I tried hard to help him, but couldn't. Legally, his kind isn't wanted anywhere.
"I'll do anything," he said. "Wash dishes for the rest of my life, dig holes. Work every day. I don't care what I'm paid. Can't you sneak me in?"
Righto, an illegal immigrant who's a Palestinian. If he got caught, he could look forward to quite a future.
We're still friends though I as a Jew, am encouraged by Israel to live in his land, while he is expected to grasp the short end of history. He once told me that he felt that he was a victim of antisemitism.
As Gideon Levy has just said: "The Palestinians are The New Jews . . . The great powers supported partition at the time, the great power is now opposed to a state. But the moral validity remains the same, there is no longer anyone in the world who can seriously claim that they don't deserve what we deserved, without being a racist, a chauvinist or a cynical opportunist."
M. also said that he found it odd that he as a Palestinian, has no passport, while many of the Israeli "settlers" have two.
We still "hope" together, but to be asked to be "patient" now, in a speech that never even mentioned the euphemism "settlements", is to be
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Just saw this: http://imgur.com/gallery/DTWAK
I'm a little surprised that India, ever more mindful of toeing Big Brother's line, is in the green. Perhaps hedging our bets against China becoming the Bigger Brother?
Interesting! But could there actually be a more laudable reason? Like respecting human rights? I'm ashamed but not surprised to see Australia's stance. All the way with USA.
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