By Reginald Johnson
Here we are. The
prime minister of Israel says the ethnic cleansing of Gaza is
"inevitable." (Jerusalem Post) And he talks about it matter of
factly. No biggie. And in America and Europe people sit around and say
'ho-hum.' Next.
Now just suppose some fanatical leader
of another country, say like a Benjamin Netanyahu, said the same thing about
forcibly removing a group of white Europeans, Americans or Jews from some
place. Oh well, that would be a different story. Then the shit would hit the fan.
There would be thunderous speeches in the
halls of Congress, in the British parliament and in Paris, denouncing the
outrage. "We will not let this stand!" would be the cry.
But alas, here we're talking about the
Palestinians, Arabic people, who the British used to deride as “wogs.” No need
to get excited. Expendable.
Has the human race advanced the last 500 years
---- morally? No, not one iota.
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