Yikes, this is as bad as any piece of Israeli "hasbara" (propaganda):
"To be sure, a lot of Palestinians thought that in a single democratic state, many Jewish Israelis would voluntarily leave, like the French settlers in Algeria did when that country gained its independence..."
"To be sure, a lot of Palestinians thought that in a single democratic state, many Jewish Israelis would voluntarily leave, like the French settlers in Algeria did when that country gained its independence..."
An honest assessment would acknowledge at least two obvious facts:
a. At least *some* Palestinians who would have been intent on driving Jews into the sea if they didn't leave on their own;
b. The conquerors would have had a hard time restraining such ppl, esp in wartime.
a. At least *some* Palestinians who would have been intent on driving Jews into the sea if they didn't leave on their own;
b. The conquerors would have had a hard time restraining such ppl, esp in wartime.
P.S. @JYuter: Another for your "to be sure" collection...
