OPRAH TO SELL OUT THE PALESTINIANS ON LIVE TV
May 23, 2007 at 7:04 am (Uncategorized)
Carlos Latuff
I was SHOCKED to see THIS article on the Ynet site last night. I guess it’s what you can call a case of ‘reverse prejudice’ that caused me to feel the way I do.
Here is a woman that literally worked herself up from nothing to become America’s ‘Talk Show Queen’. I was under the impression that she is a woman that understood poverty and suffering.
But…. my impressions were crushed when I read the article, she apparently is a woman that enjoys being in the limelight, a woman that wants to maintain her high ratings and a woman that cares more about what her sponsors think than what is happening to the Palestinians.
It was Elie Wiesel that extended the invitation to visit, saying Israel is where “the major war against terror is currently taking place.” I only hope that if she comes here she will visit places like Ramallah, Jenin, Gaza, Bethlehem…. the list goes on. Let her see with her own eyes who the real terrorists are in this area. Let her watch the demolition of a home in East Jerusalem, let her visit the site of the disabled children’s home demolished a few weeks ago.
Let her visit with Bassam Aramin, the father of 10 year old Abir, murdered by Israeli soldiers while at play in her schoolyard. Let her stand at a checkpoint and watch a pregnant Palestinian woman be prevented from going to the hospital to have her child.
All the things I suggested she see are not on the standard Lobby tour of the Holy Land… let’s see if she sees them on her own…
Somehow I doubt that, and it saddens me. I did expect better from Oprah… I guess I was wrong.
ab said,
May 23, 2007 at 5:03 pm
I don’t know if i should cry or laugh at those lame statements…Israel is in the major war against terror. I wonder if she is ignorant or she knows exactly what she is talking about (that is, help spread the falsehood).
I wrote her an e-mail, maybe she’ll read it
Desert Peace said,
May 23, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Ignorance has its limits ab… in this case I think it is blind stupidity.
Btw, good to see you, it’s been awhile.
Shawn said,
May 24, 2007 at 1:41 am
Indeed… I’ve never been a “fan” of Oprah but I’ve always felt like she did actually care about bringing light to important issues. In fact, I used to think to myself, “If only Oprah could expose what’s going on in Palestine…”
When I heard this news, I felt like the wind had been taken out of me.
It’s a damn shame that the only thing Democrats and Republicans can agree on is blind support for anything Israel does… and now they have Oprah.
Keep up the great work!
Shawn
Graeme said,
May 24, 2007 at 5:02 am
arrgh! oprah is an idiot.
Anonymous said,
May 24, 2007 at 5:25 am
ditto
Desert Peace said,
May 24, 2007 at 7:38 am
Thanks Shawn, I just looked at your blog, seems that you are doing ‘great work’ as well… you keep it up too.
Desert Peace said,
May 24, 2007 at 7:39 am
Graeme and Anon… that she is.
Peter H said,
May 24, 2007 at 10:58 am
If Oprah does visit Israel, we should start a campaign to have her visit Gaza, Bethlehem & Southern Lebanon as well. Just as a matter of basic common sense, you can’t understand a conflict by only visiting one side.
Desert Peace said,
May 24, 2007 at 1:44 pm
That would be ideal peter h… but as I said on the post itself, those areas are not included in a Lobby led tour.
Clo said,
May 24, 2007 at 3:45 pm
My letter to Oprah:
Dear Oprah,
It pained me that to hear that you are going to visit “in solidarity” with Israel. If you do so, I urge you to visit Occupied Palestine, incognito, perhaps. Go to the checkpoints, have tea with people. I urge you to go to the links at this page for some background and information about African American and South African (Israel supported the apartheid regime, BTW) solidarity with the Palestinians and about Black Palestinians:
http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?list=type&type=181
This is their page on Black America and Palestine links.
There is nothing “anti-semetic” about opposing a racist and oppressive government, just as there was nothing “un-American” about the Civil Rights movement. Please think again!
Sincerely…
Desert Peace said,
May 24, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Thank you for sharing that with us Clo.
RADIANT GUY said,
May 26, 2007 at 6:10 am
Great msg Clo.
Hey desert, check out the comment with the title “Out of your mind”:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3403333,00.html
Did you see the episode?
I used to love Oprah but currently I am not sure If I should keep loving her or STOP.
Desert Peace said,
May 26, 2007 at 9:01 am
Thanks Radiant, that was an interesting link… NO… I didn’t see the episode.. I never watch her.