Interview with Ilan Pappe, one of the outstandig Jewish intellectuals who promotes the concept of "One secular democratic State" to solve the israeo-palestinian conflict. The interview was realized during a well reknown conference i Haifa, Israel, where many cicil society organisations of Israel and Palestie gathered from may, 24th to 26th, 2010, whilst the peace-boats were on the move.
1. In 1880 there the Holy Land was not empty. Thats not the belief. There were 500,000 people mostly Christian Arabs.But Zionist presence brought in many Muslim Arabs whose names point to their origin outside British Palestine.
2. Yes there was the ethnic cleansing but a majority if Arabs left on orders of the invading 5 Arab Armies or the exaggerated rumours created by Arab Radio.
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3. Indeed the effort by Palestinians is one of disassembling the State of Israel as an alien presence to the Muslim character of the region.
4. The Jewish armies grew from 27000 force in May 1948 to over 100000 by the armastice.
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