"We must expel Arabs and take their places."
- David Ben Gurion, 1937, Ben Gurion and the Palestine Arabs, Oxford University Press, 1985.
"It is the duty of Israeli leaders to explain to public opinion, clearly and courageously, a certain number of facts that are forgotten with time. The first of these is that there is no Zionism, colonialization, or Jewish State without the eviction of the Arabs and the expropriation of their lands."
- Ariel Sharon, Israeli Foreign Minister, addressing a meeting of militants from the extreme right-wing Tsomet Party, Agence France Presse, November 15, 1998.
"There is no such thing as a Palestinian people... It is not as if we came and threw them out and took their country. They didn't exist."
- Golda Meir, statement to The Sunday Times, 15 June, 1969.
"The settlement of the Land of Israel is the essence of Zionism. Without settlement, we will not fulfill Zionism. It's that simple."
- Yitzhak Shamir, Maariv, 02/21/1997.
"If we thought that instead of 200 Palestinian fatalities, 2,000 dead would put an end to the fighting at a stroke, we would use much more force...."
- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, quoted in Associated Press, November 16, 2000.
"The Partition of Palestine is illegal. It will never be recognized ... Jerusalem was and will for ever be our capital. Eretz Israel will be restored to the people of Israel. All of it. And for Ever."
- Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, the day after the U.N. vote to partition Palestine.
Via [Mona Baker, Je Blog]
Comments
There is no doubt that the state of Israel was built on descrimenation of others. The question is "Why don't The Arabs fight back using the same media weapons." Many Arab country are very rich and can afford parts and time on the international media and they are not poor as well in capable Human thinkers and writers who can represent the Middle East case in a different and convenient way.
well Israel and all zionists, i assure u that the day will come, when u and ur occupied land will be eliminated from the face of this earth. May God protect all arab countries from the hungry israeli beasts. arabs stay united, the end of israel is not too far away!
thanks iraqi!
great comment, appreciate it.
Everything these stupid Isrealis said is WRONG!! Arabs existed long ago and hold historical ties to this region, they were yes a part of it but because they were stubborn and did not listen to Allah's words, they have no home now and that's the way it should be. They tortured many prophets. We are not just a group of countries, we outnumber them. Let them keep talking for a year, let's see if anyone listens.... ;)