Levi Eshkol Quotes
What am I going to do with a million Arabs. They breed like rabbits.
After the 6 Day War, Israel was in control of the West Bank.
Levi Eshkol, 1895-1969, Israeli Prime Minister, Remark to Abe Feinberg, 1967
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See {590863} for a similar sentiment.
Andrew Macdonald
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.
Strictly anti-Islamic discrimination is not racism as Muslems are represented in every race and nationality in the world.
This was written just before Japan annexed Korea. See {613106}. It is true that Australia with vast land areas at the time was very racist and would only admit whites. America allowed some Asian immigration but limited it severely. After Japan’s defeat in WWII they solved their problem very easily. They practiced birth control and in the early 21st century Japan had a negative population growth. After World War II, there was a huge international emphasis on birth control and family planning as WWII in Asia was in part the result of overpopulation in Japan.
He was referring to North African and other third world immigrants. France’s second largest ethnic group had become Muslims from North Africa. But they were only 10 percent of the population.
What he meant by “crosses” was cross breeding or what we would call inter-racial breeding. He was under the scientifically false assumption held by many racists that interracial breeding deteriorates the progeny. Actually, without diversity, species are subject to genetic problems which is why we have prohibitions on marrying siblings and other close relatives. He was also historically inaccurate in the Arabs and the other Semitic people of the Middle East were inbred with less intermarriage than most European whites.
Levi Eshkol was an Israeli statesman who served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. A founder of the Israeli Labor Party, he served in numerous senior roles, including Minister of Defense (1963–1967) and Minister of Finance (1952–1963).
