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or the Palestinians living in Israel, and this is even more true of those l=
iving under occupation. On the other hand, it is perfectly all right to ste=
al their land because these are "state lands" that belong to the State of I=
srael and its Jews.=20

That is the case even though we have not annexed the West Bank and have not=
 granted citizenship to its inhabitants, who under Jordanian rule were Jord=
anian citizens. The State of Israel has penned them in, which makes it easy=
 to confiscate their land for the benefit of its settlers.=20

And important and respected rabbis, who are educating an entire generation,=
 have ruled that the whole country is ours and the Palestinians should shar=
e the fate of Amalek, the ancient tribe the Israelites were commanded to er=
adicate. At a time when a "just war" is taking place, racism is rife and ro=
bbery is called "return of property."=20

We are currently celebrating the 61st anniversary of the State of Israel. W=
e fought in the War of Independence out of a great hope that we would build=
 a "model society" here, that we would make peace with our neighbors, work =
the land and develop the Jewish genius for the benefit of science, culture =
and the value of man - every man. But when a major general and a philosophe=
r justify - out of a sense of moral superiority - our acts of injustice tow=
ard the other in such a way, they cast a very heavy shadow on all those hop=
es.