sianic redemption. Still others, viewing developments on the world scene, were convinced that Israel was their ultimate hope for a better day.
             Jews believe that Zionism is nothing less than the dream and ideal of the Jewish people returning to live in their own land when, in actuality, Arabs inhabited Palestine long before the Jews came in the 1800's. This Zionistic theory has caused violations in Arab civil rights and overall discrimination for all non-Jews. David Bender says in his book, Israel: Opposing Viewpoints, (198) that "The basic laws of Israel define Israel as a Jewish state. The Arab Association for Human Rights argues that this definition officially makes Palestinians, who are predominantly Arabs, less equal citizens than Jews and denies them the civil rights that Jews enjoy." The government oppression and neglect has caused distress among thousands of Arabs. Pery, the security chief of Israel, in a speech, cautioned that this neglect of the Arab population might be dangerous and that the poor conditions of the Arabs in east Jer
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