THE ARAB-AMERICAN ANTI-DISCRIMINATION COMMITTEE IS ABOUT TO LAUNCH AN EXTENSIVE MEDIA ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN AIMED AT U.S. PUBLIC OPINION. HERE IS A FACTSHEET WHICH MAY BE USEFUL.

Nationhood and Jerusalem

- Israel became a nation in 1312 B.C.E., two thousand years before the rise of Islam.
- Arab refugees in Israel began identifying themselves as part of a Palestinian people in 1967, two decades after the establishment of the modern State of Israel.
- Since the Jewish conquest in 1272 B.C.E. the Jews have had dominion over the land for one thousand years with a continuous presence in the land for the past 3,300 years. The only Arab dominion since the conquest in 635 C.E.
lasted no more than 22 years.
- For over 3,300 years, Jerusalem has been the Jewish capital.
Jerusalem has never been the capital of any Arab or Muslim entity. Even when the Jordanians occupied Jerusalem, they never sought to make it their capital, and Arab leaders did not come to visit.
- Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in Tanach, the Jewish Holy Scriptures. Jerusalem is not mentioned once in the Koran.
- King David founded the city of Jerusalem. Mohammed never came to Jerusalem. Jews all over the world pray facing Jerusalem. Muslims pray facing Mecca.

Arab and Jewish Refugees

- In 1948 the Arab refugees were encouraged to leave Israel by Arab leaders promising to purge the land of Jews. Sixty-eight percent left without ever seeing an Israeli soldier. Jewish refugees were forced to flee from Arab lands due to Arab hostility and persecution.
- The number of Arab refugees who left Israel in 1948 is estimated to be around 630,000. The number of Jewish refugees from Arab lands is estimated to be about the same.
- Arab refugees were intentionally not absorbed or integrated into the Arab lands to which they fled, despite the vast Arab territory. Out of the 100,000,000 worldwide refugees since World War II, their's is the only refugee group in the world that has never been absorbed or integrated into their own peoples' lands. Jewish refugees were completely absorbed into
Israel, a country no larger than the state of New Jersey. Despite these facts, Israel was prepared to offer some refugee restoration and compensation at the Camp David peace talks.

The Arab - Israeli Conflict

- The Arabs are represented by eight separate nations, not including the Palestinians.There is only one Jewish nation.
- The Arab nations initiated five wars against Israel and lost each one. Still, they are dedicated to the destruction of Israel by force of arms.
- Despite numerous public promises and ceremonies, he P.L.O.'s Charter still calls for the destruction of the State of Israel. Israel has given the Palestinians most of the West Bank land, autonomy under the Palestinian Authority, and has supplied them with weapons.
- Under Jordanian rule, Jewish holy sites were either destroyed or desecrated and the Jews were denied access to places of worship.
- Under Israeli rule, all Muslim and Christian sites have been
preserved and made accessible to people of all faiths.

The U.N. Record on Israel and the Arabs

- Of the 175 Security Council resolutions passed before 1990, 97 were directed against Israel.
- Of the 690 General Assembly resolutions voted on before 1990, 429 were directed against Israel.
- The U.N was silent while 58 Jerusalem Synagogues were destroyed by the Jordanians.
- The U.N. was silent while the Jordanians systematically desecrated the ancient Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, and prevented Jews of any natioanality from visiting the Temple Mount and the Western Wall.
- The U.N. is silent in the face of continuing Arab detruction of Jewish holy sites (most recently Joseph's Tomb).
- The U.N. is silent in the face of continuing Arab lynchings,
kidnappings, and murder.
- The U.N. is silent in the face of continuing attacks against Israeli citizens by rampaging Arab gangs and armed contingents. The Arabs have succeeded in focusing world and media attention on the measured Israeli response.

****The truth and the cause of peace are universal values we all share.