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I wonder, would Israel face the violent opposition it faces today if Israel wasn’t founded through the terrorization of, extermination of, and colonization of t
by DSingularity 6y ago
I wonder, would Israel face the violent opposition it faces today if Israel wasn’t founded through the terrorization of, extermination of, and colonization of the indigenous Palestinian people? It is well documented and widely accepted that groups like the Irgun and Haganah —- led by many of Israels most celebrated figures — resorted to terrorism and genocide to establish the supremacy of the Israelis.
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- lr4444lr 6y agoYou're aware that the Israeli military openly purged extremist groups, yes? Those paramilitary orgs predated the state of Israel to fight the British. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altalena_Affair https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altalena_Affair
- DSingularity 6y agoReally? What do you make of former Irgun leader Menachem Begin? FYI he eventually became prime minister and is definitely a celebrated figure in Israel. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menachem_Begin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menachem_Begin
- Udik 6y agoDescribed by Albert Einstein and Hannah Arendt as "the leader of a party akin to the German Nazi party". https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-1948-n-y-times-letter-by-einstein-slams-begin-1.5340057 https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-1948-n-y-times-lette...
- shrubble 6y agoHow many from the (Lehi)/Stern Gang and Irgun, among others, later achieved high ranking political success in Israel? Both Begin and Shamir come to mind. Despite siding with the Nazis in WW2, Lehi membership was first granted a general amnesty and later an award was named in their honor.
- DSingularity 6y agoWow. Would never have guessed that they sided with the Nazis. Does that make them anti-Semitic?