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The Jews suffered greatly under the Nazis. They were beaten, tortured and denied their homes and lives. The world — with the exception of Holocaust deniers — knows this. So why would Jews today treat Palestinians as they, the Jews, were treated? Call them vermin? Steal their homes and treasures? Take their very lives?
Because, as the celebrated philosopher Paulo Freire explained, the oppressed become the oppressor.
Wendy Pollitt
Kaneohe
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