London, October 13, 2000

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Lies, hatred and the language of force

Arab View

By Robert Fisk,
Middle East Correspondent

THIS is a story about lies, bias, hatred and death. It's about our inability -- after more than half a century -- to understand the injustice of the Middle East. It's about a part of the world where it seems quite natural, after repeatedly watching on television the funeral of 11-year-old Sami Abu Jezar - who died two days after being shot through the forehead by Israeli soldiers -- for a crowd to kick two Israeli plainclothes agents to death....

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