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Manuel Capel's avatar

Once I talked with an educated Syrian, and asked him why this hatred against Israel in the Arab world. He told me, it's not about land, they have more than enough. It's not even antisemitism per se: they don't really care about Jews, and if any, they rather respect Judaism. No. It's humiliation. Bruised collective ego. "We see ourselves as strong dominating knights, and we get badly beaten each time against them". Israel is a big dorn in their self-esteem, according to this guy. I told him, Germany got over the loss of Prussia and Bohemia, Finland got over the loss of Karelia, Mexico also basically got over the loss of half its territory, why can't the Arabs take their loss, turn the page and write a new one? "We don't think like Europeans at all". All this narrative they push in the West about the poor Palestinians victims of the Nakba and of the overwhelming Israeli war machine oppressing them, that's for western public in order to get western support. Their real motivation is apparently an inextinguishible burning sense of humiliation in their heart, that wants to crush Israel to restore their pride. Oslo accord, peaceful two-state solution etc., that's all bullshit for them. It won't quench their thurst for revenge.

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Robin Alexander's avatar

When I read the title I immediately thought of the constant ads I get on Facebook for UNICEF donations for the poor Palestinians. Where is the U.N., UNICEF, the Red Cross -- anybody! -- for the hostages and Israelis who have had to evacuate thir homes because of Hezbollah's constant rockets? I'm tired of it. And while I'm on the hostages, how is it that the U.S. says and does nothing for American hostages! Since when do we behave like this? The whole thing is baffling.

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