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Written by Nancy Hedrick Nancy Hedrick
Published: 25 July 2002 25 July 2002
The letter of Hanoch Livneh, "Total destruction sought" (July 13), continues the outpouring of half-truths and outright falsehoods from the pro-Israel right wing.

The author asserts the pseudo-geographic sophistry that it is OK to "transfer" the Palestinians out of their homeland because "there has never been a Palestinian state." Yes, after World War I, there were no specific, internationally recognized borders demarcating "Palestine"; rather, there were various districts of the just-defeated Ottoman Empire. Nonetheless, the indigenous people had strong historic ties to specific villages, cities and regions.

To push the Palestinians out because there are other Arab countries out there is no different from the Serbs pushing the Kosovars out. We should call such efforts by their real name: ethnic cleansing.

If Portlanders want to be more in touch with reality, I urge them to look at the statements of those Israeli reserve officers refusing to fight the war of the occupation at www.seruv.org.

NANCY HEDRICK

Status: Published July 25, 2002
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