Comments on: How the Israel-Palestinian Conflict Is Framed in Swedish History School Textbooks

By: Rehmat

Rehmat — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:34:01 +0000

Swedish politicians like American politicians have learned the hard way – not to critize Israel.

Swedish Prime Miminster Olof Palme, who was known for his criticism of Israeli occupation and had voiced his support for resolving the Palestinian problem according to United Nations’ resolutions. Olof was gunned down on March 1, 1986 by a Mossad hitman.

Another great Swedish political leader who supported the Palestinian cause was country’s Foreign Minister, Anna Lindh. She also became a victim of Mossad assassination on September 11, 2003. Anna was quoted calling Israeli prime minister Gen. Ariel Sharon “Maniac” and US president George Bush “Fool”.

Israel-Lobby is very powerful in Sweden. The Swedish mainstream media is own by Bonnier Zionist Jewish family. Jewish power was manifested recently how Julian Assange was mistreated once he started releasing some Israeli hidden skeltons. In February 2010, when Malmo Mayor equated Zionism to racism and asked Sweden Jewish communities to stay away from supporting Israel – the Swedish media called Mayor Ilmar Reepalu an ‘anti-Semite’. However, the same media stood behind anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders’ ‘freedom of press’ rights.

The current Swedish Ambassador to Israel, Elisbet Borsiin Bonnier, is member of Boonier media dynasty in Sweden. She raised hell when Swedish daily Aftonbladet published a report in August 2009 – claiming that the Jewish Army soldiers “killed Palestinians in order to trade in their organs”.

http://rehmat1.wordpress.com/2011/01/06/palestinian-psychiarist-for-netanyahu/

By: 3bancan

3bancan — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:49:27 +0000

“As a clear indication of Sweden’s shift from neutrality to ideology, since Göran Persson’s time we have seen Sweden follow neoliberal reforms, “strengthen the Israeli military complex and the country’s military capacity” as well as partially fulfil military commitments in Afghanistan under the auspices of NATO”

But not a single word about the causes for the shift, ie the Jewish lobby in Sweden and the younger generation of Swedes who have studied in the zionazified US universities.

Every smoke has its fire:
[http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/geert-wilders-europe-leading-islamophob.html]

By: Ismail Zayid

Ismail Zayid — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:39:41 +0000

The statement as to “equal” right to the land of Palestine, between Palestinians and Jews, lacks historical context. Today’s Palestinians are the descendants of the Canaanites, Jebusites and other tribes that lived in this land since history began. Jewish Professor Maxime Rodinson, who was professor of history at the Sorbonne University in Paris, confirms that: ” “The Arab population of Palestine was native in all the senses of the word and their roots in Palestine can be traced back at least forty centuries.” [Maxime Rodinson. ["Israel and The Arabs." Pelican. 1968].

The Hebrew tribes came to the Land of Canaan as invaders, and were driven out by other invaders, the Romans. The land of Palestine was subjected to scores of invaders, including the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks and Romans, amongst others. Invaders have no legal right to claim invaded land, anymore than the Romans can claim the right to England which they invaded and occupied for hundreds of years. The statements that the Arabs invaded Palestine in the Middle Ages, seventh century, has no relevance to the present day Palestinians . The Islamic conquest in the seventh century was an invading army, that brought a new religion, marched on to invade Egypt and North Africa and brought about no settlement in Palestine.

As to the claim that Zionists use, claiming that God promised this land to the Jews and that it is recorded in the Bible, my response to that has always been that I am not aware that God was a real-estate agent who can apportion land to those he favours, or for that matter that the Bible is a Registry of Deeds.

As to the claim by Jews to return to the land from which they were expelled, that, too, lacks historic context. The Ashkenazi Jews are the descendents of the Khazars and other Russian tribes, who adopted the Jewish religion in 780 A.D, when their King Bhulan the Second converted to Judaism then.

I think historical facts must be of relevance in this bitter contest.

As to the use of the Oslo Accord etc, this is the outcome of miltary power and has no relevance to “rights’ to the land.