As the elected leader of the Palestinian people, Hussein Ibish, a Senior Fellow of Americans Tasked with F*cking Palestine (ATFP, a leader of which was recently sentenced for allegedly embezzling donors of $100,000), recently reached a peace agreement with Israeli Consul General Yaakov Dayan in Los Angeles.
Betraying decades of conventional wisdom and in a move as dramatic as Yasser Arafat’s rifle and the olive branch speech, Ibish broke ground by insisting that settlement construction be stopped in the West Bank–a position that no other Palestinian leader in history had ever espoused.
Ibish also proved his cunning intelligence by offering the innovative position that Hamas, the Palestinian political party that was democratically elected to lead the Palestinian legislature in 2006 and that currently runs the Palestinian government in Gaza, would not be allowed to participate in negotiations regarding the borders for the future Palestinian state.
President Ibish was also inclined to disown the Palestinian refugees, explaining that they were causing huge headaches for Israel for the past 61 years. Ibish said that, if the right of return was a deal breaker for Israel, “the deal should not be broken on these rocks.” Ibish did not hint that there were any deal breakers for the Palestinians, vowing that under his rule, the Palestinians would never say no to any deal with Israel, thus leading to peace.
While the President fascinated his audience with his wit and especially pleased his Israeli partners, he could not commit himself to any of the Israeli delegate’s proposals regarding the status of Jerusalem.
Asked to explain how he was elected and delegated the authority of negotiating away the rights of the Palestinian refugees, Ibish explained, “There are many types of elections. Hamas, for example, was elected democratically, something quite dangerous in the Middle East. I was elected unilaterally by the moderator of this event. What’s done is done, we should just move on and accept the fact that I am now the duly elected leader of the Palestinian people. It is quite likely that the Israeli delegate would not have agreed to have this event if he thought he’d be confronted by Angry Arabs, and I do not think this event should be broken on these rocks.”
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Hussein Ibish is one of the biggest buffoons in American Arab history, and I don't understand how he's still walking (or waddling) around after all these years, after all the enemies he's made. His politics are beyond ridiculous. What a ridiculous human being.
Posted by Renoona | May 27, 2009, 3:12 amRECOGNIZE THE PALESTINIAN STATE NOW This week President Obama will finish his meetings with the leaders of the region and will be ready to address the Arab and the Muslims world in his visit to Egypt The US administrations never get tired of repeating their support of the two-state solution(Israel-Palestine), further more they never hesitate to suggest pretty nice tools (road map) to achieve that, it can be updated and summarized in: 1) An immediate renewal of US-mediated Israeli-Palestinian negotiations toward the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel 2) the cessation of Palestinian terror attacks on Israelis and of weapons smuggling into Gaza, and an increase in the number of American-trained Palestinian security forces in the West Bank 3) a freeze on West Bank settlement construction, the dismantling of superfluous checkpoints and illegal settlements, and the cessation of demolitions of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem 4) the immediate reconstruction of Gaza with a focus on civilian needs, and the local economy 5) the pursuit of a comprehensive peace between Israel and its neighbors, including Syria, using the Arab Peace Initiative as a basis for negotiations. Practically, this good only for the US to look balanced and responsible and for Israel to look less criminal attaching recognizing the Palestinian state by an endless negotiation, and attaching the recognizing of the Palestinians (as human beings) with a will never reached united, perfect and acceptable leadership only work as a cover for the continuous Israeli agenda: steeling the land and eliminate the population, even worse Israel supported by the US use these "false" peacefull intentions to move the regional balances toward it's benefits (trade, security arrangements, false flag threats "Israel sell arms to all the militant groups in the region" ..etc), Israel has dragged out every negotiation until it died for lack of nourishment it's important to ask President Obama to (Recognize the Palestinian State Now), and start implementing the five proceedings "above" Now, free the 12,000 prisoners "whom imprisoned illegally under occupation" Now What about Hamas? you might ask . Recognize The Palestinians and their State and they will change. There is ample precedent (Golda Meir, Menachen Begin, David Ben Gurion, Yitzhak Shamir are pre-Israel Zionist terrorists who became Israeli Prime Ministers and govern two thirds of Israel existence), you don't like that, stop the Israeli daily killing and start the proceedings by putting the state temporarily under a UN force and let the Palestinians vote
Posted by riskability | May 27, 2009, 7:32 amPA: Settlers can become Palestinian citizens
Posted by eagle007blogger | May 27, 2009, 10:29 amPA: Settlers can become Palestinian citizens
Posted by eagle007blogger | May 27, 2009, 10:29 amThis is hilarious!
Posted by kabobfadi | May 27, 2009, 1:03 pmi was wondering, when did he actually become such a weirdo? i remember he used to write things with ali abunimah, and co-organize some relatively decent stuff, then he kind of went off the deep end. what gives?
Posted by immaram | May 27, 2009, 2:00 pmI nominate this for BEST KABOBfest POST EVER! I wonder how many people realize that Hussein Ibish isn't even a Palestinian…
Posted by I want Yaman | May 27, 2009, 3:56 pmguys, i think it is unfair to use old photos of ibish where he looks fat. the brilliant solution he has come up with seems to have made him thin: not only is it helpful to all Palestinians but it also eats fat. check out these new photos on American fuck force page: ” target=”_blank”>http://www.americantaskforce.org/in_media/pr/2009…
Posted by Dana | May 27, 2009, 4:42 pmguys, i think it is unfair to use old photos of ibish where he looks fat. the brilliant solution he has come up with seems to have made him thin: not only is it helpful to all Palestinians but it also eats fat. check out these new photos on American fuck force page: ” target=”_blank”>http://www.americantaskforce.org/in_media/pr/2009…
Posted by Dana | May 27, 2009, 4:42 pmI've been hating on that dude since 2001, and now the KABOBfesters want to jump on board? This is such bullshit. Don't let me catch any of you clowns calling him "Insane Rubbish" because that doesn't even work in Arabic anyway. Fuckers.
Posted by programmer craig | May 27, 2009, 5:15 pmInsane rubbish doesn't even sound cool or funny. Jeez Craig, grow a sense of humor.
Posted by programmer Buydatti | May 27, 2009, 6:32 pmVery mature of you. Not that I would expect much of anything else from this shit worthless blog.
Posted by Anonymous | May 27, 2009, 6:53 pmWow. good for him to lose that weight. He looks great. I never had beef with Ibish and used to look up to him. I just had problems with his m.o and then his political regression. Yaman's satire here is brilliant though. And surely it applies to the legions of "role-play" peace talks that go on all the time.
Posted by KABOBfestWill | May 27, 2009, 8:03 pmProgrammer Craig is such an innovative hater. Does this mean that in about 5 years we will hate KABOBfest as much as he does? I hope not. My insurance would not cover the intensive psychiatric treatment and days off from work.
Posted by KABOBfestWill | May 27, 2009, 8:08 pmwhy do u read it then?
Posted by Dana | May 27, 2009, 9:06 pmHahaha. Programmer Craig, like Hussain "Insane Rubbish" Ibish is a narcissistic whack job.
Posted by Ziad Asali | May 27, 2009, 9:51 pmOh? And I suppose "Abbasshole" is better? Hypocrite.
Posted by programmer craig | May 27, 2009, 10:45 pmTo be fair, I didn't really "lose" the weight, I got my stomach stapled.
Posted by Hussein Ibish | May 27, 2009, 11:08 pmI really don't like this guy
Posted by SouthAsianReader | May 28, 2009, 1:10 amThis is really ridiculous–people posting as Hussein and Ziad, how immature. When have any of you actually done anything except sit back and critcize? Its one thing to not like some one for their politics, its another thing to make fun of someone for their weight or appearance. You all need to grow up and go out and actually do something to help instead of writing inane things like this. I suppose I just expected more from this blog but its really just degenerating into something pathetic.
Posted by Anonymous | May 28, 2009, 3:53 amI really take issue with the way you have chosen to demonize and cannibalize Hussein Ibish and ATFP. You may disagree with Ibish and his politics, I certainly have had my share of disagreements with him, but to resort to attacking him and insinuating that ATFP works to undermine Palestinians is ridiculous. Why is it that the supporters Jewish groups from as far left as Americans for Peace Now to as far right as AIPAC can disagree on everything but maintain a level of civility while we relish the opportunity to call each other traitors and thieves? Finally, in the past year ATFP (through their charity ACP) has provided $505,000 in humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people and testified before Congress on the need for aid and relief to the people Gaza, totally undermining their secret agenda to screw Palestinians! Real accomplishments I might add, that dwarf what most other Arab American advocacy groups have been able to achieve.
Posted by GazaMo | May 28, 2009, 7:09 amTo GazaMo and the previous anonymous, You both make strong points that deserve a response. Anonymous, you are right that people shouldn't do that. Because we do not require registration in comments, readers can do that or post anonymously, as you have. I do not think anyone will think it was actually them who wrote it, but in case: PLEASE DO NOT POST IN OTHER'S NAMES. If their comments are reported formally, the administrator will judge the comment and may remove it. As for uncivil criticism, GazaMo, you have a point. I think name-calling is unproductive even though I engage in it. I guess it's part of being an irreverent blog and I'm not sure we can give that up so easily. Let's not glorify Jewish groups — they can be quite nasty and have ugly public spats. Just look at what the right-wing does to anti-Zionists like Tony Judt and Norm Finkelstein. They call them self-hating Jews and get their speaking engagements and tenure canceled. I do not think the issue is civil discourse, however. We're talking about how people express their anger with unaccountable organizations who claim to represent the Palestinians in front of the government. ATFP met with Bush and asserted itself in Washington, DC as an advocacy group on behalf of the Palestinians, yet it has no membership, elections or real legitimacy to do so. It then functioned as a stamp of approval on a nefarious administration in the naive hope (at best) that their access would effect a positive outcome for Palestinians. From the outside, we saw ATFP as being in bed with Bush. Then Gaza gets destroyed. It may be guilt by association, but then again, we don't know what happened behind closed doors. Sending $500,000 is great, but the association is too great, the complicity too stunning. Palestinians in Gaza need aid, but they need freedom more. And ATFP appeared on board with Gaza's PA-approved punishment. ATFP needs political reform, transparency, and accountability if it wants to speak for a people in front of government. It will find that opening up will bring it much more credibility. We see enough authoritarianism in the Arab world. It is hard to respect Arab organizations that function the same. KABOBfest is open to submissions if either of you care to elaborate. Click on "Contact" and e-mail a guest post. Will
Posted by KABOBfestWill | May 28, 2009, 2:40 pmWhat i think is particularly interesting is your continued assertion that ATFP speaks for the Palestinian people. ATFP does not make this claim, in fact, it claims quite the opposite: that they do not claim to speak for the Palestinian people. Their countless policy papers and documents continue to stress their impetus is improving American national security by advocating for a two-state solution. I think this impetus is branded quite will in "AMERICAN Task Force on Palestine". It is understandable for you to be skeptical and vocal about what goes on behind closed doors. And perhaps some of your claims are accurate, however any such claim, without a basis in hard evidence, amounts to mere speculation. As a blog with a considerable viewership I think you can do better than simply speculate concerning a group's whose outward intentions appear to be completely honorable.
Posted by Delicate Petals | May 28, 2009, 3:05 pmWill, please don't forget about ATFP's assault on other members of the community (Ali, Joseph, As'ad for example). Totally inexcusable.
Posted by kabobfadi | May 28, 2009, 3:59 pmAlso, Will, I don't think you need to respond to these. If Hussein or anybody else doesn't appreciate the content of this blog, or doesn't like comments that readers of this blog leave, then they don't have to read the blog. Why do we care?
Posted by kabobfadi | May 28, 2009, 5:26 pmIt's inexcusable for Ibish to say competently and intellectually what issues he has against Ali, Joseph, and As'ad, but excusable for you to claim all sorts of BS about ATFP without hard evidence, make fun of Ibish for his looks and his weight, and criticize him in the most immature ways? Well done Fadi, your logic is unassailable! Will is the only person on this blog that writes anything that can be read with an open mind because even if you disagree with him, at least he makes good points and provides the readership of this blog (most of the time) with background information to support his arguments. Frankly Will, you should start your own blog, you're better than the rest of these clowns, particularly Fadi. And Fadi, people read this blog which is why these accusations need to be responded to. And if you don't care what people have to say, then why publish it in the first place? Keep your idiocy to yourself!
Posted by Anonymous | May 28, 2009, 9:32 pmDelicate Petals, ATFP may not explicitly claim to represent the Palestinian people but it certainly behaves as if it wants to rule them. Its efforts are not focused on winning the support of Palestinians, either in Palestine or in exile, but rather on winning the support of foreign parties. But if it does not want to be a Palestinian group, then it simply does not have the right to decide what the "solution" or "final status" or negotiated agreements should look like. Even if ATFP brands itself as an American think tank as opposed to a Palestinian group, by having its representatives enter into mock negotiations with official Israeli representatives, it deliberately gives the impression that it in some way represents the Palestinians.
Posted by yaman | May 28, 2009, 9:46 pmGazaMo, this is not demonization, it's satire. Mockery is a legitimate form of discourse–especially when the subject is so egotistical as to complain about being mocked! Get over it.
Posted by yaman | May 28, 2009, 9:48 pmFadi, Good point. That has been uncivil, completely. GazaMo should recognize that, at least. Will
Posted by KABOBfestWill | May 28, 2009, 10:26 pmFadi, It is important to record and discuss these critiques, I think. People should understand why we feel the way we do. It's not being defensive, it's just getting the views aired out. I frankly have never had to express my thoughts, and I think it's an important conversation. It's like feedback for them, and for everyone else. Delicate Petals, When it represents itself to the government, its legitimacy is as a Palestinian-American group. It carries no special expertise or skill, nor does it mobilize a membership. It has no original plan or idea it puts forward. It's access is on the basis of its proximity to a small cadre of wealthy Palestinian-Americans and the PA. The net result is a troubling and alarming tendency to coddle power no matter who is in office. The fact that it met with Bush so often as this President did more to undermine and harm the Palestinians than nearly any other is testament to that. Without criticism from outside, what will stop them from warming up to future Bushes? Will
Posted by KABOBfestWill | May 28, 2009, 10:38 pmAtleast the average person would know who I'm referring to by using that term. People who know Hussein Ibish would never think of him from reading your nickname. Everyone would know who Abbashole refers to. I did not invent it, BTW. But it is still a clearly superior punning. When you start CRAIGfest, let us know the url so we can visit it daily and comment continuously about how much we hate it. Will
Posted by KABOBfestWill | May 28, 2009, 10:41 pmListen Hussein, if you want to talk about unassailable logic and BS claims, first show me where I have ever made fun of your weight or your appearance. Frankly, I don't care about your weight or your appearance, and I truly do sympathize with whatever struggles you have faced throughout your life. And, Hussein, if you are referring to my reprimand of your gay-bashing a few months ago as "BS," stop… just stop. Think. Do you really want to re-open that issue (and we do know that it was confirmed to you in person). I gladly will, as I am always willing to open up a discussion on this kind of homophobic and anti-gay bigotry that absolutely needs to be stamped out of our community. If you disagree, I really don't care. If you were an adult, you would have taken responsibility for your actions, you'd try to figure out why gay-bashing is wrong, and you'd address your shortcomings. It's time to grow up. Like I said, if you don't like the blog, nobody is forcing you to read it. Just like every single blog in existence, many people do not like the content and don't visit, so why the hell should I care if you or any of your friends don't want to read.
Posted by kabobfadi | May 29, 2009, 12:10 ami'd also add that Ziad Asali, with ATFP crew cheering in the crowd testified before the foreign relations committee on the ME and he literally agreed with everything the zionist panelists said – even my israeli friend walked out he was so disgusted. Gaith, another ATFP was also the only member of of an arab organization with Jewish human rights groups and was the ONLY one who said out of all the panelists that Hamas took over the Gaza strip and that the US should not talk to them. The "pro-peace", pro-Israel groups even said we should. interesting…….
Posted by DeeJ | May 29, 2009, 12:41 amYou're so impressed with yourself it's ridiculous. This isn't Hussein you douche bag, it's the same person who posted earlier. If you so badly want to confront the man why don't you do it in person? Oh, and the only person you've ever empathized with is yourself.
Posted by Anonymous | May 28, 2009, 9:04 pm…even my israeli friend walked out he was so disgusted. I can just imagine what kind of "Israeli friend" somebody like you might have! And it REALLY shocks me that somebody who attended a conference just so they could protest it decided to walk out in protest! Seriously, because that almost never happens! As a side note: do you guys realize what happens to professional protesters when their initial "cause" goes away? Have you ever looked at the way those dried up old hippies in Berekely live their lives? Is that really what you want to be when you grow up?
Posted by programmer craig | May 29, 2009, 1:57 amWhoever you are "anonymous," calling the bloggers "clowns" and your line or argumentation (without facts) is precisely what you accuse us of doing. I personally think name-calling is not problematic so long as their is justification for the names. Stopping at just the names is entirely unconvincing. Fadi's posts and comments regarding ATFP and Ibish have been on fair play matters (post urls to the contrary). Even if his tone is harsh, his substance is legitimate and needs to be addressed, i.e. the charges of homophobia and trashing others. He has not picked on frivolous aspects (i.e. weight) but on actual remarks and political positions. I personally would like to see Ibish play a productive role politically. Affirming an authoritarian rule in "Palestine," compromising on key issues — such as the rights of refugees — in his/ATFP's advocacy, and glad-handing power-brokers no matter the political consequences will be met by anger and resistance by the people's whose fates hang in the balance. Fadi, unlike Ibish, is a dispossessed Palestinian. Perhaps that sheds light on the rage. Dispossessed people are right to ridicule and mock those who seek to reify their status. Will
Posted by KABOBfestWill | May 29, 2009, 5:08 pmTODAY: Hussein Ibish defends a process designed to preserve settlements, undermine the right of return, and legitimize institutional discrimination. 2002: Ibish addresses (alongside Ali Abunimah) a packed room at a conference calling for "the full decolonization of all Palestinian land, including settlements", "the recognition and implementation of the right of return", and "an end to the Israeli system of Apartheid". It seems Ibish's views have shifted radically in recent years…
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