Israeli intellectuals

People often ask me how Israelis can tolerate the Occupation. The best answer is to just listen to what they have to say. This is a pretty good snapshot of what the average educated Israeli thinks about Palestinian claims to Jerusalem and the region more broadly. The bloke being interviewed is a respected academic in an Israeli university. The casual racism and insensitivity is pretty amazing (and mildly amusing actually). When I was in Israel I met other experts on Islam who said pretty much the same things.

As a side note, if you type in 'Al Jazeera' in You Tube this is the first hit, not a story from the Al Jazeera You Tube site. My guess is young Zionists have been busy clicking on this link so that it comes up first.