MennoLetter from Jerusalem

October 2006

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“The Arabs will have to go, but one needs an opportune moment for making it happen, such as a war.”
—Israeli prime-minister-to-be, David Ben-Gurion, writing to his son, 1937

In this issue:

Reconciliation is a Four[teen]-Letter Word

- by Glenn Witmer Page 1

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

“Political Zionism has always been premised on the elimination of non-Jews who account for over half of the population living within the borders controlled by Israel.”
- Page 2

Palestinian Displacement: A Case Apart?

“Creeping annexation continues unchecked.”
- page 2

The Killing Score: Israelis 3733—Palestinians 697

New Human Rights Report Just Released.
- page 3

US May Ban Sale of Cluster Bombs to Israel

“…of American manufacture … some of the bombs are round like a metallic orange, and others are like a can of fruit juice.”
- by Patrick Cockburn, in Nabatiyeh, south Lebanon, page 3

Errors of the War on Terror

“The time has come to realize that today’s policies are counterproductive.”
- George Soros, page 4

Poor in Israel Total 1.63 Million Persons

“The problem of poverty is no lesser a threat to Israeli society than is the security threat.”
- by Ruth Sinai, page 6

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