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In reply to the discussion: If Co-Existence is Impossible, Then What? [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)36. I thought ethnic cleansing was forced deportation...
Last edited Thu Jul 3, 2014, 03:11 PM - Edit history (1)
Take, for example, the Gaza withdrawal of 2005 when all Jews left Gaza. That was an example of ethnic cleansing. All Jews were forced to leave. However, if they had been given a choice between staying & being paid compensation in order to leave, I'm not sure that could be described as ethnic cleansing.
How am I wrong?
The Feiglin plan calls for $500K per Palestinian family to leave the W.Bank. I'd say there's a good chance more Jewish settler families there would take him up on that offer, and not one would cry ethnic-cleansing. After all, it's their choice - right?
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That was weird how I was able to see both comments...I have had other odd glitches recently
Jefferson23
Jul 2014
#18
"when YOU do it, it's Colonization...when Jews do it it's Occupation."
R. Daneel Olivaw
Jul 2014
#39
I asked you a direct question, pci. Please don't do the jig around it and make excuses.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Jul 2014
#43
I asked you a direct question, pci, and you have run away from it. That much is clear.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Jul 2014
#70
"what you want is for me to retaliate so you can alert the moderators."
R. Daneel Olivaw
Jul 2014
#73
Norman Finkelstein: "BDS is dishonest, not fooling anyone, calls 4 Israel's destruction..."
shira
Jul 2014
#57
Working towards Israel's destruction (as BDS does) is not progressive or liberal.
shira
Jul 2014
#59
And yet you really didn't mention that Irgun was a Jewish terrorist group that targetted
R. Daneel Olivaw
Jul 2014
#74