1948
Jews, disembarking
to become Israelis
to become Israelis
On your TV screen you will see, repeatedly ,
Arabs calling the Israelis : the Jews
I am certain that most of the Arabs , of all generations,
do know the difference between Jews and Israelis , by now,
but nevertheless they still use the term "Jews"
as a matter of habit , especially by the elder Palestinians.
What has happened ??
At the beginning of the 20Th Century , Arabs in general
and the Palestinians peculiarly , have seen the influx
of European-Jews into their Palestine.............
Until May 1948 the term Israel and or Israelis
what not yet used ..............and those immigrants
whether legal or illegal were Jews
and thus they were logically called : " the Jews"
instead of the Polish,Ukrainian,Hungarian or the French.
Practically and until 1948 there was no reason to call them
Israelis or Israeli-citizens simply because there was no
State of Israel , as we later have noticed it quite well
and quite remorsefully, too.
Therefore ,
many Arabs still use the old term of the Jews
like most of the older Westerners still use the word "Icebox"
to say Refrigerator.
Incidentaly , I grew up in Beirut ,
where "Refugee" means Palestinian......
Have no fear !!
Arabs are rarely racists ,
and Arabs historically never ever harmed the Jews
until , our self defence struggles, which started in 1948.
So next time when you hear an Arab on TV ,cursing the Jews ,
you will trust me and understand that he simply means "Israelis".
Now , why do Arabs hate the Israelis ??
is another story
which is not at all difficult to explain !!!
Sherlock Hommos
