User talk:Johnflalor

What a surprise: another page attempting to deligitimize Israel. I was disgusted with the page on Neve Ativ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neve_Ativ). I have pasted the bones of the report, below: note how 6 lines are given to delegitimizing Israel's right to defend itself against oncoming armies, and one and a half to the actual topic itself, what Neve Ativ is. One would be forgiven for, on reading this, believing that Israel pursued a war of conquest in 1967, attacking a peaceful, conciliatory Syrian neighbour (and lest we forget the efforts of Nasser, at the same time, to destroy Israel from the South?). But the clearest piece of unapologetic propaganda comes from the embarrassingly-badly worded first sentence. Does the writer not realise that Israel is completely justified under international law (yes, that same international law that singles out Israel and leaves Arab genocide to quietly continue, uninterrupted) to "occupy" land that is gained when it is attacked? This is Orwellian manipulation of history at its most cynical and sickening.

This settlement is considered illegal under international law which forbids the transfer of a beligerent state to transfer its population into occupied territory. Neve Ativ is built over the Syrian village of Jabbata al Zeit, many of the traditonal cut stones have been used to build the present settlement. The ski resort controlled by Neve Ativ is also built over the villagers land. After the capture of the Golan in 1967 many of the Arab villagers took refuge in the nearby village of Majdal Shams but were forced to march to Damascus in the weeks after the beginning of occupation. An Arab graveyard still remains near the centre of the settlement due to pressure from residents in Majdal Shams not to have a hotel built over it.

The main industry of the moshav is tourism. Neve Ativ operates the ski resort on Mount Hermon and is the closest organized lodging area for visitors to the area.''