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Reader comment on: On Campus: The Pro-Palestinians' Real Agenda Submitted by Gene V., Apr 4, 2009 16:55 Gzuckier, quite astute observations. Mr. Toameh, of course, my compliments to you, first and foremost. Keep up the good fight, as the prospect for a healthy Palestinian state lies with folks like you. Or at least, it should. I want to share a brief something something with you. A number of years ago, I met an acquaintance of my wife's, a Palestinian-Israeli woman, now living in the US. She by far was not the first Palestinian I've encountered. I live in Chicago, there's a fairly sizable Palestinian community in our south burbs. So, I've worked and interacted with quite a few of them over the years. Commonly, the views I hear from them about Israel...well, let's just say they wouldn't be booed at those college campuses you visited. Anyways, about this Palestinian-Israeli lady, small talk followed and somehow wandered towards the Middle East, Israel, Palestine, that sort of thing. Here we go, I thought, expecting the usual party line of one form or another, and as customary, laced with resentment and anger. But, what's this, it never materialized! Instead, I heard about fond memories living next to, working with, and socializing among Israeli Jews. And really, not much of anything bad to say about Israel itself. Odd, I thought, very very odd. And now, I read your article! Can it be, is it possible, are there really Palestinians out there not filled with self-defeating delusions of perpetual victimization at the hands of the nefarious "zionazis"? I've got renewed hope for mankind. :)))Note: Comments are screened, and in some cases edited, before posting. This site reserves the right to reject anything found to be objectionable. Submit a comment on this article Other reader comments on this itemComment on this item |
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