The latest NY Review of Books has a piece by David Shulman, professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, entitled Israel Without Illusions.
nybooks.com
Unfortunately it isn't available free online. The content of the article is consistent with many other pieces I've read about the plight of the Palestinians, most of these articles written by dissident Israelis. This quote from the article is relevant:
"I do not believe that a society can disenfranchise, dispossess, and effectively dehumanize large numbers of people living between Junin and Hebron without this process influencing the way it conducts a war in Gaza. No one who regularly visits the Palestinian territories controlled by Israel has to speculate about whether or not Israel is engaged in the routine abuse of human rights."
As to your line of argument - the Germans were genocidal murderers, therefore it is "hideous" to point at that their main victims, Jews, are also capable of inhumane behaviour - well, it isn't very logical. The racist and callous way you characterize Arabs, while lauding the Israelis for their benevolence towards the people they've dispossessed, and continue to dispossess through the illegal settlement program, shows either gross ignorance or something worse.
Your attempt at ad hominem dismissal was a bit weak, too. BTW, "Bogle" is a Scottish name. |
