Horowitz repeats the claim that the Israelis are the most-persecuted ethnic [group] in history
Well, the obvious conclusion I would draw from this statement, if I were a Jew, is that the Jews are always hated and always persecuted, almost always unreasonably, so why bother trying to satisfy other people? It can't be done. Which conveniently allows one to live an unexamined life. One is victimized, one is a victim, therefore all criticism is unfair and should be ignored.
Personally, I reject the argument that Jews have a superior claim to any land in the Middle East due to being God's Chosen People. It may be true, it may be false, but it's got nothing to do with international law and conventions.
I reject the argument that Jews have a superior claim to any land in the Middle East because they lived there two thousand years ago. Over the past ten thousand years, or so, many different ethnic groups have lived there - why favor one over another?
I think it's fundamentally dishonest to one the one hand claim that the land in the West Bank and Gaza belongs to the Palestinians, and on the other hand allow militant Jewish religious groups to settle there. Period.
The Israelis are a little schizo about this stuff. To their credit, most of them recognize it. I hope they realize how their own actions contribute to the polarization of the situation.
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