Please send a Thank You note to CNN for airing a special report by Christiane Amanpour called “God’s Warriors” which is a 3 part special about religious extremists, fanatics and fundamentalists in all 3 major religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam). I did watch the special on Islam, which was fairly balanced, and had seen parts of the one on Christianity, which was interesting. I had missed the one on Judaism, but was able to watch it last night as it was re-played (it originally aired back in August) and it was quite refreshing to see an expose on Jewish extremism and fundamentalism both here in the U.S. as well as in Israel, which was shown on mainstream U.S. media!
They Interviewed fundamentalist Jewish settlers who are threaten Palestinians and constantly build on occupied land, in defiance of International Law. They interviewed Jewish Extremists and Terrorists who have planted bombs and killed innocent Palestianian children and families.
Amanpour also interviewed several of the top ranking American Jewish Lobbyists, former President Jimmy Carter and other experts who have witnessed the great influence and pressure that the Jewish and Christian Zionist lobbyists put on the U.S. Congress and our leaders in support of Israel, and do not allow any kind of debate or questioning in U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East (they even showed footage of how the Jewish Lobby in the U.S. was able to put pressure on former President Bush Sr., who unsuccessfully tried to stop the illegal settlements, by putting a condition on loans to Israel, which they were able to stop from happening!)
Naturally there was alot of negative feedback given to CNN from the Christian Evangelical Zionists who were also featured in this special. They were exposed for their hatred of Arabs and Muslims, since one of the Preachers was quoted as saying: “Islam is a Pagan religion…and comes from Satanic influences”!!!
To be fair, they did try to be balanced and also interviewed Jews who do not support the Israeli government or the occupation. Including a Jewish American lawyer who represents Palestinians in land disputes, as well as a group in Israel who monitors illegal settlements and files lawsuits against the settlers when they are clearly violating Israeli law and building houses on Arab land.
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They definitely need to know that we appreciate them showing the other side of the story and exposing the extremists, fundamentalists and terrorists who come from the Christian and Jewish faiths as well!
Irfan
