Marvin wrote: > >The problem with the comparison is that the Nazi version of Lebensraum > > included a mandate to exterminate all non-Aryan people, most notably > > Jews, to accomplish that goal. The comparison therefore implies Israel > > has resolved as a founding principle to exterminate all non-Jews in the > > Holy Land. > > > > That's how language works, whatever your actual intent. >Jeroen replied (in part): >I have repeatedly explained that I was only pointing out a common goal (a >place to live). I have also explicitly stated that I am not comparing >*actions* but only the common *goal*. >
But (and please someone correct me if I'm wrong) the goal of the Nazis was to have a place of their own that was only for them and for no one else. Israel doesn't mind having a fairly large Arab minority (I think 20% was the figure I saw in an earlier post), and if their land area gets bigger, that minority will probably grow along with them. So the Nazi goal in a place for Aryans and only Aryans, but the Israeli goal is a place for all Israeli citizens, Jewish or otherwise. Reggie Bautista _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
