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In 1937, Ben-Gurion had written to his son that when the Jewish state was created, "We will expel the Arabs and take their places." The Zionist leader boasted, "our army will be among the world’s outstanding" and would be used to intimidate the Palestinians into fleeing [in lieu of consent by negotiations]. Ben-Gurion left no doubt that if the Palestinians did not succumb to threats, they would be dealt with firmly
— Jan 01, 2025 02:17PM
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Arthur Read
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One of the most misleading Zionist myths about 1948 is the portrayal of the Jewish community of Palestine as a David who was attacked by a gang of Arab Goliaths. In every stage of the war the Zionists had forces that were more formidable than the Arabs…Arms were brought in from around the world...The greatest Zionist advantage in 1948 was military planning…in anticipation of a war with the Arabs.
— Jan 01, 2025 02:46PM
Arthur Read
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It is often claimed that Arabs initiated the 1948 war when they rejected partition. But to portray the Jews in Palestine as innocent victims of Arab aggression is ludicrous. Though Zionists had publicly agreed to partition, they had no intention of accepting its borders or demographics…There was no way to create a Jew state in Palestine without displacing large numbers of Arabs, who would never leave voluntarily.
— Jan 01, 2025 02:38PM
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Herzl remarked on the "crookedness of Jew morality"…Other Zionists called Jews "parasitic" and "fundamentally useless people". They criticized their own people for being a commercial urban race who worshipped the Golden Calf. Zionists bemoaned the fact that few Jews were farmers or workers who created with their own hands. This, they believed, was the source of the hatred which many gentiles felt towards Jews.
— Jan 01, 2025 02:39AM
