Disenchanted

This was originally a comment in response to Roosbeh_Gilani blog but I decided to make a blog out of it as this is an issue that surfaces on IC often and I don't think is going to go away anytime soon. Here it is addressed to Roosbeh and his comrades: 

Funny thing is you complain of obsession with Arab-Israel issue on IC and first thing you do after coming back from vacation/exile write yet another blog on it (Roosbeh was banned from IC for a week or so for reasons unkown to me)! I was hoping you'd use your sabbatical and learn about the subject a bit! :-)

        In case you missed the UN meeting last week, obsession with Israel occupying Palestinian lands is way beyond IC domain. The whole world is obsessed with it! I wonder if you question such a claim.

      Would you please tell me why Erdogan of Turkey is obsessed with that? Why president of Brazil in her commencement speech at UN last week expressed her sorrow that she cannot welcome Palestine as an independent state to UN? Are these people hypocrite as you call rest of us?! Now you have to answer these questions before writing another blog or another comment expressing disappointment over Palestine issue not going away!

       Hillary Clinton recently was saying she is facing a different world when she travels around the world nowadays compare to when she was traveling as the first lady. She was saying nowadays even at places far from Middle East politicians are telling her to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict! No one asks her about Tibet or Chechnya! You must wonder why?! The Human/Islam/Arab/Palestine conflict with Israel has the most potential for blowing up in a regional or nuclear war. But what is a blogger on IC to know?!

        In case you missed it this is a conflict that not only has territorial element in it, it has also a strong religious component. It's a battle over holy land as both sides of the conflict believe it to be. Also Israel regularly and with total impunity attacks and kills citizens of Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran and recently even Turkey! Lebanon war of 2006, Attacking Syrian Nuke facilities in 2009(?), Killing Egyptian border guards (2011), Killing Turkish citizens on sea (2010), Killing Iranian scientists (2009, 2011) and of course killing Palestinians on a daily basis!

        I guess world knows something our political analysts in IC are clueless about despite the fact that they ascribe that -being clueless- to others!

       Now let me give you another angle of this Israel issue! Opposing Israeli aggression and occupation is in human nature. We all abhor oppression and injustice. We all admire anyone who stands up for justice and truth. Iranian people like many other nations are sick and tired of decades of Israeli aggression and violation of human rights and UN resolutions. That means when IRI opposes Israel it gains legitimacy among Iranians! Now Iranian people are not just those PUNKs who have underground parties, drinking and dancing and watching satellite shows. Most of the Iranian people are religious. Because of that they abhor Israel (That was the case even when Shah was in power). So Israel pillage of palestinians' rights and IRI opposition to it brings legitimacy to IRI. That is a fact and if you deny it its because of ignorance or bias. Same is true about MEK (another subject you complain about). MEK is despised by 99% of Iranian people. IRI gains legitimacy by opposing those traitors.

     That is why people who are longing for freedom and democracy in Iran have to add their voice to the international cry for justice in the Palestine issue. It is not only our obligation as a human being but in the long run it benefits the democracy movement in the whole region. 

     Bottom line is this issue is way beyond just an obsession by Iranians and is not going to go away so you may as well get used to it!