When you absolutely, fundamentally, and enthusiastically refuse to understand Jewish history.
It's not bigotry. It's not particularly specific to Palestinians, or Arabs.
It's 2000 years of persecutions, expulsions, and murders conducted under the auspices of gentile governments
It's not bigotry. It's not particularly specific to Palestinians, or Arabs.
It's 2000 years of persecutions, expulsions, and murders conducted under the auspices of gentile governments
https://twitter.com/hahellyer/status/1397660381280149510
We're done with that. We're not going back to that. And if the best you can offer is "that won't happen this time" or "the world won't let it happen again" ...
Tell that to the Uighurs. And Yazidi. And Darfuri. And Tutsi. And ...
Tell that to the Uighurs. And Yazidi. And Darfuri. And Tutsi. And ...
Oops, skipped the Rohingya. My bad.
You get the point.
You get the point.
If you think you can convince Israelis that living in a bi-national state where there's a possibility that Jews will again be subject to the whims of a non-Jewish majority is a good idea ... give it up. Won't happen. You're not going to out-persuade 2000 years of experience
That's not bigotry, btw. It could be Western Europeans hypothetically in charge instead of Arab Palestinians, and the response would be the same.
You, um, may or may not have heard this, but Jews have some relevant experience with Western Europeans, too.
You, um, may or may not have heard this, but Jews have some relevant experience with Western Europeans, too.
And, to be honest ... that sucks. No, really, it does. Jews' collective trauma and experience isn't the Palestinians' fault, but they get to live with the consequences. It would be great if we hadn't been oppressed/killed with glee & abandon across the western & arab worlds for
centuries.
But, well, that happened. And it can't be undone.
Maybe with 2000 years of experience of NOT having that happen, you'll get a different answer. Hell, let's not be greedy. 1000 years. 500.
But, well, that happened. And it can't be undone.
Maybe with 2000 years of experience of NOT having that happen, you'll get a different answer. Hell, let's not be greedy. 1000 years. 500.
But Jews are still being attacked in the streets, as Jews, today.
We're still being murdered for being Jewish, today.
Our schools and synagogues still have to be fortresses. Today.
Today's not the day that "you'll be fine, we promise" is going to persuade. Sorry.
We're still being murdered for being Jewish, today.
Our schools and synagogues still have to be fortresses. Today.
Today's not the day that "you'll be fine, we promise" is going to persuade. Sorry.
So while I'm sure @hahellyer absolutely means well and believes what he's writing, it's Fantasy Island bullshit because he just doesn't get it.
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