[heartwood]

I don’t think European Jews were being Zionists in 1760 (260 years ago, 13 generation.)

Nor was the land empty of people before the end of the 19th century.

There were regionalJews, and regional Arabs, both Christian and Muslim, living under the Ottoman Empire. They had a regional culture.

Jews lived under the rule of others, without currency or a king, without all speaking the same language, or even the same religion (many atheists) for centuries, but this scornful man believes they unlike others have a right to be a nation.

He’s not selling it very well.

[heartwood]

Many people in this world say “This is our land, we won it by conquest.” That’s why our country exists.

It’s the contempt for the Palestinians, and the lying, that turn my stomach.

I guess we had plenty of contempt for the Indians, and we lied, a lot. Treaty? What treaty?

Maybe it’s best not to mix conquest and moralizing.