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By Mireille Astore, published 1/8/2006Theories abound about Israel’s grand plan, about Iran’s role, and about Syria’s supply of arms to Hezbollah.
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Israel is populated with people of a particular religion which identifies them as Jews rather than Israelis. So what happens to Israelis is not happening to citizens but to Jews, which in turn allows any misfortune to be linked to past misfortunes in other places.
We don't talk about the suffering of Australians during the Industrial Revolution in England or the various invasions of Britain from ancient times, yet Jewishness talks about sufferings throughout the globe and throughout history as though they happened to Israel.
In this gigantic victimhood the sufferings Israel imposes on others must seem like a drop in the ocean to Israelis, but not to its victims, which is arguably a good reason to leave ancient history out of the equation and focus on current reality and what the consequences might be for all involved.