Wednesday, May 14, 2008
It's a full-court press to use giant stuffed animals to implant the idea in kids that they were kicked out of a mythical city called Tel Rabi'a -- now called Tel Aviv. As we've mentioned before (see: More Hamas Puppet Theater: Getting the Kids Ready to Expel Their Neighbors), there never was such a place, but I can understand why it's so appealing to imagine such a thing. Hamas and their predecessors have spent the past 60 years building nothing and destroying everything, while the look at Tel Aviv, a shining modern city built from sand dunes, and the jealousy burns.
MEMRI TV: Grandfather of Hamas TV Bunny Assud Insists Tel Aviv Was a Palestinian City
Following is an excerpt from the Hamas children's show "The Pioneers of Tomorrow," which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on May 9, 2008. It is followed by other clips from the MEMRI TV Archives of "The Pioneers of Tomorrow."
Assud the Bunny: "Grandpa, where did you live? In what city?"
Grandpa: "We used to live in the most beautiful place in Palestine."
Assud: "Where?"
Grandpa: "My dear, you've never seen such a place. I used to live in Tel Al-Rabi' [the Arab word for 'spring,' which is 'aviv' in Hebrew]. What a beautiful place. My God, when I recall Tel Al-Rabi', which the Zionists have called..."
Assud: "There's no such place called Tel Al-Rabi'. What's the matter, Grandpa? Have you gone senile?"
Grandpa: "I'm not senile. My head is working just fine. How can you say I'm senile? This place was called Tel Al-Rabi', but the Zionists and Jews Hebraicized the name to 'Tel Aviv.' Where did this 'Tel Aviv' come from? It has been Tel Al-Rabi' for generations, on the land of Palestine, right next to Yafa. How can you say I've gone senile? I know this. My head still works just fine. Are you trying to confuse me? I'm not senile yet. I have documents and proof. I have all the papers here. The documents are right here with me. How can you say I'm senile? I have all the documents with me. Here they are. Everything is here, from the days of the British and even before. This is our land, as well as the fields, the trees, and the houses. I can even show you the key. You're calling me senile? I have proof."
Assud: "Forgive me, Grandpa, it's not our fault. It's the fault of the school curricula, which did not teach us that Tel Aviv is in fact Tel Al-Rabi', and vice versa."
Grandpa: "No, my dear, take it from me. I know, and I have the papers and the land deeds. The name Tel Al-Rabi' has been forged by the Jews and Hebraicized to 'Tel Aviv.' They invented all these names. 'Ashdod' is, in fact, Isdud. 'Ashkelon' is, in fact, Al-Majdal. Where did they get these names? Al-Sab' is called 'Beer Sheva'! It's all a lie. There are all pseudonyms. Yafa, Al-Lydd, Al-Ramla, Al-Sab' - they changed all these names and Hebraicized them, and now they say: That's Tel Al-Rabi'? There is no such thing. It's Tel Aviv. It's all a lie. All these names were Hebraicized by the Jews."
He has a key! A dreaded key! And papers (fresh from the copier). Well, case closed I guess. Here's what I'd like to know. The population of the region has expanded by an order of magnitude over the past 60 years, yet is there anyplace, anyplace at all, that wasn't built on top of an original Arab town?
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