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Occupier: The One-Word Difference Between Clinton and Trump on Israel
by Alan Clemmons
November 3, 2016

…“Occupier” is nothing more than a polite way of calling Israel a thief—suggesting Jewish invaders colonized territory belonging to the Arabs—and which therefore must be restored to its rightful, victimized owners. The term is intentionally misused against Israel in order to shape negative misperceptions of her history and legitimacy, while perpetuating a sense of Palestinian-Arab victimhood. To suggest that the Jews are occupiers in a region that has been known as Judea for 3,000+ years is no less ridiculous than to suggest that Arabs are occupiers in Arabia. “Occupier” is a legal term whose definition does not apply to Israel under the law. READ MORE