| The Story of the Horse | | | | Palestinians do in this case. Take the ears of the |
| Prof. Hasan Yahya | | | | horse, of the tail of the horse, or what? This is the |
| There is an anecdote about what happened in | | | | case of Palestine. Can we imagine that both |
| Palestine: It says: | | | | Palestinians and Jews came to their minds and hearts |
| There was two persons in a road, one of them is | | | | to share the horse. I hope they will do someday. |
| riding his horse. He asked the other person who was | | | | Liberals in both camps, or traditionalists should realize |
| walking to give him a ride. The second person got the | | | | on human rights grounds and the heritage of both |
| ride. After a while, the second person said: your horse | | | | Jews and Arabs that conflict should not continue, and |
| is very strong to carry both of us. | | | | should be stopped by any means possible. Jews have |
| Thank you, the horse owners said. | | | | suffered, and Palestinians have suffered. Is it written in |
| After one hour, the second rider said: our horse is very | | | | history that war between Jews and Arabs should |
| strong to carry us both. | | | | continue until one demolish or defeat the other? |
| The owner of the horse said: get down, I am no more | | | | Jews have waited two thousand years to get to this |
| providing you my horse. | | | | point. To establish their State. We want from Israel to |
| The second person said: what did I say? | | | | have mercy with the horse owner, and we want from |
| The owner of the horse said: I am expecting you to | | | | the Palestinian to share his horse with the Jew. Can |
| say after a while, my horse is very strong to carry | | | | this happen in the future. It is my hope to come to an |
| both of us, and then you will make get down of its | | | | end of the conflict. |
| back. | | | | Arnold Toynbee, the British historian, felt the urge to |
| This was what happened in Palestine, the second | | | | help understand what was wrong in the first place. He |
| rider, took the horse by so many means-including | | | | once wrote: |
| force-and let the horse owner go away. Palestinians | | | | " There is a nemesis for condoning wrongs, as well |
| were the horse owners. And the Jews were the | | | | as for committing them. The world has condoned the |
| second rider. Imagine later what can Palestinians do to | | | | wrong has been done to the Palestinian Arabs by |
| return their right of having the horse. | | | | Zionism. The Palestinian Arabs have been despoiled |
| In these days media especially the western media, | | | | and evicted by force, and the force by which they |
| they support the second rider against the first. If any | | | | have been coerced was first British before the Israelis |
| one helps the Palestinian to get his right in his | | | | built up the military strength to do their own fighting-with |
| homeland-Palestine, it is immediately assumed to be | | | | American supplies of arms and American economic |
| terrorist, not a freedom fighter. They are What can | | | | and political support. |