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Dennis Perrin dperrin at comcast.net
Thu Jan 23 06:05:20 PST 2003



> Of course its genocide. get real.
>
> Bill Bartlett
> Bracknell Tas

Well, defenders of Greater Israel would disagree (esp those who wouldn't mind a form of genocide or ethnic cleansing) as they point to the growing birthrates among Palestinians. Here's an alarm from Yale Prof Paul Kennedy in the Chi Trib:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/showcase/chi-020407maelstrom3.story

And a related piece from a Middle East writer for Salon:

http://www.dutch.org/weblog/the_ticking_palestinian_bomb_that_israel_cant_de fuse.txt

And the thought of being outnumbered has pushed some former Israeli officers to advocate massive ethnic cleansing:

http://www.pna.gov.ps/New/cleansing.html

So not only are Palestinians growing in number, they are pursuing higher education:

http://www.palestine-net.com/education/

And there is debate and concern about academic freedom in Palestinian schools:

http://www.phrmg.org/monitor2000/mar2000-academic.htm

Plus, the voting bloc of Israeli Arabs, including Arab candidates for the Knesset, should be considered:

http://www.peacenow.org/nia/briefs/QA011303.html

So, while the occupation is indeed brutal and criminal (and we can go into any aspect of that, from the apartheid-like laws in the territories to the use of water as a weapon), I don't think, after reading the above, that "genocide" is the right word to describe what's going on. But you are free to call it anything you like.

DP



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