigence Blocks Peace."
"Settlements Are Not the Issue."
"Israel's Occupation Is Not Apartheid."


Debunking 6 common Israeli myths
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article865.shtml

MYTH 1: THERE IS NO MORAL EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN SUICIDE BOMBINGS ON THE ONE HAND, AND ISRAEL'S KILLING OF PALESTINIANS ON THE OTHER

MYTH 2: ISRAEL'S INVASION OF PALESTINIAN CITIES AND REFUGEE CAMPS IS SELF-DEFENCE AGAINST SUICIDE BOMBINGS

MYTH 3: ARAFAT REFUSES TO CONDEMN SUICIDE BOMBINGS IN ARABIC

MYTH 4: ARAFAT HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH TO STOP TERRORISM

MYTH 5: ARAFAT SPURNED BARAK'S GENEROUS OFFER AT CAMP DAVID AND BROKE OFF NEGOTIATIONS WITH ISRAEL

MYTH 6: ARAFAT STARTED THE INTIFADA


Do Palestinians Teach Their Children to Hate?
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/hate.html


The myth of incitement in Palestinian textbooks
http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article3923.shtml


http://www.palestineremembered.com/ZionistFAQ.html

http://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/archive/1185383636

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Why the above rebuttals are necessary:

http://www.mythsandfacts.org/
http://www.eretzyisroel.org/
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mf19.html