I have thought since a time about this issue too.
Imo the leftists are not really aware of their contempt for the Arab Muslims.
I don't think rabbi kahane ever said that leftists have contempt for arabs.. He may have said liberals do..
'cos there are leftists that believe that it is arab land and the whole thing is palestine, and jews shouldn't be there.. they may also feel guilty as a westener for allowing jews to be there, and those that are jews feel guilty
it's a complicated thing...
They also have the same feeling towards religious people.. though it's politically correct for them to say so. They aren't embarrassed or ashamed about it..
I'm sure that without political correctness they would say that the arabs are land people.. but the jews are there, and they are going to have to accept it.. so work on them, and hopefully they will change their mind.
They are trying to get the arabs to change.. They have contempt for both jews and arabs.. they say "come on arabs, stop firing your rockets".. "come on israel, that was too much, ok?" It's like mediating between kids for them.
I think the word contempt is too complicated... In a sense most sane people hold the arabs in contempt.. (though i guess the contempt they have is fundamental.. in not accepting arabs as arabs)
rabbi kahane just said it to turn things around onto the leftists or liberals.. and he was smart enough to make the case and respond well..
certainly there is a contempt there though for not accepting the arabs for being an arab, for having his values.. And in trying to change those values. Rabbi Kahnae would accept that they are.. and the question is how to respond.
the following is based on something ronen said.. it's not what you think(being nice, wanting peace.. that's not relevant to them), it's what they think, and how are you going to respond to that. (doesn't mean think what they think.. nor does it mean change what they think, it just means how will you respond to what they think/do.. so as not to get trodden on)..
I think maybe the liberals do know that they hold the arab and other cultures and religions in contempt.. When they try to change them.
When they worship them that's something else. But pecking away trying to change them does show contempt, and is patronizing or humouring them.
Like, when the arabs say "I WANT TO DESTROY ISRAEL".. the west ignore it, and say stop firing rockets. They just don't take them seriously.. They say "yeah yeah ok, that's fine, but first, stop firing rockets".. Like somebody that says "i'm going to go to university and then i'm going ot become a hippy". Eventually the parent says "ok", because by pretending to accepting that, he thinks maybe the kid will change.
These liberals are more sophisticated and manipulative than you give them credit for.
For them, believing that the arabs want peace, can mean BELIEVE in it, HOPE for it!!! Because they see no other option! Just like (dennett) they say they believe in G-d and only believe in believing in G-d. Same thing