Ajlouny’s Thin Skin Reveals His True Character…or Lack Thereof

I am not now, nor have I ever been a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), so says political consultant to Mayor Chuck Reed and professional victim Victor Ajlouny. 

Ajlouny was initially charged with being a member of the PLO in a missive from the Paul Fong campaign.  Fong is currently the target of political attacks by the aforementioned victim, Ajlouny.  The Fong campaign later clarified their statement citing a Mercury News article on Mayor Chuck Reed’s political brain.  To wit:

Correction 09/22/2014 – Vic Ajlouny was not a member of the PLO as previously stated. Ajlouny was the American adviser to the chairman of the PLO. (Source: Molina, Joshua. “San Jose Mayor’s advisor courts controversy, inspires loyalty” MERCURY NEWS, Jan. 30, 2009 (posted online at 09:18 PM).

The fact that Ajlouny went ballistic after the charge was made is not unexpected.  Ajlouny has a thin skin when it comes to criticism.   He is a stereotypic bully; he can dish it out, but he can’t take it.  His record of veracity in politics is shameful; and the political hit pieces  What Ajlouny publishes is regular fodder for ethics professionals and some newspaper columnists.

But whether he is a member of the PLO or not is irrelevant to the District One city council race.   If Ajlouny were less aggressive in his response, he might even use it as an opportunity to get his long held views on the Palestinian question some air time.    One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.   So labels notwithstanding, Ajlouny missed an opportunity to express his views regarding a cause he seemingly cares about.

Of course, his views would be met strongly by people who disagree with him.  But honest disagreement, unlike an Ajlouny’s political mail, is healthy for a democratic society.   Change can only come about through dialogue.   The Palestinian people have long suffered because their leadership, past and present, failed to engage in good faith negotiations.  Palestinian leaders, as a whole, have failed to serve the interests of their people in their myopic and misguided attempts to eradicate the state of Israel.  Yassar Arafat had an opportunity to bring peace to the region during the Bill Clinton administration.  He rejected that opportunity.

In retrospect Yassar Arafat may have simply gotten bad counsel from his advisers.   Had he chosen peace when it was offered, the Middle East would be in an entirely different place than it is today.

For it is often bad advice that puts politicians on the road to ruin; Chuck Reed could have learned from Arafat’s mistake.

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