Dear Mr. Kennedy,
Following your interview with Shumuel Boteach, I feel I must write to you.
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Miko Peled, I was born in Jerusalem in 1961 to a patriotic Israeli family. My father was a general in the IDF. My grandfather signed the Israeli Declaration of Independence, and one of my great-uncles was president of the state of Israel. I come from deep Zionist patriotism. And although I despise him, I know Benjamin Netanyahu personally. I myself served in the IDF, which today I regret.
My experience is documented in my book, “The General’s Son, Journey of an Israeli in Palestine.”
It seems that in order to prove that you are not anti-semitic, you decided to sit down for an interview with Shmuel Boteach, who is a well-known Zionist propagandist and a fanatic anti-Palestinian racist. During this interview, you tried to justify the Israeli assaults on the Palestinian city of Jenin, you called it a “bomb factory.” Sadly, it is evident that you know nothing about Jenin.
Jenin, by Mohammad Sabaaneh (the flower petals are shaped into the name Jenin in Arabic.)
In your comments, while sitting with Boteach, you went on to say that in Jenin, “virtually one hundred percent of the people are supporting terrorism” and that “the terrorists are hiding behind civilians.” On this issue, I have to ask you the following question.
Israeli army headquarters is in the heart of downtown Tel Aviv. My father, former Israeli Army general Matti Peled, had an office there when he was in uniform. It is located in one of the most popular and expensive parts of Tel Aviv, next to museums, homes and restaurants. Many of the people who live in Tel-Aviv support the Israeli army and work at the army headquarters, or in your words, the “bomb factory.” Do you believe Palestinians have a right to bomb Tel Aviv and kill those who support and work at army headquarters?
Poster Comment:
We need to make 3 points before we can debate Zionists:
Israel killed, JFK and did 911.
Jews stole tens of trillions from taxpayers.
There was no Holohoax.