| Lantos is a real champion of human rights, be they the rights of Tibetans oppressed by China, Lebanese oppressed by Syria, Bahai oppressed by Iran or anyone else. If he hasn`t championed the Palestinians over Israel, it`s not just because he`s Jewish (Pals have plenty of Jewish defenders) but also because the Palestinians, so-called underdogs with the backing of the armies of the Arab world, chose violence, terror and dehumanization of the Jews to achieve their political objectives. As a Holocaust survivor, he never tolerated those tactics. Palestinians are not viewed sympathetically in Congress, or elsewhere, because of their extremism and deliberate violence against innocents. Let`s face it, its the Palestinians who make AIPAC`s job so easy. They destroy their own cause, and they know it. Lantos befriended Rabin and worked for peace and a two-state solution and he can retire with a clear conscience. |
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