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Israel/Palestine

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Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Sun Jul 3, 2016, 02:40 AM

Jul 2016

Most Israelis live in denial as a result of the brainwashing they’re subjected to. Terror exists only on the Palestinian side, only they act with brutality and inhumanity. The parallel reality is hidden from the eye – whoever heard about the killing of the helpless young man from Sa’ir?

What’s worse, there’s no willingness to consider the incident from the Palestinian point of view.
Behind all this hides the most deeply rooted assumption in Israel – that the Palestinians aren’t human beings like us. Their blood isn’t our blood, spilling their blood isn’t as bad as our blood being spilled.

The day more Israelis are willing to compare the killing of Arif Jaradat to the killing of Hallel Yaffa Ariel, the day more Israelis recognize the injustice and crimes their country is committing, the first step will be taken to reduce the bloodshed. Until then, it will go on. Nothing will stop it.

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