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Thread #111572   Message #2363748
Posted By: CarolC
11-Jun-08 - 06:32 PM
Thread Name: BS: Israeli Jews/Israeli Arabs
Subject: RE: BS: Israeli Jews/Israeli Arabs
Colonialists are people who colonize other peoples land. So to those whose land is being colonized by others, the ones doing the colonizing are colonialists.


If I was allowed to respond directly to posters, I would thank someone for accurately summarizing my positions. Unfortunately, I cannot, but I hope that this person knows that I appreciate her efforts.


Moving on...

There were certainly Jews in the area that is now Israel and occupied Palestine prior to the arrival of the European Jews there. Which is why I am careful to frame the situation as indegenous people versus EUROPEAN colonialists. Even the indigenous Jews have experienced horrendous treatment from the European Jews who have taken over their area of origin.

As I've been saying for a very long time (and being entirely ignored when I say it), it's not about Jews versus non-Jews. It's about European colonialists versus indigenous people.