Tuesday, August 25, 2009

The quest for a greater Israel.

Settler ideology has made the sanctity of the land a central tenet and effectively turned the Palestinians into aliens on their own soil

Ian Black
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 25 August 2009

"....The idea of "Greater Israel" (more accurately the "whole land of Israel") appealed to both religious and secular rightwing nationalists who sought to fulfill divine commandments about the "beginning of redemption", as well as create "facts on the ground" to enhance Israel's security.

Settler ideology made the sanctity of the land a central tenet and effectively turned the Palestinians into aliens on their own soil......"

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