ArabNews - Editorial:
Against Suicide Bombings
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Israel’s attack on what it said was an Islamic Jihad
military training camp in Syria sends two messages to the world. The first,
on behalf of the United States, is the clear signal that the Bush
administration will do everything it can to keep Syria and Iran in its
sights as the so-called war on terror continues. It is a message that has
been heard, loud and clear, in the Arab world. However, the second message,
though indirect, should be taken on board with equal concern: That suicide
attacks on Israeli civilian targets are politically and militarily
counterproductive.
How much reflection has there been in the Arab media on
the fact that three Israeli Arabs were among the 19 killed in the restaurant
in Haifa on Saturday? How much acknowledgement has there been that the city
targeted is one of the few in Israel where Arabs and Jews coexist
peacefully? And where are the editorials asking what the three children and
the baby who were blown to pieces there did to deserve such a terrible fate?
Is there any reflection on the fact that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is
now as a result of the bombing in a weaker position than ever, and that the
sizeable minority of ordinary Americans who support Palestinian calls for a
viable state are less likely than ever to raise their voices in support of
the cause?
Arab News has said it before, but along with all
decent-minded people we must continue to say it loudly and unambiguously:
Suicide bombings are morally repugnant, are totally against Islam and all
human decency.
The suicide bombings are part and parcel of the impotence
and desperation that in so many ways characterizes the Arab condition. Many
say that it is precisely because of this impotence that suicide bombers are
forced to carry out their attacks. But the opposite is true: Each suicide
bombing deals another blow to the already immeasurably weakened Arab
position.
Let’s face it: The Palestinians and the wider Arab world
have no meaningful strategy for dealing with the Arab-Israeli conflict, and
that is why extremism fills the vacuum. If as much planning and effort had
been put into forging a strategy for mass civil disobedience, for example,
and promoting genuine internal reform and development as has been put into
the recruitment, training and encouragement of suicide bombers, the
Palestinians would not only be in a much stronger position at the
negotiating table but would also have much more vocal and tangible support
from the international community.
That Israel was able to attack a camp just a few miles
outside Damascus, without having to worry about the risks involved or the
possibility of reprisals, is a clear indication of Arab impotence.
Will the Arabs ever see the link between self-defeating
act of suicide bombing and their self-destructive activities on the
diplomatic level whenever they attempt to address the Middle East conflict?
7 October 2003 ARAB
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