MYTHS AND FACTS
Nakba: The Arab Self-Inflicted Catastrophe
by Eli Hertz
May 15, 2018

…It was a conflict between two national or ethnic groups. Palestinian Arabs represented one side in the conflict – the side responsible for starting the war. By their own behavior, Palestinians assumed the role of belligerents in the conflict, invalidating any claim to be hapless victims. Explains scholar Benny Morris: “One of the characteristics of the Palestinian national movement has been the Palestinians’ view of themselves as perpetual victims of others: Ottoman Turks, British officials, Zionists, Americans.” Arabs never recognize that they are victims of their own doing. READ MORE

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