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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Thomas M. who wrote (5340)	6/28/2004 5:07:31 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

This is a very good question that can be extended to American Jews who support Israel: <<< ... Grossman tentatively asks whether Israelis are truly capable of understanding the Palestinian condition. In a much-discussed chapter of the book, he describes the Sabbath with the Gush Emunim settlers of Ofra. He asks these Jewish fundamentalists to imagine, just for a moment, what they would find most hateful about the occupation if they were Arabs. Grossman is apalled to discover that the settlers will "not allow themselves even a split second of empathy." He accuses the settlers of blocking off a part of their souls, and of undermining the moral education of their children by sending them mixed messages about the law, intimidation, murder, and the Jewish underground ... >>> wrmea.com