Wednesday, September 03, 2014
Elder of Ziyon
This touches my heart, let the world see how courages our men are, and how much love they have for our children. pic.twitter.com/GlzQv8MDsI
— Yasmine (@Nightingale4evr) September 2, 2014
When someone pointed out to her that this is a bit incongruous, she replied "Many children are orphans. With this they show that they honor their parents and those who helped them to peace."
These aren't just different "narratives." Most Palestinians have a concept of morality that is completely and utterly at odds with the civilized world. (As usual, there are no Arabs who are criticizing this tweet.)
But it is extremely politically incorrect to point out that different societies have different moral standards. This tweeter sees no contradiction between this photo and this other tweet of hers:
pic.twitter.com/SrpdDAGXbq
— Yasmine (@Nightingale4evr) September 2, 2014
To have peace, both sides need to have some basic minimal moral language that they can agree on. And that is simply not happening.
(h/t Abe Bird)
