The BBC and its belief in Fatah PLO despite the facts

The BBC report on Fatah's conference is intersting in what it doesn't say and what it hides. Only near the end of the report does the report manage to talk about the recognition for Israel and all we get told is:

"International interest in the conference has so far centred on whether Fatah will alter its charter, which calls for armed struggle to end the existence of Israel.

This dates back to Fatah's formation in the 1950s by Mr Arafat.

But by backing the Oslo peace process in the early 1990s, Fatah effectively renounced violence and recognised Israel.

On Tuesday Mr Abbas said Fatah was committed to peace, but maintained armed struggle as an option. "

So we learn that although Fatah's charter calls for armed struggle to end Israel's existence, this is a minor point as they don't really mean it. I'd rather deal in facts:
"Fatah does not recognize Israel's right to exist, nor have we ever asked others to do so... It's all media nonsense. We don't ask other factions to recognize Israel; we ourselves do not recognize Israel" - senior Fatah member Rafik Natsheh, a close associate of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas - 2009

"Not only will Fatah never recognize Israel, but it will never end its call for armed struggle against Israel... Let those who are deluding themselves hear: this will never happen" - senior Fatah member Rafik Natsheh, a close associate of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas - 2009

"The base of our Fatah movement keeps dreaming of Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jaffa and Acco [Acre] ... There is no change in our position. Abbas recognizes Israel because of pressure that the Zionists and the Americans are exercising on him. We understand this is part of his obligations and political calculations." - Abu Ahmed, a senior Fatah member and leader in northern Gaza of its Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade - 2006

"It is the PLO, which is a separate entity, that recognized Israel, and this was a step, a tactical step that had as its goal to bring the resistance and the revolution closer to the lands of Palestine ... There is an opportunistic class at the head of the Fatah leadership that for personal and political interests says it accepts the existence of Israel. There is no change in our official position. Fatah as a movement never recognized Israel. It is the PLO who did so for the reasons I mentioned." - Abu Ahmed, a senior Fatah member and leader in northern Gaza of its Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade - 2006

The TV channel directly controlled by Abbas's office regularly runs educational programs to teach Palestinian adults and children alike that there is no state called Israel, and that all Israel's land is actually "occupied Palestine."

Palestinian children are taught that Israeli cities throughout the entire country - from Haifa in the North, to Jaffa (part of Tel Aviv), to Eilat in the south, are all actually Palestinian cities. Videos feature songs about a "Palestine" that erases Israel and a future when the Israeli cities Jaffa and Haifa will be "liberated."

"We have ruled the world before, and by Allah, the day will come when we will rule the entire world again. The day will come when we will rule America. The day will come when we will rule Britain and the entire world - except for the Jews. The Jews will not enjoy a life of tranquillity under our rule, because they are treacherous by nature, as they have been throughout history. The day will come when everything will be relieved of the Jews - even the stones and trees which were harmed by them. Listen to the Prophet Muhammad, who tells you about the evil end that awaits Jews. The stones and trees will want the Muslims to finish off every Jew." - from a sermon delivered by Sheikh Ibrahim Mudeiris and broadcast on Palestinian Authority television shortly before Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005.


Fatah/PLO have deo not want to live in peace with Israel, they like Hamas, Hezbollah and the rest of the Islamic terrorist organisations that infest the Middle East are just two sides of the same coin. They all want to see the complete destruction of Israel and differ only in that some are Islamist and want to kill all Jews whether inside or outside of Israel whilst at the moment Fatah will hold peace talks with Israel as a holding measure until they can destroy Israel.

For some odd reason, well not that odd really, the BBC are happy to persuade us that Fatah are moderates and ready to discuss peace with the real aggressor, Israel. And it seems to me that the BBC will continue this deceit right up until the time that Israel is no more.