Wednesday, November 15, 2023

British Consul to Palestine, William Young, On the Condition of Jews In Palestine During the Egyptian Occupation of it, Referencing the Massacre In Hebron Circa 1834 (Prior to Even the First Jewish Migration In the Late 19th Century)

"Like the miserable dog without an owner he is kicked by one because he crosses his path, and cuffed by another because he cries out - to seek redress he is afraid, lest it bring worse upon him; he thinks it better to endure than to live in the expectation of his complaint being revenged upon him." From a report written in 1839.
  Perhaps I'm wrong but I don't seem to ever recall any imperialist or colonialist being in such a subservient position. I mean, it's almost as if the Jews were the oppressed group and the Arabs the oppressors. If only they had had intersectionality back then, huh?

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