The three Arabic words for "peace" by Lawrence Auster

Jack Wheeler has a good article on the requirements of a real peace treaty between Israel and the Arabs. He explains that there are three words for "peace" in Arabic; that only one of them actually means peace; and that the Arabs consistently refuse to use that word when indicating their interest in "peace" with Israel.

Since articles at his site are only for subscribers (a reader sent this one to me), I copy the entire text below. Notice at the end of the piece that Wheeler has not joined the emergent neocon rejection of Giuliani.

SNIPE HUNT FOR PEACE
Jack Wheeler
29 November 2007

Karl Marx was an evil fool, but he did utter an occasional witticism--such as history does get repeated: "The first time as tragedy, the second time as farce."

You can imagine his bitter laughter if he had witnessed Condi's Farce in Annapolis this week.

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