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American professor says US shares blame with Israel

Original: "For us as Americans the lesson should be 'we did the same thing', and we even as liberals, are benefitting from that. W

An American professor is drawing a direct parallel between US history and Israel's treatment of Palestinians, arguing Americans should recognise 'we did the same thing'. He contends that even liberals in the United States benefit from a system mirroring what he calls the total suppression of the population on which Israel's nation state is built, and that Americans are 'living the future that Israel wants for itself'.

Why now: Ongoing debate over Israel-Palestine and America's complicity keeps such comparisons circulating among US audiences.

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• "For us as Americans the lesson should be 'we did the same thing', and we even as liberals, are benefitting from that. We are living the future that Israel wants for itself, which is the total suppression of the population on which the nation state is built." American professor… · dbattistella@mstdn.ca · 2

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