A lot of Malays in Singapura feel sympathy for Palestinians.They worry about their brothers and sisters in Palestine. And denounce the aggression of the Israeli state. What a lot of them do not realise is that 17% of Israeli citizens are Muslims. And some of them are Zionists. There are some in the IDF. Some in politics.
Palestinians are massacred and abused because they resist.
If they did not resist, if they submit, if they accept Israeli domination without question… If they cry for Ariel Sharon and call him their father.. Or refer to Golda Meir as their mother… If they declare their love for the Likud Party.. they would not be treated this way.
Some Muslim Israelis talk about the educational, economic, political opportunities available to them in Israel. They would still be discriminated and abused. But not the same way they are now. Yes, if Palestinians behave like Malays in Singapura, they would be treated like us.
The main difference between Palestinians and Malays in Singapura is that…they continue to resist.
While we surrender.
Source: Zulfikar Shariff
