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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,WATSON 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALI ,MOOSAAVI 

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,F,E ,NOTE3 ,WE >E PUBLI%+ ?IS ESSAY TO M>K ! FIFTIE? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! F\ND+ ( ! /ATE ( ,ISRAEL4 ,IT IS A SUB/ANTIALLY REVIS$ V]SION ( TWO >TICLES WRITT5 9 ! WAKE ( ! ,ISRAELI 9VASION ( ,LEBANON 9 #aihb 70,! ,ISRAELI ,MASSACRE -- ,PEACE 9 ,GALILEE80 & 0,LAT9 ,AM]ICAN ,T]ROR3 ,! ,ISRAELI ,CONNECTION07 ?AT APPE>$ 9 ! ,FALL #aihb ,FIF? ,E/ATE 7N[ \T ( PR9T74 ,BO? W]E WRITT5 BY ,DAVID ,WATSON = ! SPECIAL $ITION :I* 9CLUD$ ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN'S 0,ANTI-,SEMITISM & ! ,BEIRUT ,POGROM40 

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,:5 ! F\ND] ( ORGANIZ$ ZIONISM1 ,!ODOR ,H]ZL1 PROPOS$ TO CREATE A ,EUROPEAN ,JEWI% /ATE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ AS 0AN \TPO/ ( CIVILIZATION AS OPPOS$ TO B>B>ISM10 HE WAS ACT+ )9 A LONG TRADITION ROOT$ 9 ! RISE ( ! ANCI5T SLAVE-/ATE EMPIRES4 

,?IS IMP]IAL PROGRAM BECAME PR$OM9ANT ) ! RISE ( CAPITALISM & ITS EXPANSION FIR/ 9TO ! HEA?S ( ,EUROPE 7HOME ( ! 0HEA!N0 TO BE CONQU]$1 *RI/IANIZ$ & CIVILIZ$ BY ! DEVELOP+ /ATE P[]S ACROSS ! CONT95T7 & LAT] TO ! O!R 9HABIT$ CONT95TS ( ! WORLD :]E !SE CIVILIZ$ M5 -- EXPLOR]S1 MISSION>IES1 M>AUD]S1 & COLONIZ]S -- SPREAD !IR EMPIRE4 

,! 5T]PRISE :I* ALL ( !SE PYRAMID-BUILD]S UND]TOOK WAS & IS NO?+ LESS ?AN A W> UPON ! WILD]NESS ( ! O!R3 ! SUBJUGATION ( NATURE & ( 0SAVAGE0 PEOPLES1 ! ORD]+ & QUANTIFICATION ( ! UNIV]SE1 ! VICTORY ( PRODUCTION OV] IDL5ESS1 ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ,P]FECT ,/ATE4 ,! ATTITUDE ( EMPIRE BUILD]S IS ALWAYS ! SAME1 NO MATT] :]E !Y F9D !MSELVES1 9 ! LU%E/ =E/ OR ! MO/ >ID DES]T4 ,IT IS ALL 0WA/EL&0 TO BE SUBDU$1 DOM9AT$1 TRANS=M$ 9TO 5]GY & COMMODITIES4 

,ONCE EMB>K$ UPON ! IMP]IAL PROJECT1 ! ,JEWI% COLONI/S 9 ,PALE/9E -- MANY !MSELVES ONCE MEMB]S ( A LITTLE TRIBE SLAT$ = EXT]M9ATION BY CAPITALISM'S ROBOT MASS-M5 -- EMBRAC$ ALL ( ITS ATTRIBUTES4 ,= ! ZIONI/ SETTL]S1 0L& )\T PEOPLE = A PEOPLE )\T L&0 -- WAS A WA/EL& & WILD]NESS TO BE CONQU]$1 & ! 9HABITANTS W\LD HAVE TO SUBMIT1 GO ELSE:]E1 OR BE ANNIHILAT$4 ,!IR DREAM ( MANIFE/ DE/9Y REQUIR$ IT1 JU/ AS ! IMP]IAL DREAMS ( ! ,SPANI% CONQUI/ADORS1 ,5GLI% ,PURITANS1 & ! ,AFRIKAN]S HAS E>LI] REQUIR$ IT4 

,9 HIS REVEAL+ 9TRODUCTION TO ,YAAKOV ,MORRIS' BOOK ,MA/]S ( ! ,DES]T 7#a#i#f#a71 ,ISRAELI F\ND] & ! C\NTRY'S FIR/ ,PRIME ,M9I/]1 ,DAVID ,B5-,GURION1 SUMS UP ?IS SPIRIT ( CONQUE/ 9 HIS DISCUSSION ( ! ,NEGEV ,DES]T4 0,! RECLAMATION ( ! ,NEGEV ,DES]T10 HE WRITES1 0HAS MORE ?AN LOCAL 9T]E/1 VITAL AS ?AT 9T]E/ MAY BE TO ! ,/ATE ( ,ISRAEL ITSELF4 ,H]E1 MAN IS FAC$ ) A FATEFUL & MOM5T\S *ALL5GE ( NATURE4 ,TO CONQU] ! WA/EL&S1 ALL HIS WILL & DEVOTION1 LABOR & 5]GY1 TIME-TE/$ AS WELL AS NEWLY 9V5T$ TE*NIQUES ( SCI5CE1 WILL HAVE TO BE EMPLOY$ 444 ,! ,NEGEV1 9 %ORT1 IS 9 MANY RESPECTS A SMALL & MODE/ PILOT PLANT 9 MANK9D'S OV]-ALL BATTLE AGA9/ ! DES]T REGIONS ANY:]E40 

,NOT ONLY DOES ,B5-,GURION REPEAT ! RHETORIC ( ! E>LY SETTL]S ( ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN CONT95T1 HE REPEATS ! =MULA = HIS SUCCESS BY DRAW+ A PORTRAIT ( CAPITAL ITSELF3 0,! CONTEMPOR>Y CIVILIZATION ADVANC+ 9TO ! ,NEGEV EMBODIES MANY ( ! *>ACT]I/ICS ( ?OSE :I* HAVE APPE>$ 9 ! PA/4 ,IT IS BAS$ AS !Y W]E UPON A COMB9ATION ( AGRICULTURE1 9DU/RY1 M9+ & 9T]NATIONAL TRADE1 ! SETTLEM5T ( L>GE UNITS ( POPULATION1 ! COMB9ATION ( SETTLEM5T & DEF5SE4 ,! H]ITAGE ( ! PA/ IS H]E BE+ 5RI*$ ) ! CONQUE/S ( MOD]N SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY40 ,! PROJECT ( ,ISRAELI CAPITALI/ DEVELOPM5T -- SUCCESSFUL SETTLEM5T & ECONOMIC EXPANSION -- CANNOT BE A*IEV$1 ( C\RSE1 0)\T ! TRANS=MATION ( ! FACTS ( NATURE10 HE ADDS4 0,SCI5CE & PIONE]+ WILL 5ABLE US TO P]=M ?IS MIRACLE40 

,ALL ( ! ELEM5TS >E PRES5T3 SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY1 9DU/RIALISM & TRADE1 URBANISM1 DEF5SE -- ALL SUMM$ UP 9 ONE WORD3 PIONE]+4 ,( C\RSE ! BATTLE ( ! PIONE] AGA9/ ! WILD]NESS IS ALSO A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! HUMAN FAUNA :I* IS 9EVITABLY PRES5T 9 IT4 ,H]E TOO1 ! ,ISRAELI MODEL FOLL[S ! G5]AL RULE1 BE IT 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,NEGEV = ECONOMIC & MILIT>Y PURPOSES 7& A V]ITABLE W> AGA9/ ! ,B$\9 TRIBESPEOPLE :O HAVE RESID$ !RE = MILL5NIA71 OR 9 ! CONQUE/ ( SIGNIFICANTLY MORE SETTL$ >EAS1 SU* AS ! T[NS1 F>MS & OR*>DS /OL5 :OLESALE BY ! ,ISRAELI COLONIAL-SETTL] /ATE4 ,AS ,B5-,GURION 9SI/S1 0,TO MA9TA9 ! /ATUS QUO WILL NOT DO4 ,WE HAVE SET UP A DYNAMIC /ATE B5T ON EXPANSION40 7SEE BEL[7 

0,AN \TPO/ ( CIVILIZATION0 

,CONTR>Y TO LIB]AL PRO-ZIONI/ MY/IFICATIONS ?AT IT IS ONLY ?IS SEASON'S WAVE ( BRUTALITY AGA9/ ! 9DIG5\S POPULATION ?AT SQU&] ,ISRAEL'S 0MORAL CAPITAL10 ! DRAMA ( FASCI/ SETTL]S 9 ! ,WE/ ,BANK & :AT IS MORE OR LESS ! E?NIC CLEANS+ ( ,>AB ,J]USALEM IS NO AB]RATION4 ,ISRAEL WAS E/ABLI%$ FROM ! BEG9N+ ON A RACI/1 NATIONALI/ IDEOLOGY ( ,JEWI% 0MANIFE/ DE/9Y40 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 ,ZIONISM IS AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY DEVELOPM5T ( REACTION>Y NATIONALI/ MOVEM5TS -- & ITS REV5GE4 ,! ,JEWS1 /ATELESS1 L&LESS VICTIMS ( EV]Y ,EUROPEAN NATIONALISM1 W]E !MSELVES EV5TUALLY UNLEA%$ ON O!RS AS AN ADVANCE GU>D ( IMP]IALISM 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,AS ! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL COMM5T$ 9 #a#i#f#g3 

,S9CE ITS ORIG9S ! ,ZIONI/ MOVEM5T HAS BE5 CONTR>Y TO ! REVOLUTION>Y SOLUTION TO :AT US$ TO BE CALL$ ! ,JEWI% ,QUE/ION4 ,A DIRECT PRODUCT ( ,EUROPEAN CAPITALISM1 IT DID NOT AIM AT ! OV]?R[ ( A SOCIETY ?AT NE$$ TO P]SECUTE ,JEWS1 BUT AT ! CREATION ( A ,JEWI% NATIONAL 5TITY ?AT W\LD BE PROTECT$ FROM ! ANTISEMITIC AB]RATIONS ( DECAD5T CAPITALISM2 IT AIM$ NOT AT ! ABOLITION ( 9JU/ICE1 BUT AT ITS TRANSF] 444 ,! SUCCESS ( ,ZIONISM & ITS COROLL>Y1 ! CREATION ( ! /ATE ( ,ISRAEL1 IS M]ELY A MIS]ABLE BYPRODUCT ( ! TRIUMPH ( WORLD C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,TO 'SOCIALISM 9 A S+LE C\NTRY' CAME ! E*O 'JU/ICE = A S+LE PEOPLE' & 'EQUALITY 9 A S+LE KIBBUTZ4' 

,IT WAS ) ,RO?S*ILD CAPITAL ?AT ! COLONIZATION ( ,PALE/9E WAS ORGANIZ$ & ) ,EUROPEAN SURPLUS-VALUE ?AT ! FIR/ KIBBUTZIM W]E SET UP4 ,! ,JEWS RECREAT$ = !MSELVES ALL ! FANATICISM & SEGREGATION ( :I* !Y HAD BE5 VICTIMS4 ,?OSE :O HAD SUFF]$ M]E TOL]ATION 9 !IR SOCIETY W]E TO /RUGGLE TO BECOME 9 ANO!R C\NTRY [N]S DISPOS+ ( ! RI<T TO TOL]ATE O!RS4 ,! PROLONG$ SLEEP ( PROLET>IAN 9T]NATIONALISM ONCE MORE BR\<T =? A MON/]4 ,! BASIC 9JU/ICE AGA9/ ! ,PALE/9IAN ,>ABS CAME BACK TO ROO/ ) ! ,JEWS !MSELVES3 ! ,/ATE ( ! ,*OS5 ,PEOPLE WAS NO?+ BUT ONE MORE CLASS SOCIETY 9 :I* ALL ! ANOMALIES ( ! OLD SOCIETIES W]E RECREAT$444 70,TWO ,LOCAL ,W>S10 ,OCTOB] #a#i#f#g1 9 ,! ,SITUATIONI/ ,9T]NATIONAL ,AN?OLOGY7 

,! C>E] ( ,!ODOR ,H]ZL %[S CLE>LY ! B\RGEOIS NATIONALI/ & COLONIALI/ NATURE ( ,ZIONISM4 ,H]ZL SP5T HIS LIFE PETITION+ ! V>I\S HEADS ( ,EUROPE1 9CLUD+ ,BISM>CK1 ,BRITI% IMP]IALI/ >*ITECT ,CECIL ,RHODES1 ! ,CZ> ( ,RUSSIA & HIS POGROMI/ M9I/] ,VON ,PLEHVE1 ! ,POPE & ! ,TURKI% ,SULTAN = FUNDS & SUPPORT TO CREATE A ,JEWI% SETTL] /ATE 9 ,PALE/9E4 ,SU* A PROJECT W\LD S]VE TWO FUNDAM5TAL PURPOSES3 IT W\LD SIPHON (F ! REVOLUTION>Y ,JEWI% MASSES & CREATE A ,EUROPEAN \TPO/ 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 :]E ! ,ZIONI/ /ATE W\LD 0=M A PORTION ( ! RAMP>T ( ,EUROPE AGA9/ ,ASIA1 AN \TPO/ ( CIVILIZATION AS OPPOS$ TO B>B>ISM10 AS ,H]ZL PUT IT 9 HIS #ahif BOOK1 ,A ,JEWI% ,/ATE 

,?IS IMP]IALI/ BULW>K TOOK ! SAME =M 9 ,PALE/9E 9 RELATION TO ! ORIG9AL 9HABITANTS ?AT SU* PROJECTS DID EV]Y:]E 7E4G4 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 ,RHODESIA & ! ,AM]ICAS71 CONFIRM+ RADICAL AN?ROPOLOGI/ ,/ANLEY ,DIAMOND'S FAM\S DEF9ITION ( CIVILIZATION AS CONQUE/ ABROAD & REPRESSION AT HOME4 ,& ! COLONIZATION PROCESS WAS ! SAME4 ,AHAD ,HA'AM1 A FAM\S ,JEWI% WRIT]1 NOT$ 9 #ahia ON A VISIT TO ,PALE/9E1 ?AT ! ,JEWI% SETTL]S !RE 0TREAT ,>ABS ) HO/ILITY1 DEPRIVE !M ( !IR RI<TS1 (F5D !M )\T CAUSE & EV5 BOA/ ( !SE DE$S2 & NOBODY AMONG US OPPOSES ?IS DESPICABLE 9CL9ATION40 

,ORIG9S ( ! ZIONI/ /ATE 

,9 #a#i#g1 ! ,HEBREW J\RNAL ,HA ,%ILOAH OBS]V$1 0,UNLESS WE WANT TO DECEIVE \RSELVES DELIB]ATELY1 WE HAVE TO ADMIT ?AT WE HAVE ?R[N PEOPLE \T ( !IR MIS]ABLE LODG+S & TAK5 AWAY !IR SU/5ANCE40 ,! ,G]MAN SOCIALI/ POLITICIAN ,K>L ,KAUTSKY NOT$ 9 #a#i#b#a1 0,LITTLE MORE ATT5TION WAS PAID TO ! ,>ABS ?AN WAS PAID TO ! ,9DIANS 9 ,NOR? ,AM]ICA40 ,EMPLOY+ L& PUR*ASES FROM ABS5TEE L&LORDS1 ! ,JEWI% SETTL]S =C$ SMALL F>M]S & %>ECROPP]S (F L& !Y HAD 9HABIT$ = G5]ATIONS4 

,AT ! 5D ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I1 ,PALE/9E WAS NE>LY #ie P]C5T ,PALE/9IAN-,>AB1 BUT BY #a#i#b#i1 MONEY FROM ,EUROPE1 SUPPORT FROM ,GREAT ,BRITA91 & L& PUR*ASES & PROVOCATIONS HAD ALREADY DRIV5 ALMO/ #b1 ,PALE/9IAN FAMILIES FROM !IR L&4 ,BY #a#i#d1 ,YOSEPH ,WEITZ1 HEAD ( ! ,JEWI% ,AG5CY ,SETTLEM5T ,DEP>TM5T1 COMM5T$1 0,BETWE5 \RSELVES1 IT MU/ BE CLE> ?AT !RE IS NO ROOM 9 ?IS C\NTRY = BO? PEOPLES 444 ! ONLY SOLUTION IS ,]ETZ ,ISRAEL .<,GREAT] ,ISRAEL.>1 AT LEA/ ! ,WE/]N ,ISRAEL .<WE/ ( ! ,JORDAN ,RIV].>1 )\T ,>ABS1 & !RE IS NO O!R WAY BUT TO TRANSF] !M ALL -- NOT ONE VILLAGE1 NOT ONE TRIBE %\LD BE LEFT40 7CIT$ BY ,NOAM ,*OMSKY 9 HIS BOOK1 ,PEACE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/74 ,DUR+ ! #aidh ,W>1 ?REE-QU>T]S ( A MILLION PEOPLE W]E DRIV5 FROM !IR HOMES BY >M$ ZIONI/ SETTL]S2 ! NEWLY =M$ /ATE QUICKLY EMPLOY$ ITS ,ABS5TEE ,PROP]TY ,LAW TO DISPOSSESS ?\S&S ( !IR L&1 !IR %OPS1 & !IR OR*>DS4 ,( ! APPROXIMATELY F\R HUNDR$ ,JEWI% SETTLEM5TS E/ABLI%$ AFT] #a#i#d#h1 SOME #ce W]E ON ,PALE/9IAN REFUGEE PROP]TY4 ,TWO-?IRDS ( CULTIVAT$ L& WAS ORIG9ALLY ,PALE/9IAN-[N$4 ,AS ,DON ,P]ETZ NOT$ 9 ! ,SEPTEMB] #aifi ISSUE ( ! ,ISRAELI MAGAZ9E ,NEW ,\TLOOK1 AS A RESULT ( ! #aidh ,W>3 

,:OLE ,>AB CITIES -- SU* AS ,JAFFA1 ,AC]1 ,LYDDA1 ,RAMLE1 ,BAYSAN1 & ,MAIDAL -- #c* T[NS & VILLAGES1 & L>GE P>TS ( O!RS1 CONTA9+ NE>LY A QU>T] ( ALL BUILD+S /&+ 9 ,ISRAEL DUR+ #a#i#d#h1 W]E TAK5 OV] BY NEW ,JEWI% IMMIGRANTS4 ,T5 ?\S& =M] ,>AB %OPS1 BUS9ESSES & /ORES W]E LEFT 9 ,JEWI% H&S AS WELL AS SOME #c1 ACRES ( GROVES ?AT SUPPLI$ AT LEA/ A QU>T] ( ! NEW /ATE'S SC>CE =EIGN CURR5CY E>N+S FROM CITRUS4 ,ACQUISITION ( ?IS =M] ,PALE/9IAN ,>AB PROP]TY HELP$ GREATLY TO MAKE ! ,JEWI% /ATE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE & TO SPE$ UP ! E>LY 9FLUX ( REFUGEES & IMMIGRANTS FROM ,EUROPE4 

,ISRAELI MILIT>Y LEAD] ,MO%E ,DAYAN OBS]V$ AFT]W>DS1 9 #a#i#f#i1 0,!RE IS NOT A S+LE ,JEWI% SETTLEM5T ?AT WAS NOT E/ABLI%$ 9 ! PLACE ( A =M] ,>AB VILLAGE40 ,BY #a#i#e#h1 A QU>T] ( A MILLION ACRES ( L& HAD BE5 EXPROPRIAT$ FROM ,PALE/9IANS :O HAD REMA9$ 9 ,ISRAEL4 ,?IS SAME G5OCIDAL1 CULTURCIDAL POLICY REMA9S 9 OP]ATION TODAY4 

,ZIONI/ PROPAG&A1 ON ! O!R H&1 HAS ALWAYS PORTRAY$ ,PALE/9E AS AN UN9HABIT$ DES]T BE=E ! >RIVAL ( ! ,JEWS1 A RACIALI/-NATIONALI/ MY/IQUE TYPIFI$1 = EXAMPLE1 BY ! NOTORI\S DECL>ATION MADE BY ! ,AM]ICAN-BORN ,ISRAELI ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,GOLDA ,MEIR1 :O DECL>$1 0,IT IS NOT AS ?\< !RE WAS A ,PALE/9IAN PEOPLE & WE CAME & ?REW !M \T & TOOK !IR C\NTRY AWAY FROM !M4 ,!Y DID NOT EXI/40 ,9 REALITY ! ZIONI/ 9VAD]S 0MADE ! DES]T BLOOM0 BY /EAL+ ! VILLAGES1 OR*>DS1 G>D5S & PA/URES FROM !IR ORIG9AL [N]S -- A DES]T ?AT HAD BE5 9 BLOOM = C5TURIES4 ,! WELL-KN[N1 (T5-REPEAT$ TALE AMONG ,PALE/9IANS ( A GR&P>5T1 OR UNCLE OR AUNT1 :O W5T 9TO EXILE C>RY+ A FEW SE$S FROM ! FAMILY G>D51 IS TE/IMONY TO ! WORLD & ! DREAMS ! PEOPLE DRIV5 FROM !IR HOMES LEFT BEH9D4 

,A ,PALE/9IAN /ATE8 

,ZIONI/ IDEOLOGY EXPLOIT$ ! LEGITIMATE DESIRES ( ! ,JEWI% PEOPLE TO ESCAPE ! CAULDRON ( VIOL5CE & EXT]M9ATION 9 ,EUROPE ?AT BR\<T AB\T ! ANNIHILATION ( MILLIONS ( !IR BRE?R54 ,! <A/LY IRONY ( ! SE>* = SECURITY 9 ! CREATION ( A NATIONAL /ATE ON PLUND]$ L&S WAS ?AT SU* A SITUATION WAS B\ND TO CREATE GREAT] & GREAT] DANG]S & 9SECURITIES ) HI<] /AKES AT EV]Y TURN4 ,NOT ONLY DID ZIONISM BECOME ! BLI<T$ MIRROR IMAGE ( ALL ! OPPRESSIVE NATIONAL /ATE IDEOLOGIES :I* IMMIS]AT$ & MURD]$ ! ,JEWS1 IT SET ! /AGE = NEV]-5D+ 9SECURITY )9 A G>RISON /ATE CON/ANTLY ?REAT5$ BY SURR\ND+ HO/ILE NATION-/ATE :I* SAW IT AS AN 9CURSION 9TO !IR [N NATIONAL OR ,PAN-,>AB DESIGNS4 

,ZIONISM ALSO G5]AT$ ANO!R WAVE ( VICTIMS1 ITS [N DEMONIZ$ \TSID]S1 :O WILL CONT9UE TO *ALL5GE ! LEGITIMACY ( ,ISRAELI MANIFE/ DE/9Y AS LONG AS !Y EXI/ AS A PEOPLE1 H[EV] DISP]S$ & DESPIS$ !Y MAY BE4 ,! EF=TS ( !SE NEW VICTIMS ( DIASPORA TO RETURN TO & REGA9 !IR ANCE/RAL L&S HAVE AT TIMES BE5 PEACEFUL1 AT TIMES VIOL5T1 SOMETIMES REASONABLE & O!R TIMES MURD]\S4 ,! COLONIAL HUBRIS ( ! ,ISRAELI /ATE & BETRAYALS BY ! NEI<BOR+ REACTION>Y ,>AB REGIMES GAVE BIR? TO A ,PALE/9IAN NATIONALI/ MOVEM5T :I* BECAME ! MIRROR IMAGE ( ZIONISM1 SIMIL> 9 ITS NATIONALI/ IDEOLOGY1 ITS DEP5D5CE ON V>I\S NATION-/ATES = SUPPORT1 & ITS ME?ODS ( MILIT>Y /RUGGLE & T]RORISM4 ,EV5TUALLY1 TWO NATIONAL MOVEM5TS CAME TO FACE EA* O!R1 >MS 9 H&3 ONE P[]FUL1 ) AN >MY & POLICE & NUCLE> >S5AL1 & ! BACK+ ( ! WORLD'S MO/ P[]FUL IMP]IALI/ NATION2 ! O!R \TGUNN$1 BETRAY$ BY ALL ITS BACK]S1 M>G9ALIZ$ & DESP]ATE4 

,( C\RSE1 M$IA IMAGES & ZIONI/ PROPAG&A NOT)/&+1 ,PALE/9IANS HAVE OV]ALL BE5 F> MORE ! VICTIMS ( T]ROR & VIOL5CE ?AN ! P]PETRATORS 9 ?IS FEUD4 ,TO GIVE A C\PLE ( EXAMPLES1 :5 ,PALE/9IAN ,BLACK ,SEPTEMB] COMM&OS TOOK ,ISRAELI A?LETES HO/AGE 9 ,MUNI* DUR+ ! #aigb ,OLYMPICS1 A %OOT-\T 5SU$ ) ,WE/ ,G]MAN POLICE 9 :I* ! ,PALE/9IANS & ELEV5 ,ISRAELIS W]E KILL$4 ,! ,ISRAELI /ATE IMM$IATELY C>RI$ \T REPRISAL AIR RAIDS AGA9/ ,PALE/9IAN REFUGEE CAMPS 9 S\!RN ,LEBANON :I* KILL$ ?REE HUNDR$ PEOPLE4 ,:ILE #aib ,ISRAELIS W]E KILL$ DUR+ ! ,PALE/9IAN ,9TIFADA ON ! ,WE/ ,BANK1 MORE ?AN #ac ,PALE/9IANS W]E KILL$ BY ,ISRAELI SOLDI]S & SETTL]S4 

,AS ,P,L,O COLUMNS W]E BE+ EVACUAT$ FROM ,BEIRUT AFT] ! ,ISRAELI 9VASION ( ,LEBANON & T]ROR BOMB+ ( ITS CAPITAL 9 #a#i#h#b1 ,ISRAELI ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,M5A*IM ,BEG9 DECL>$ TO A GR\P ( ,LEBANON & T]ROR BOMB+ ( ITS CAPITAL 9 #a#i#h#b1 ,ISRAELI ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,M5A*IM ,BEG9 DECL>$ TO A GR\P ( ,AM]ICAN ,JEWS 9 ,J]USALEM1 0,V]Y SOON ! FI<T+ WILL BE F9I%$1 & !N P]HAPS ?AT FAM\S V]SE FROM ! ,BOOK ( ,JUDGES WILL BE BR\<T 9TO REALIZATION3 ',!RE %ALL BE PEACE 9 ! L& = =TY YE>S4'0 ,BUT NEI!R ! ,ISRAELI MILIT>Y 0F9AL SOLUTION0 ( ! ,PALE/9IAN PROBLEM 9 ,BEIRUT NOR ! PEACE TREATY ) ,>AFAT MORE ?AN A DECADE LAT] HAVE RESOLV$ ! FUNDAM5TAL CONFLICT4 ,DUR+ ! #a#i#hS ! ,PALE/9IAN POPUL> RESI/ANCE ?AT BECAME ! ,9TIFADA1 MU* ( IT \TSIDE (FICIAL ,P,L,O CONTROL1 =C$ ! ,ISRAELI /ATE TO ! B>GA9+ TABLE AS NO T]RORISM OR GU]RILLA W>F>E HAD4 ,BUT A ,PALE/9IAN /ATE ON ! ,WE/ ,BANK & ,GAZA UND] ! PRES5T CONFIGURATION ( P[] CAN BE LITTLE MORE ?AN AN EXPLOIT$1 REPRESSIVE1 MILIT>ILY REGULAT$ RES]VATION = *EAP LABOR UND] ! DOM9ATION ( ,ISRAEL & P]HAPS ,JORDAN4 ,9DE$1 S9CE ! SIGN+ ( ! %AM PEACE1 ! ,ISRAELI /ATE HAS FAIL$ EV5 TO COMPLY ) A M9IMUM ( ITS AGREEM5TS1 & HAS US$ ! ACCORDS ) ! ,P,L,O TO CONT9UE ITS CONSOLIDATION ( 0,]ETZ ,ISRAEL10 :ILE ! ,P,L,O PROTO-/ATE FIASCO HAS RAPIDLY BE5 R$UC$ TO ! /ATUS ( A CORRUPT <ETTO ADM9I/RATION SUBS]VI5T TO ITS ,ISRAELI OPPRESSORS & SQUEEZ$ FROM ! O!R EXTREME BY AN 9CREAS+LY FURI\S ,PALE/9IAN POPULATION4 

,SOME WIT REC5TLY REM>K$ ?AT ! ,ISRAELI-,PALE/9IAN DEBACLE HAS BECOME ! LONGE/ LA/+ CRISIS 9 MOD]N HI/ORY1 BUT IT'S A CRISIS UNLIKELY TO GO ON =EV]4 ,9 #a#i#g1 ,NA?AN ,YAL9-,MOR1 A MEMB] ( ! ZIONI/ T]RORI/ ,/]N ,GANG 9 ! #a#i#dS :O LAT] BECAME AN ADVOCATE ( ,>AB-,JEWI% RECONCILIATION1 OBS]V$1 0,A NEW SELL+ \T ( ! ,PALE/9IAN PEOPLE W\LD AM\NT TO PLANT+ A TIME BOMB TO EXPLODE AFT] A FEW YE>S40 ,:ILE ,ISRAEL MA9TA9S MILIT>Y SUP]IORITY & ! SUPPORT ( ! ,U4,S4 MILIT>Y MA*9E1 ,*OMSKY'S W>N+ 9 #aigf 9 ,PEACE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/8 REMA9S VALID3 0,9 G5]AL1 EA* MILIT>Y SUCCESS SIMPLY RECON/ITUTES ! /RUGGLE AT A HI<] LEVEL ( MILIT>Y =CE 444 A HI<] LEVEL ( POT5TIAL DANG] TO ALL CONC]N$4 ,FROM ! ,ISRAELI PO9T ( VIEW1 ?IS IS A LOS+ /RATEGY4 ,ISRAEL CAN W9 EV]Y CONFLICT BUT ! LA/40 ,! LA/1 UN=TUNATELY1 IS LIKELY TO BE A SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHE = ! REGION P]HAPS = ! :OLE PLANET4 ,ISRAELI WRIT] ,URI ,AVN]I'S W>N+S MADE ?IRTY YE>S AGO 9 HIS BOOK ,ISRAEL ,)\T ,ZIONI/S 7#a#i#f#h7 COME TO M9D 9 ! MID/ ( ! ,IRAQI /&(F1 ,IRAN'S EF=TS TO MOD]NIZE & NUCLE>IZE1 & ,ISRAEL'S %AD[Y NUCLE> SECURITY /ATE3 0,NUCLE> WEAPONS1 MISSLES ( ALL TYPES1 >E NE>+ ! ,SEMITIC SC5E10 ,AV]NI WROTE2 0444IF ! VICI\S CIRCLE IS NOT BROK51 & BROK5 SOON1 IT WILL LEAD1 ) ! PREORDA9$ C]TA9TY ( A ,GREEK TRAG$Y1 T[>D A HOLOCAU/ ?AT WILL BURY ,TEL ,AVIV & ,CAIRO1 ,DAMASCUS & ,J]USALEM40 

,BREAK+ ! CIRCLE 

,AN 9CREAS+LY LUNATIC ,ISRAELI NATIONALISM HAS F9ALLY BECOME A GROTESQUE REFLECTION ( ! ANTI-SEMITIC FASCI/S :O SET \T TO ANNIHILATE ,JEWRY E>LI] 9 ?IS C5TURY4 ,IF HUMANE ELEM5TS DESIR\S ( PEACE & RECONCILIATION REMA9 9 ,ISRAELI SOCIETY 7SOME ( !M C\RAGE\S ACTIVI/S = PEACE :O HAVE FAC$ MURD] & VIOL5CE = !IR WORK71 ! ,ISRAELI RI<T IS LITTLE DIFF]5T FROM ! FASCI/ ,S]BS LATELY SLAU<T]+ ,KOSOVANS 9 !IR CRUSADE TO PRES]VE !IR [N MY?IC LOCUS ( NATIONAL ORIG94 ,SOME FUNDAM5TALI/ ,ISRAELI RABBIS OP5LY >GUE ?AT DRIV+ \T & EXT]M9AT+ NON-,JEWS1 9CLUD+ WOM5 & *ILDR51 IS SANCTION$ 9 ,JEWI% SCRIPTURE4 0,DEA? TO ! ,>ABS0 IS A COMMON *ANT AT ! RALLIES ( ! ,ISRAELI F> RI<T1 & FASCI/ SETTL]S HAVE MADE A %R9E ( ! GRAVE ( MASS MURD]] ,B>U* ,GOLD/E91 AN ,AM]ICAN RABBI :O SLAU<T]$ MORE ?AN FIFTY ,>ABS AS !Y PRAY$ 9 A MOSQUE 9 ,HEBRON 9 #a#i#i#d4 

,:ILE AN EXT]M9I/ M5TALITY IS COMMON ON ! RI<T ! MA9/REAM IS LITTLE BETT]4 ,ISRAELI C\RTS REC5TLY APPROV$ ! HOLD+ ( HO/AGES R&OMLY TAK5 BY ! ,ISRAELI MILIT>Y 9 ,LEBANON TO BE TRAD$ LAT]1 & ! ,LIKUD CAB9ET REFUS$ TO PURSUE AN 9VE/IGATION ( WIDELY ACKN[L$G$ ,ISRAELI MILIT>Y MASSACRES ( UN>M$ PRISON]S DUR+ ! #aief & #aifg W>S4 ,ISRAELI ,G5]AL ,EITAN1 :O WAS IMPLICAT$ 9 ! #aief MASSACRE ( ,EGYPTIAN PRISON]S1 & :O N[ IS A LEAD] ( A RI<T W+ P>TY1 HAS LIK5$ ,PALE/9IANS ON ! ,WE/ ,BANK TO 0COCKROA*ES 9 A BOTTLE10 & ,M5A*IM ,BEG9 CALL$ ,PALE/9IAN FI<T]S 0BEA/S WALK+ ON TWO PAWS40 ,SU* REM>KS PROMPT$ ,ISRAELI PEACE ACTIVI/ ,GIDEON ,SPIRO1 :O REFUS$ TO S]VE 9 ! RES]VES 9 ,LEBANON & ! ,WE/ ,BANK1 TO W>N AGA9/ ! PROCESS ( DEHUMANIZATION & FASCISIZATION0 ( ,ISRAELI VALUES4 ,! ,MUSLIM FUNDAM5TALI/ SUICIDE BOMB]S >E A DI/ORT$ MIRROR IMAGE ( !IR ZIONI/ OPPRESSORS 7& 9 FACT S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( ! 9TRANSIG5T ZIONI/S :O LOOK = EV]Y EXCUSE TO SABOTAGE ANY K9D ( PEACE ) JU/ICE = ! ,PALE/9IAN PEOPLE74 

,FROM A RADICAL P]SPECTIVE1 H[EV] UNREALI/IC1 NONE ( ! BASIC REALITIES HAS *ANG$ S9CE ,! ,BULLET9 = ,JEWI%-,>AB ,COOP]ATION 7CIT$ BY ,*OMSKY7 PO9T$ \T 9 #aidh ?AT 0444 ! ONLY ALT]NATIVE TO A W> BETWE5 NATIONS IS NOT A /ATIC PEACE 444 BUT A W> BETWE5 CLASSES BETWE5 RUL$ & RUL]1 ( ! ,JEWI% & ,>AB WORK]S & PEASANTS AGA9/ ! TWO UPP] CLASSES1 AGA9/ ! FASCI/ P>TIES ( BO? NATIONS1 & ! ,BRITI% OR O!R \TSIDE 9T]E/S ?AT WANT TO CONTROL ! >EA40 ,:AT MI<T HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE 9 #a#i#d#h1 OR 9 #a#i#f#g1 OR 9 #a#i#h#b1 :5 ! ,ISRAELI 9VASION ( ,LEBANON WAS PROTE/$ BY A SIGNIFICANT SECTION ( ! ,ISRAELI POPULATION & ! C\NTRY WAS DIVID$ OV] ! ISSUE ( MAK+ PEACE ) ,PALE/9IANS1 SEEMS EV5 MORE REMOTE TODAY1 AS ! ,WE/ ,BANK SETTLEM5T CRISIS DEEP5S & ! ,ISRAELI BULLDOZ]S CONT9UE !IR WORK 9 ,>AB ,EA/ ,J]USALEM1 & NATIONALI/ MANIACS CONT9UE !IR HIDE\S PROJECTS ( MUTUAL ANNIHILATION4 

,! HI/ORY ( ,JEWI% PRES5CE 9 ,PALE/9E IS UND5IABLE2 NO ONE :O LOVES HUMAN FRE$OM C\LD EV] D5Y !IR RI<T TO TRAVEL & TO SETTLE !RE \T ( A C5TURIES-LONG YE>N+ TO RETURN TO ! SACR$ PLACES ( !IR ANCE/RY MEMORY & !IR TRADITIONS4 ,BUT ! DESIRE TO RETURN TO ONE'S ANCE/RAL HOMEL& IS NOT ! SAME AS ! DESIRE TO CON/RUCT A NATIONAL /ATE UPON L&S WRE/$ FROM ANO!R PEOPLE4 ,ONLY 9 A WORLD ) OP5 FRONTI]S & ! ABOLITION ( ! NATION-/ATE & ITS BORD] POLICE1 A WORLD ( FREE PASSAGE )\T NECESSITY ( PASSPORTS & PAP]S1 CAN NATIONAL CONFLICT BE RESOLV$ & A FABRIC ( COOP]ATIVE HUMAN COMMUNITIES BE E/ABLI%$1 & FRATRICIDAL CONFLICT PREV5T$4 ,?US1 PEACE WILL COME NOT ) ! 79EVITABLY TEMPOR>Y7 TRIUMPH ( ! V>I\S REGIONAL 5EMIES OR ) ! CON/RUCTION ( SEP>ATE RIVAL /ATES1 BUT ?R\< ! DE/RUCTION ( ALL NATIONAL /ATES & ! MUTUAL RECOGNITION BY ,ISRAELI ,JEW & ,PALE/9IAN ,>AB1 & ( ALL ! PEOPLES ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 ( ! HUMANITY & ! LEGITIMATE ASPIRATIONS ( ! O!R4 

,9 ,PALE/9E-,ISRAEL1 ?IS MEANS AS FUNDAM5TAL PRECONDITION ! ABOLITION ( ,ISRAEL'S REPELL5T 9/ITUTION ( E?NICALLY-BAS$ CITIZ5%IP1 AS WELL AS RESPECT = ! 9ALI5ABLE PR]OGATIVE ( ,PALE/9IANS1 NOT JU/ ,JEWS1 TO RETURN TO !IR ANCE/RAL HOMEL&4 ,! ,PALE/9IANS >E1 AFT] ALL1 DESC5DANTS ( ! ORIG9AL PAGAN TRIBES ( ! REGION BE=E ! BIBLICAL EXODUS FROM ,EGYPT1 &1 AS ,>ABS1 HAVE DWELT !RE = MORE ?AN ?IRTE5 C5TURIES4 ,!IR RI<TS TO ! PLACES N[ CLAIM$ BY ,JEWS AS PROMIS$ BY ANCI5T TRADITION NOT ONLY DATE FROM ANCI5T HI/ORY BUT FROM LIV+ MEMORY4 

,!RE IS ALSO ! DI/9CTLY =BIDD+ QUE/ION ( ! L&S /OL5 AT LEA/ S9CE #aidh -- A QUE/ION NOT RESOLV$ 9 MONET>Y1 BUT 9 HUMAN1 P]SONAL & COMMUNIT>IAN T]MS4 ,A SECTION ( ! ,JEWI% LABOR MOVEM5T 9 ,PALE/9E UND]/OOD ?IS 9 ITS #aibd DECL>ATION 7CIT$ BY ,*OMSKY71 0,! MA9 & MO/ RELIABLE MEANS ( /R5G!N+ PEACE & MUTUAL UND]/&+ BETWE5 ! ,JEWI% PEOPLE & ! ,>AB PEOPLE 444 IS ! ACCORD1 ALLIANCE1 & JO9T EF=T ( ,JEWI% & ,>AB WORK]S 9 T[N & C\NTRY40 

,SU* A P]SPECTIVE ( RECONCILIATION BAS$ ON JU/ICE SEEMS MANIFE/LY IMPOSSIBLE TODAY -- SO MU* BLOOD HAS BE5 %$1 SO MANY CRIMES COMMITT$1 SO MANY LA/+ HATR$ S[N4 ,& ! SITUATION HOLDS LITTLE PROMISE = A HUMANE SOLUTION TO ! CONFLICT 9 ! =ESEEABLE FUTURE4 

,?UGS ,:O ,CURR5TLY ,RULE 

,! ?UGS :O PRES5TLY RULE 9 ,J]USALEM 5JOY WIDESPREAD SUPPORT = !IR UNYIELD+1 >ROGANT CAMPAIGNS1 & >E BE+ ATTACK$ = !IR N>R[ RI<T BY ?OSE :O W\LD PU% !M FUR!R 9TO G5OCIDE4 ,! ,PALE/9IANS1 ON ! O!R H&1 >E MORE DE/ITUTE & DESP]ATE ?AN EV]1 & 9CREAS+LY CAPTIVE TO ! MO/ AU?ORIT>IAN1 FUNDAM5TALI/ & MILIT>I/ T5D5CIES 9 ,PALE/9IAN SOCIETY1 T5D5CIES ALIGN$ ) SOME ( ! MO/ BRUTAL & DESPICABLE POLITICAL CURR5TS & REGIMES 9 ! WORLD TODAY4 

,YET1 H[EV] IMPOSSIBLE IT MAY SEEM1 ONLY A RADICAL BREAK CAN TRANS=M UN5D+ NATIONAL CONFLICTS 9TO CLASS W> AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/ NATION /ATES2 O!RWISE ! SITUATION WILL ONLY WORS5 UNTIL ALL CONT5D+ P>TIES SUCCUMB TO !IR MUTUAL DE/RUCTION4 ,! ROAD AHEAD IS UNCLE>1 BUT PROTAGONI/S & VICTIMS MU/ F9D A WAY TO MOVE BEYOND ! FATAL CYCLE ( CONQUE/ & W>4 ,TO DO ANY LESS WILL BE TO ACCEPT ! 9EVITABILITY ( ! MO/ DIRE & TRAGIC CONSEQU5CES4 

,9 HIS ESSAY ON ! ,NEGEV1 ,B5-,GURION DECL>$1 0,IF ! ,/ATE DOES NOT PUT AN 5D TO ! DES]T1 ! DES]T IS LIABLE TO PUT & 5D TO ! ,/ATE40 ,BUT ! ,/ATE DEV\RS ITSELF1 & ULTIMATELY LIFE ALONG ) IT4 ,ITS DESP]ATION PORT5DS ITS APPROA*+ COLLAPSE4 ,! DES]T !Y >E MAK+ 9 ! NAME ( !IR PEACE CRIES \T 9 AGONY4 ,CAN A DIFF]5T VISION1 & REAL PEACE1 EM]GE8 

,PALE/9IAN ,REFUGEES3 ,<O/S ( ,ISRAELI ,CONQUE/ BY ,ALI ,MOOSAAVI 

,( ALL ! ISSUES RAIS$ BY ,ISRAEL'S FIFTY YE> ANNIV]S>Y1 NONE HOLDS MORE PA9 & LONG+1 NOR EMBODIES ! ,PALE/9IAN EXP]I5CE MORE1 ?AN ?AT ( ! REFUGEES4 

,NUMB]+ APPROXIMATELY #c4#c MILLION1 ! ,PALE/9IANS >E ! L>GE/ SU* GR\P 9 ! WORLD & HAVE SUFF]$ ?AT /ATUS LONG] ?AN ANY O!R4 ,BESIDES BE+ SCATT]$ 9 A DIASPORA 9 PLACES AS F>-FLUNG AS ,SW$5 & METROPOLITAN ,DETROIT1 MANY CONT9UE TO RESIDE 9 REFUGEE CAMPS CLOSE TO ! L& !Y W]E =C$ FROM A G5]ATION AGO4 

,9 S\!RN ,LEBANON1 ,GAZA1 ! ,WE/ ,BANK AS WELL AS ,LIBYA1 ,JORDAN1 ,SYRIA & ,KUWAIT1 !Y OCCUPY A GULAG ( REFUGEE CAMPS M>K$ BY SQUALOR & HOPELESSNESS4 ,:5 ! /ATE ( ,ISRAEL WAS F\ND$1 ! PROBLEM WAS VIEW$ AS SO DESP]ATE ?AT ! ,U,N E/ABLI%$ ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS ,RELIEF & ,WORKS ,AG5CY 7,U,N,R,W,A7 9 ! E>LY #a#i#eS AS ! MA9 B5EFACTOR = ,PALE/9IANS1 PROVID+ SOCIAL S]VICES & EMPLOYM5T4 ,H[EV]1 ?IS PLAC$ !M \TSIDE ! M&ATE ( ! ,U,N ,HI< ,COMMISSION] = ,REFUGEES 7,U,N,H,C,R71 & MORE SPECIFICALLY ! #aidi ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY ,RESOLUTION #a#i#d1 ) ITS CALL = EI!R ,PALE/9IAN REPATRIATION OR COMP5SATION = !IR LOSSES4 

,ISRAEL'S REFUSAL TO ABIDE BY ! RESOLUTION LEAVES ,PALE/9IANS /R&$ 9 HO/ C\NTRIES :]E !Y >E (T5 P]CEIV$ AS ALI5 & UNWANT$ ELEM5TS1 DESIGNAT$ AS SOCIAL & ECONOMICS PREY 9 ! S]VICE ( MOLD+ NATIONAL ID5TITIES4 

,AN ACUTE EXAMPLE ( ?IS PROCESS 9VOLVES ! #d1-PLUS REFUGEES 9 ,LEBANON :O FACE A SEEM+LY IMPOSSIBLE LIV+ SITUATION ( HI< UNEMPLOYM5T & DIM9I%+ SOCIAL S]VICES1 ) NO HOPE ( RETURN TO !IR HOMEL&4 ,LEBANON REFUSES TO P>TICIPATE 9 MULTILAT]AL TALKS ON REFUGEES :ILE PRESSUR+ ! ,PALE/9IANS TO LEAVE BY MAK+ !IR LIVES UNBE>ABLE -- A POLICY REF]R$ TO BY ! REFUGEES AS /RANGULATION4 

,! REFUGEES 9 ,LEBANON >E ?OSE DISPLAC$ DUR+ ! #aidh W>1 :I* E/ABLI%$ ,ISRAEL AS AN EXCLUSIVE ,JEWI% /ATE1 AS WELL AS !IR DESC5DANTS4 ,!Y LIV$ RELATIVELY QUIETLY UNTIL #aifi :5 ,ISRAELI ATTACKS ON S\!RN ,LEBANON =C$ ! ,LEBANESE GOV]NM5T TO ACCEPT AN >M$ ,PALE/9IAN PRES5CE4 ,A NEWLY E/ABLI%$ ,PALE/9IAN RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T ASSUM$ DAILY MANAGEM5T ( ! CAMPS1 PROVID+ SECURITY1 JOBS1 $UCATION1 ETC4 ,?US AUTONOM\S TAKE-OV] ( ! CAMPS WAS %ORT-LIV$1 H[EV]1 :5 REPEAT$ ASSAULTS ON REFUGEES 9VOLV$ ! ,PALE/9IAN ,LIB]ATION ,ORGANIZATION 7,P,L,O7 9 ,LEBANON'S 9T]NAL /RIFE DUR+ ITS RU9\S CIVIL W> :I* BEGAN 9 #a#i#g#e4 

,AS ! VIOL5CE ESCALAT$1 ,ISRAELI-BACK$ ,LEBANESE ,PHALANGI/ MILITIAS BEGAN ATTACKS ON REFUGEES ?AT RESULT$ 9 NUM]\S MASSACRES4 ,SYRIA'S 9VASION ( ,LEBANON 9 ! #a#i#gS1 AN ITS SUPPORT ( ,*RI/IAN =CES1 RESULT$ 9 ?\S&S ( REFUGEES BE+ MASSACR$ SU* AS AT ! ,TEL AL-,ZAAT] CAMP ?AT WAS OV]RUN 9 ,AUGU/ #a#i#g#f4 ,PALE/9IAN AUTONOMY CAME DEF9ITIVELY TO AN 5D ) ! ,ISRAELI #aihb 9VASION ( ,LEBANON4 

,:5 ! ,P,L,O LEFT A DE/ROY$ ,BEIRUT 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#h#b1 ! REFUGEES W]E RECONF9$ 9 CAMPS & SUBJECT$ TO REPEAT$ ATTACKS FROM MILITIA =CES RANG+ FROM ! ,SYRIAN-BACK$ ,AMAL MILITIA TO ! RI<T-W+ ,*RI/IAN ,PHALANGI/S4 ,?REE MON?S AFT] ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,LEBANESE PRIME M9I/]1 ,PHALANGI/ ,BA%IR ,GEMAYEL1 ,ISRAELI-TRANSPORT$ & >M$ ,LEBANESE MILITIA UNITS 5T]$ ! ,PALE/9IAN ,SABRA & ,%ATILA CAMPS & C>RI$ \T ONE ( ! WOR/ MASSACRES 9 REC5T HI/ORY1 LEAV+ OV] #b1 ,PALE/9IANS DEAD 9 #* H\RS4 

,?IS MILIT>Y ASSAULT ON AN 9CREAS+LY DEF5SELESS POPULATION WAS FOLL[$ BY A LEGAL ONE2 9 ,DECEMB] #a#i#h#b1 ! ,LEBANESE GOV]NM5T ISSU$ LAWS RE/RICT+ ,PALE/9IAN EMPLOYM5T OPPORTUNITIES BY CATEGORIZ+ !M AS =EIGN]S4 ,A DECREE BY ! ,M9I/RY ( ,LABOR & ,SOCIAL ,AFFAIRS EXCLUD$ #gc CATEGORIES ( EMPLOYM5T = =EIGN]S FROM BANK+ TO CUTT+ HAIR4 ,ANO!R DETAIL$ ! JOBS OP5 TO ?OSE ) WORK P]MITS -- AS WORK]S 9 C> WA%ES1 CON/RUCTION & EXCAVATION1 AGRICULTURE1 TEXTILES1 & ! LEA!R 9DU/RY1 & AS S]VANTS1 ETC4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ,PALE/9IANS W]E ALL[$ TO BE EXPLOIT$ 9 M5IAL JOBS4 

,! CAMPS1 :I* ONCE W]E P]MITT$ AUTONOM\S & SEMI-AUTONOM\S /ATUS BY ! ,LEBANESE /ATE BECAUSE ( ITS [N 9T]NAL WEAKNESSES & AS A BUFF] AGA9/ ,ISRAELI ATTACK1 W]E TRANS=M$ 9TO VIRTUAL CONC5TRATION CAMPS4 ,CURR5T TI<T CONTROL & SURVEILLANCE IS AN 9T]IM PROCESS DET]M9ES !IR FATE4 ,MEAN:ILE1 MILIT>Y 5CIRCLEM5T ( ! CAMPS CREATES & SU/A9S AN ATMOSPH]E ( 9TIMIDATION :]E REFUGEES >E FE>FUL TO LEAVE BECAUSE ( ! LIKELIHOOD ( H>ASSM5T & PHYSICAL ATTACK4 ,S9CE ! ,LEBANESE /ATE SEES ! REFUGEES AS A POT5TIAL =CE = REVOLUTION OR AS A /RONG & SU/A9ABLE MOVEM5T OS RESI/ANCE AGA9/ !IR TREATM5T AS AN EXPLOITABLE UND]CLASS1 ! ABILITY ( REFUGEES ORGANIZ+ POLITICALLY & CULTURALLY HAS BE5 /RONGLY CURTAIL$4 

,LEBANESE POLICY T[>D ! ,PALE/9IANS IS ROOT$ 9 ! REFUGEE CONCEPT ITSELF4 ,REFUGEE CAMPS >E DESIGN$ TO MANAGE UPROOT$ PEOPLE 9TO A PROCESS ( RE-NATIONALIZATION TO ANO!R NATION-/ATE4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT ALONG ) DE-L9K+ ! REFUGEE SITUATION FROM ITS ROOT CAUSES1 SU* HO/ C\NTRIES & TO ! REFUGEES !MSELVES RA!R ?AN HOLD+ ! ORIG9AL C\NTRY ACC\NTABLE4 ,?IS NOT ONLY PLACES A GREAT] BURD5 ON BO? P>TIES1 IT SETS REFUGEES UP AS A T>GET = X5OPHOBIC HO/ILITY DIRECT$ AT !M 9 HO/ C\NTRIES4 

,ANO!R CONF9+ MEASURE HAS BE5 ! RE/RICTION ( TRAVEL IMPOS$ ON ,PALE/9IAN REFUGEES4 ,9 #a#i#i#e1 AS A PROTE/ AGA9/ ! PEACE PROCESS1 ,LIBYA EXPELL$ #a1 ,PALE/9IANS TO ,EGYPT & /OPP$ R5EW+ WORK P]MITS = ?\S&S MORE4 ,AB\T #d1 ) ,LAISSEZ-,PASS]S 7,LEBANESE PASSPORTS7 TRI$ TO RETURN TO ,LEBANON4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ,LEBANON'S 9T]IOR M9I/RY ISSU$ A DECREE REQUIR+ ?OSE ) ,LAISSEZ-PASS]S ALSO TO HAVE 5TRY & EXIT VISAS4 ,S9CE MO/ ,PALE/9IANS DID NOT HAVE !M1 ! FUNCTION ( ! DECREE WAS TO PREV5T ,PALE/9IAN RE5TRY4 

,ECONOMIC CONDITIONS HAVE ALSO /EADILY WORS5$4 ,ACCORD+ TO A REC5T /UDY ( #a1#e WOM5 BO? 9 & \T ( CAMPS 9 ,LEBANON1 #id P]C5T ( ! RESPOND5TS' H\SEHOLDS HAD A MON?LY 9COME LESS ?AN ! SUM ?AT ,U,N,R,W,A CONSID]S ! BASIC M9IMUM = A FAMILY ( FIVE4 ,ON TOP ( ,LEBANESE AP>!ID1 ,U,N,R,W,A'S [N SY/EM FUR!R MA9TA9S ,PALE/9IAN M>G9ALIZATION BY CREAT+ CATEGORIES SU* AS 0REGI/]$10 0NONREGI/]$0 & 0DISPLAC$ P]SONS0 9 ORD] TO M9IMIZE REFUGEE NUMB]S4 ,! AG5CY'S ACC\NTABILITY TO ! ,U,N ,SECRET>Y-,G5]AL & TO ,U,N MAJOR DONOR NATIONS1 RA!R ?AN TO ! PEOPLE IT ALLEG$LY S]VES1 NOT ONLY LEADS IT TO IGNORE HUMAN RI<TS ABUSES1 BUT TO SUPPRESS REFUGEE VOICES4 

,! BIGGE/ GAP 9 ,U,N,R,W,A'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE S]VICES HAS BE5 *RONIC DEFICITS DESPITE A BUDGET 9CREASE ( #g P]C5T FROM @s#c#b MILLION 9 #aiic TO @s#e#e MILLION 9 #a#i#i#g4 ,U,N,R,W,A BEGAN IMPOS+ AU/]ITY MEASURES1 9CLUD+ TUITION FEES 9 ,U,N,R,W,A S*OOLS ?AT L$ TO A #aiig N9E-DAY HUNG] /RIKE4 ,RELIEF CAME FOLL[+ AN EM]G5CY APPEAL TO DONOR C\NTRIES :I* COV]$ ! DEFICIT1 BUT REFUGEES /ILL WALK A PREC>I\S L9E4 

,PALE/9IANS >E FREQU5TLY =C$ TO MOVE FROM ONE CAMP TO ANO!R 9 ORD] TO ESCAPE VIOL5CE OR BECAUSE ( TRANSF] PROGRAMS DESIGN$ TO FRAGM5T ! COMMUNITY & TO CONTROL ?IS POT5TIALLY REVOLUTION>Y BLOC4 ,SELF-ID5TITY IS !RE=E DET]M9$ BY P[] RELATIONS AT SPECIFIC PO9TS 9 TIME4 ,9 ! PRE-#a#i#f#h ]A1 ,PALE/9IANS REJECT$ ! T]M 0REFUGEE0 AS 9SULT+ & DEMEAN+1 PREF]R+ ! LABEL ( 0RETURN]40 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS IDEA ! WORD 0REFUGEE0 DEF9ES ! PROBLEM AS PURELY HUMANIT>IAN1 RA!R ?AN ACKN[L$G+ A DI/9CT NATIONAL ID5TITY & HI/ORY ?AT ALL[ ,PALE/9IANS TO RECLAIM !IR HOMES & !IR HOPES4 

,FOLL[+ ! #a#i#fS EM]G5CE ( ! ,PALE/9IAN RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T1 REFUGEES 9 ,LEBANON REFA%ION$ !MSELVES FROM PASSIVE SPECTATORS TO ACTIVE RESI/]S4 ,BUT 9 PO/-#a#i#h#b ,LEBANON1 ,PALE/9IANS BECAME REFUGEES ONCE AGA91 NOT BY *OICE1 BUT \T ( NECESSITY4 ,?IS GAVE !M ACCESS TO BADLY NE$$ ,U,N,R,W,A S]VICES1 BUT MEANT REL9QUI%+ !IR DREAM ( RETURN+ TO !IR HOMES4 ,! NEW /ATUS ALSO REQUIR$ SUBJECT+ !MSELVES TO !IR HO/ GOV]NM5T ) ! DESP]ATE HOPE ( GA9+ RI<TS & RECOGNITION 9 A =EIGN L&4 

,?IS ISN'T LIKELY1 GIV5 ?AT ! ,LEBANESE /ATE HAS EM]G$ /RONG] & MORE SOLIDIFI$ REC5TLY1 ) A R5EW$ S5SE ( NATIONAL ID5TITY :I* DOES NOT 9CLUDE ,PALE/9IANS4 ,! 0REFUGEE0 LABEL IS A ME?OD ( EXCLUSION 5ABL+ ! ,LEBANESE RUL+ CLASS TO CONTROL & EXPLOIT ,PALE/9IANS4 ,A R5EW$ ,LEBANESE NATIONAL ID5TITY COMES ) ! PR$ICTABLE *AUV9ISM ) :I* NATIONALISM IS BUILT4 

,NATIONALISM REQUIRES AN 5EMY :OSE PRES5CE LEADS TO ! CREATION OR /R5G!N+ ( /ATE ME*ANISMS ?AT CAN REMOVE & CONTA9 ! OBJECT ( NATIONAL SCORN4 ,9 ,LEBANON1 ! RISE ( A R5EW$ NATIONAL ID5TITY DANG]\SLY P>ALLELS ?AT CURR5TLY F\ND 9 FASCI/ & X5OPHOBIC MOVEM5TS 9 ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,IT IS IRONIC ?AT ! ,PALE/9IANS1 ORIG9ALLY EXPELL$ BY ,ZIONI/ COLONIALISM = ! SAME REASONS1 F9D !IR DESC5DANTS RECEIV+ SIMIL> TREATM5T FROM O!R ,>ABS4 

,! POSSIBILITY ( EXPULSION CONT9UES TO LOOM = REFUGEES 9 ,LEBANON AT TWO REMA9+ ,PALE/9IAN CAMPS \TSIDE ,BEIRUT -- ,%ATILA & ,B\RJ AL ,B>AJNEH -- LOCAT$ ON L& NE> ! 9T]NATIONAL AIRPORT4 ,! CAMPS >E SLAT$ TO BE RAZ$ TO MAKE WAY = %OPP+ MALLS & ! EXPANSION ( A SPORTS >5A4 ,ALSO1 ANTI-REFUGEE S5TIM5T CONT9UES TO BE EXPRESS$ BY GOV]NM5T (FICIALS SU* AS 9 A REC5T /ATEM5T BY ,LEBANESE ,9T]IOR ,M9I/] ,MI*EL ,MURR ON A #aiig TRIP TO ,FRANCE4 ,HE SAID ! REFUGEES >E A SECURITY ?REAT COMP>ABLE TO ! ,ISRAELI OCCUPATION ( S\!RN ,LEBANON4 

,PALE/9IANS WANT TO LEAVE1 BUT VOLUNT>ILY & TO !IR HI/ORIC HOMES4 ,ISRAEL1 ( C\RSE1 VEHEM5TLY OPPOSES ?IS S9CE IT W\LD BO? REQUIRE ! RETURN ( /OL5 ,PALE/9IAN PROP]TY & *ALL5GE ! ,ISRAELI /ATE'S EXCLUSIVE ,JEWI% ID5TITY4 ,9 ! MEANTIME1 ,PALE/9IANS 9 ,LEBANON WANT CIVIL RI<TS -- ! RI<T TO WORK1 TO OP5 CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS1 ETC41 BUT REJECT NATURALIZATION1 :I* W\LD BE A NEGATION ( !IR RI<T TO RETURN4 ,MANY DON'T ID5TIFY ) ,YASS> ,>AFAT'S ,PALE/9IAN ,AU?ORITY & REJECT RESETTLEM5T 9 ! ,WE/ ,BANK BECAUSE IT'S NOT !IR L&4 ,!Y UND]/&ABLY DEM& A RETURN TO !IR SPECIFIC VILLAGES ( ORIG91 MANY ( :I* >E 9 ,ISRAEL4 ,?IS ORI5TATION T[>D ! TRADITION & PLACE ( ! VILLAGE FUNCTIONALLY NEGATES ANY L>G] NATIONALISM OR NATIONALI/ SOLUTION4 

,9 ! FACE ( CONT9UAL REV]SALS = ! ,PALE/9IANS1 A REC5T BREAK?R\< HAS BE5 ! EM]G5CE ( SELF-REPRES5TATION BY ! REFUGEES !MSELVES4 ,9 SPITE ( ! PHYSICAL DEPR$ATIONS1 ! CAMPS CAN BE SITES = EXCIT+ & LONG-RANGE /RUGGLE1 :I* HAS ALSO M>K$ ! ,PALE/9IAN REFUGEE EXP]I5CE4 ,PREVI\SLY1 BE+ ! OBJECTS ( S*OL>LY /UDY1 REFUGEES OCCUPI$ A VACUUM ?AT DIDN'T REG>D !M AS AG5TS ( HI/ORY OR PRODUC]S ( CULTURE4 ,$W>D ,SAID M5TIONS ! #aiee BOOK1 ,SOCIAL ,=CES 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ BY ,SYDNEY ,FI%]1 AS AN EXAMPLE :I* ONLY M5TIONS REFUGEES 0AS A M9OR IRRITANT TO PROGRESS 444 OR AS /ATI/ICS ON ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS AG5DA = REFUGEES 9 G5]AL40 

,EV5 ! DEF5D]S ( ! REFUGEES >E M>G9ALIZ$4 ,AT ! #aiid ,OX=D ,CONF]5CE ON ,PALE/9IANS 9 ,LEBANON1 ,PALE/9IAN PRES5T]S ON CAMP CONDITIONS W]E CRAMM$ 9TO A S+LE PANEL ) LESS TIME TO SPEAK ?AN 9T]NATIONAL & ,LEBANESE SPEAK]S4 ,H[EV]1 DESPITE PA/ & CONT9U$ M>G9ALIZATION ( REFUGEE VOICES UND] ! WEI<T ( ! S*OL>LY WORK AB\T !M1 SELF-REPRES5TATION IS F9ALLY EM]G+ 9 FILM1 PLAYS1 POETRY & ESSAYS4 ,REFUGEE VOICES >E EM]G+ & EXPRESS+ !IR VIEWPO9TS UNH9D]$1 LIKE ?AT ( ! /UDY ( REFUGEE ATTITUDES TO ! PEACE PROCESS RELEAS$ BY ! ,CAMPAIGN = ,REFUGEE ,RI<TS TO ,RETURN4 

,HOPEFULLY1 IT WON'T TAKE ANO!R FIFTY YE>S TO SEE ! EM]G5CE ( A DET]M9$ ,PALE/9IAN ID5TITY FREE ( POLITICALLY NATIONALI/ TRAPP+S1 EV5 9 ! FACE ( 9CREAS+ REPRESSION FROM HO/ C\NTRIES AS WELL AS FUR!R ,ISRAELI AGGRESSION4 ,ALREADY ! VICTIMS ( E?NIC CLEANS+1 REFUGEES WILL LIKELY BE T>GETS = FUR!R L& DISPOSSESSION & EXPULSION4 ,!IR ONLY DEF5SE ?AT WON'T DON'T LEAD D[N ! DEAD 5D ROAD ( NATIONALISM IS A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( ! CAMPS1 FIRMLY GR\ND$ 9 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PR9CIPLES4 ,! POT5TIAL LIES 9 !IR ID5TIFICATION ) !IR VILLAGES ( ORIG9 AS OPPOS$ TO A MOD]N NATION /ATE4 

,BUT ?AT C\LD EASILY *ANGE1 GIV5 ! HI/ORY ( O!R MOVEM5TS1 SU* AS ,ZIONISM1 :I* FAC$ SIMIL> CONDITIONS & W\ND UP OP]AT+ ON AU?ORIT>IAN MODELS MIRROR+ !IR OPPRESSORS4 ,IF SO1 ! ,PALE/9IANS WILL CONT9UE TO SUFF] ! DEGRADATIONS ( ! /ATE & CAPITAL1 A COMMON ?READ TO :I* ALL NATIONS >E B\ND4 ,:ATEV] ! FUTURE1 ! FACT REMA9S ?AT ! REFUGEE EXI/5CE IS ! PRODUCT ( RACISM & COLONIALISM1 & FUR!R EVID5CE ( ! FAILURE ( NATIONALISM & ! NATION /ATE4 

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