Noam Chomsky
On November 20, 2012 Richard Thomas wrote in the The Press and quoted Noam Chomsky:
When Israelis in the occupied territories now claim that they have to defend themselves, they are defending themselves in the sense that any military occupier has to defend itself against the population they are crushing. You can’t defend yourself when you’re militarily occupying someone else’s land. That’s not defense. Call it what you like, it’s not defense.
NZFOI’s response was published in the Press on November 24:
Richard Thomas (Nov 20) quotes Noam Chomsky to say that Israel is only defending its occupied territories. To many Palestinians all of Israel is occupied territory. They do not recognize the UN declaration that founded the modern state of Israel. Others will claim that its very existence is a grave wound to the world-wide Islamic community, the Ummah. A wound that cannot be healed until Israel is destroyed. The Middle Eastern conflict cannot be resolved unless these kinds of beliefs are changed. Hamas’ attacks are not just aimed at the disputed territory where controversial settlements exist. They are aimed at all Israeli communities within range of their rockets. Israel is ultimately defending its right to exist.
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