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The manipulative mythology of Israeli apartheid
National Post ^ | Februari 25 2009 | Tamir Bar-On

Posted on 02/26/2009 3:07:16 PM PST by knighthawk

From March 1-8, Canadian universities and cities around the globe are settings for “Israel Apartheid Week.” Organizers insist that the Israeli state is an illegitimate child of Zionism worthy of boycotts, sanctions, and liquidation. We are told by the champions of “Israel Apartheid Week” that “prominent Palestinians, Jewish anti-Zionists, and South Africans have been at the forefront of this struggle.”

As a university professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, one of the “Israel Apartheid Week” participating cities, I will deconstruct the five illusions of “Israel Apartheid Week.”: 1) Israel is a racist state comparable to formerly apartheid South Africa; 2) Israel is an absolute oppressor and Palestinians and Arabs passive victims of the conflict; 3) A one-state solution will solve the conflict; 4) A two-state solution is not an option; and 5) Anti-Zionism is superior to Zionism.

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TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: israel

1 posted on 02/26/2009 3:07:16 PM PST by knighthawk
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2 posted on 02/26/2009 3:12:38 PM PST by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)
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3 posted on 02/26/2009 3:37:36 PM PST by SJackson (a tax cut is non-targetedÂ…no guaranteeÂ…theyÂ’re free to invest anywhere that they want, J Kerry)
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“Israel Apartheid Week” brought to you by the descendants of....

these Nazi butchers.

4 posted on 02/26/2009 10:15:54 PM PST by M. Espinola (Freedom is not 'free'.)
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