ARUTZ SHEVA
MSNBC to Cancel Alan Keyes
June 19, 2002

The MSNBC Cable network channel has decided to pull its popular news magazine "Making Sense," hosted by Alan Keyes, out of its primetime slot - but Keyes says "all or nothing." WorldNetDaily.com reports that the network told Keyes his show would be moved up several hours to an afternoon time slot, industry rumours are that Keyes' contract assures him of a slot between 7-11 pm. Barring last-minute developments, it now appears that Keyes will be leaving the network altogether.

Keyes, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Social and Economic Council, is a staunch supporter of Israel, and many believe that MSNBC was merely giving in to a recent pressure campaign launched by Arab activists to have Keyes pulled off the air. MSNBC denies the allegations.

A widely-disseminated Arab petition accuses Keyes of "promoting his Zionist-biased views and ideologies on national TV." In response, the Mesora.org website has initiated a petition urging the network not to succumb to Arab pressure, and to keep Keyes in his prime time slot.

Keyes has often blasted the PLO on air for its anti-Israel terror campaign. This past Monday night, Keyes aired footage from official Palestinian Authority television showing Yasser Arafat calling for the destruction of the Jewish people and the annihilation of Israel. The videos also document how the PA uses its media as a propaganda tool to encourage Arab children to wage "jihad" against Israelis.

Excerpts from Keyes' statements during that Monday night show:
[On Israel's security fence] "People get all upset with [the Israelis] when they move across into Palestinian areas to try to deal with the attacks and the murderous assaults against Israeli civilians. So, in the face of that kind of reaction, they think, well, why don't we put up a barrier to keep the attackers out? And they [the Arabs] say, well, that's terrible, you can't put up barriers. Well, what do you do then? I guess it is now going to be considered a prerequisite of peace for Israelis to just sit there and die?"
[After showing footage of Palestinian children talking about their desire to be suicide bombers] "If a culture of terroristic violence has been encouraged all the way down deep into the hearts of very young children, then obviously it's going to require a large effort to turn that around over the course of what could be many years [Speaking to Hussein Ibish, of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee] How can you tell me that the Israelis should trust the Palestinian Authority [when] through the culture of Palestinian Authority television, they are fomenting and inoculating the very attitudes that lead to this?"