Naftali Bennett Quotes
Let's be honest: discrimination against Arabs exists in Israel.
Bennett, Naftali. Speech at the Israel Democracy Institute. The Israel Democracy Institute, 14 Oct. 2014, Jerusalem.
The hatred of the right wing Croats and Serbs is so great for each other, that these two Christian groups find it hard fo have any sort of communication and accommodation of each others. In addition to the traditional religious enmity, during WWII, the Croats were Nazi Allies and created and ran a concentration camp where Serbs were killed and abused.
This quotation is often given by those who believe that nothing has really changed regarding the Arabs and non-Islamic Westerners in the last century. While the support of dictators, Israel and support for that democracy, the artificial Western imposed borders, 9-11, or the Iraq war is often cited as the cause of Arab hostility and murderous aggression, as this quotation demonstrates, the problems and attitudes and behaviors existed long before any of these occurred. The borders were not set until after WWI and all the other causes occurred almost 50 years later, Yet there was still the propensity for fanaticism and violence. Sikes actually was one of those who was to determine the Arab borders, making one of the first “suggested” maps of the area for the English.
Naftali Bennett is an Israeli politician who led the Jewish Home party between 2012 and 2018 and currently serves as an MK for New Right. Between 2013 and 2015, he held the posts of Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Minister of Economy and Minister of Religious Services. From 2015 he continued as Minister of Diaspora Affairs and became Minister of Education. From 2019 to 2020 he was Minister of Defense.