Discussion on Israeli Society and Violence

Benny Morris described the Palestinians as,

quote, a sick, psychotic people, quoting him.

So the presumptions, the assumptions of Daniela Weiss,

they may sound radical to an American viewer,

but they are typical of Israeli society,

from Daniela Weiss at one end of the spectrum

to Benny Morris, who was once Israel's leading historian,

at the other end of the spectrum.

Just one last word.

If you look at the current U.N. report

on the deliberate killing of Palestinian children,

they describe many scenes of the settlers,

a group of settlers urinating on a child,

a group of settlers kidnapping a four- and five-year-old child,

brother and sister, and tying them to a tree,

a bunch of Israeli soldiers, not settlers,

soldiers attacking a 16-year-old who is hearing impaired

and kicking him on the ground,

and then a group of soldiers attacking a fellow,

shooting him.

He's on the ground pleading for help.

The soldiers stand around laughing, filming the scene,

and blocking any medical aid for him.

The soldiers – remember, Israel is a citizen army.

The soldiers are representative of Israeli society,

just like Daniela Weiss at one end of the spectrum

and Benny Morris at the other end

is representative of Israeli society.

It is, unfortunately, it has become a nation of child killers.