PA Daily: Western Leaders=Hitler

Verbal attacks against the US and the West are increasing in the Palestinian Authority press. In different articles this week, the editor-in-chief of the PA daily defined Western leaders as copies of Hitler, American neo-conservative ideology was defined as Nazi "Aryan supremacy doctrine," American policy was defined as "fascist" and the cause of Arab extremism, and an article in the same PA daily scorned the US for "introducing dubious elements amongst the Muslims, such as democratic ideology." This hatred of the US was also expressed in anti-US political cartoons, such as this one at right. It presents the crimes of individual soldiers, who were punished for their actions, as Bush's personal "democracy."

PMW has reported in that past that the frequent hatred expressed towards the US by the PA has had significant impact on Palestinian public opinion. A recent European poll found that 65% of Palestinians "support Al-Qaeda actions in the USA and Europe."

The following are two editorials and an article from the PA press this week:

1 - American neo-cons continue Nazism
2 - American policy is fascist and caused Arab extremism
3 - Democracy - a dubious western element imposed on Muslims