Falastin quote
By Mary Rizzo • Jul 3rd, 2008 at 7:42 • Category: Falastin, QuotesI believe that the Palestinians in general are a people who want democracy. The Palestinians are among the most educated in the Arab world and they have been exposed both to the Israeli democratic system and to the Western democratic system. Unlike many of the Arab countries, there is an open debate today in Palestinian society. I believe democracy might happen, but not in the near future. As long as you have armed gangs in the streets and as long as the Palestinian security forces are not real security forces and as long as there is no rule of law, you can’t have democracy.
Khaled Abu Toameh, Journalist
Mary Rizzo is an art restorer, translator and writer living in Italy. Editor and co-founder of Palestine Think Tank, co-founder of Tlaxcala translations collective. Her personal blog is Peacepalestine.
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Khaled Abu Toameh is right, but unfortunately, the price of speaking the truth is quite heavy. Today, those who speak most loudly about the plight of the Palestinians are the least likely to answer the question: What is to be done?
Khaled belongs to a tiny minority that has the courage to speak the facts, not echo the rhetoric of the past like a broken record.
Tarek