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Article: Deconstructing the Israeli Narrative.
- Article from:
- The Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
- Article date:
- October 6, 2009
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ByAaDan Lieberman
As Israel's democratic posture becomes more questioned, its mystique becomes more exaggerated. To prove the validity of its actions, Israel's supporters focus on three components of Israel's drive to an accomplished nation:
The significance of the Zionist mission, Israel as a Jewish state, and Israel not being responsible for the Palestinian displaced persons.
All of these issues, which had roles in establishing the Israel state, are expressed with sweeping generalities, devoid of specifics and facts. Obfuscation, lack of clarity and an assumption that what is being related is correct often characterize discussions of these ...