Famous/Infamous Quotes: Past Statements By Israeli Politicians About Palestinians
The Zionist leaders of Israel have been highly critical of Palestine and Palestinians since the inception of the concept of the Israeli state in Palestine in the early 20th century. Linguistic records show harsh words and statements used by the key Israeli leaders in the past, which reflect the lack of sympathy and space for peace for Palestinians.
Zionists, which derives its basis for settling Jews in the land of Palestine, believed in the biblical concept of ‘Greater Israel’ and worked towards getting more and more land from the Palestinians by any force. The quest of Zionists to occupy Palestinian lands and resources gave rise to one of the largest living conflicts in human history, which has not been resolved in the last century, even by the liberal institutions and diplomatic endeavours of the leaders of big powers.
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Some Infamous Quotes from the Israeli Leaders
- “There are no innocent civilians in Gaza,” Isaac Herzog, president of Israel
- “One of the options is to drop a nuclear bomb on Gaza.” Amichai Eliyahu, Israeli Minister of Heritage
- “Those are animals, they have no right to exist. They need to be exterminated.” Yoav Kisch, Israeli Minister of Education
- “Flatten Gaza. No time for mercy.” Revital Gottlieb, Israeli Knesset
- “Wipe Gaza off the face of the earth. Gaza must be burned.” Nissim Vaturi, Israeli Knesset
- “We are fighting human animals … there will be no electricity, no food, no water, no fuel.”, Yoav Gallant (Defense Minister)
- “There was no such thing as Palestinians”, Golda Meir, former PM of Israel
- “We must expel Arabs and take their places.” David Ben Gurion, Israeli’s First PM
- “(The Palestinians) would be crushed like grasshoppers … heads smashed against the boulders and walls.” Yitzak Shamir, Israeli PM (1983-1992)
- “It is the duty of Israeli leaders … there is no Zionism, colonialization, or Jewish State without the eviction of the Arabs.” Ariel Sharon, Israeli PM (2001-2006)
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