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Knesset Speaker: Establishment of Israel caused Arabs real trauma
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel, Israel news 

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin (Likud) is calling for a fundamental change in relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel, urging the founding of a "true partnership" between the two sectors, based on mutual respect, absolute equality and the addressing of "the special needs and unique character of each of the sides."

Rivlin was expected to say all this in an address to be delivered at the president's residence in Jerusalem on Monday. In his speech, Rivlin was to say that "the establishment of Israel was accompanied by much pain and suffering and a real trauma for the Palestinians (in large part due to the shortsightedness of the Palestinian leadership). Many of Israel's Arabs, which see themselves as part of the Palestinian population, feel the pain of their brothers across the green line - a pain they feel the state of Israel is responsible for."

"Many of them," Rivlin says, "encounter racism and arrogance from Israel's Jews; the inequality in the allocation of state funds also does not contribute to any extra love."
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According to Rivlin, Israel's Arab population "is an inseparable part of this country. It is a group with a highly defined shared national identity, and which will forever be, as a collective, an important and integral part of Israeli society."

Rivlin remarks that most of Israel's Arab residents refuse to accept the idea that the state of Israel is the home of the Jewish people, and adds that some of the Arab leaders within Israel align themselves with Israel's worst enemies, and incite against it.

"The Arab population is an inseparable part of our homeland," he adds, however, saying that "we, the Jews, must send out a clear message that it is apparent to us that our homeland is their homeland, and that we intend to live together with them, and that we reject all the calls for forced immigration or even expulsion."

"The somewhat European goal that most of us have - to live alongside a Zionist minority which sings the anthem with sparkling eyes - will not become a reality in our Middle East," Rivlin planned to say. "We can't pretend, or hope that our neighbors will go away, even if we close the window. Furthermore, we mustn't do it! We must see them as they are and tell them that we accept them as they are and that we seek a true partnership with them."

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      1.   I will forget the injustice and try to forgive 11:16  |  Taha Mokhtar 03/08/09
      2.   Putting a dot on my forehed 11:33  |  Rabbi Ashkenazi 03/08/09
      3.   that is an awful thing to say, Mr. Rivlin 11:35  |  Miron 03/08/09
      4.   To #!, Taha 12:00  |  shtarka 03/08/09
      5.   rivlin resign at once if you think israel is worse 12:00  |  v hardman 03/08/09
      6.   establishment is fact."traumas"can be amelliorated. 12:36  |  home grown 03/08/09
      7.   The Land of Israel is Jewish. 12:38  |  B. Gold 03/08/09
      8.   TAHA and then Jews can forget the Arab pogroms 12:45  |  PETER SM 03/08/09
      9.   Rivlin, this is a surprise, a good one - Iofi!!! 12:47  |  liat Perez 03/08/09
      10.   in these charged times 12:49  |  rm 03/08/09
      11.   Fault 12:49  |  Noa 03/08/09
      12.   Been waiting for this too 13:15  |  Jewish Woman in EU 03/08/09
      13.   Better late than never 13:43  |  Belgitude 03/08/09
      14.   Politicking for Peres seat 13:45  |  Roger 03/08/09
      15.   you may be right,but that is long not the issue 13:57  |  tired 03/08/09
      16.   "an important and integral part of Israeli society" 13:59  |  Axel 03/08/09
      17.   To Noa 14:07  |  Sam Soul 03/08/09
      18.   Israel`s arabs are part of Israel 14:25  |  Observer 03/08/09
      19.   Promising words.... 14:43  |  rg 03/08/09
      20.   hardman did you hear the one about the judge who said 14:53  |  lex situs 03/08/09
      21.   Rivlin was expected to say? 14:56  |  sh 03/08/09
      22.   An Important Statement Better Late Than Never 15:01  |  Jane 03/08/09
      23.   To Tom 15:03  |  Noa 03/08/09
      24.   Axel - I live in a Christian state 15:06  |  Jane 03/08/09
      25.   Rivlin is Running for President! 15:16  |  Avi Yerushalmi 03/08/09
      26.   Excellent 15:27  |  seth 03/08/09
      27.   In 1920, King Faesel was a ZIONIST! 15:36  |  Jeff 03/08/09
      28.   v.hardmanPAUL STFU 15:50  |  True ISRAELI 03/08/09
      29.   h`aretz WHY report on this BEFORE Ruby speaks? 15:52  |  Achad Ha`Am 03/08/09
      30.   Rivlin 16:01  |  Confused 03/08/09
      31.   peter sm 8 16:01  |  potobac 03/08/09
      32.   In large part because of shortsightedness of Palestinian leaders? 16:03  |  jim the mechanic 03/08/09
      33.   Stunned Or Amused? 16:11  |  Robert 03/08/09
      34.   crocodile tears??? 16:26  |  michael cohen 03/08/09
      35.   I won`t forgive 16:43  |  judith 03/08/09
      36.   #20 lex silus which part of land outside of israel was it ? 16:45  |  v hardman 03/08/09
      37.   At last... 16:49  |  Pablo Luis 03/08/09
      38.   robert on ignoring facts,or considering them 17:00  |  ad raba 03/08/09
      39.   Yes, Hitler let them down 17:03  |  5th generation 03/08/09
      40.   #28 true sabra doesnt know his rrs from his elbow 17:03  |  v hardman 03/08/09
      41.   Israel Needs Social Justice and Courageous Leaders 17:19  |  Vladek 03/08/09
      42.   Jane, the United States is not a Christian country... 17:19  |  BBSNews 03/08/09
      43.   Arab crimes produce a big trauma... 17:24  |  UlfT 03/08/09
      44.   Islamists cause Jews real trauma 17:53  |  Great White North 03/08/09
      45.   Arab trauma 18:04  |  Harold 03/08/09
      46.   Now theres a sensible guy 18:10  |  Pal 03/08/09
      47.   Establishment of Israel caused 18:23  |  17 03/08/09
      48.   Axel 18:26  |  17 03/08/09
      49.   # 24 jane 18:32  |  Axel 03/08/09
      50.   Jane, the United States is not a Christian State 18:33  |  Canadian 03/08/09
      51.   If Israelis did like Poles and Russians there`d be no "trauma" 18:46  |  Absolute Sweden 03/08/09
      52.   ISLAMIC PEACE PLAN: 18:46  |  Jeff 03/08/09
      53.   Rivlin is 100% Correct 18:53  |  MB 03/08/09
      54.   Lets see... 18:55  |  Wmr 03/08/09
      55.   # 48 "17" 19:06  |  Axel 03/08/09
      56.   Re:Putting a dot on my forehead 19:10  |  Humbleop 03/08/09
      57.   Re: 52 19:15  |  KP Ryan 03/08/09
      58.   Axel 19:15  |  17 03/08/09
      59.   I Am Proud Bby Our Causing Arabs To Suffer 19:18  |  Baruch Jamili 03/08/09
      60.   potobac 31 19:19  |  Jasper 03/08/09
      61.   Hoping that the speech one day becomes the reality 19:26  |  anti-racist 03/08/09
      62.   re: 53 CIVILization 19:29  |  KP RYAN 03/08/09
      63.   Roger 19:33  |  A.M. 03/08/09
      64.   #58 to 17 19:49  |  Mark B. 03/08/09
      65.   # 64 Mark B/Amsterdam 20:13  |  17 03/08/09
      66.   Baruch Jamili 20:20  |  Stephen 03/08/09
      67.   USA`s 1964 Civil Rights Act caused KuKluxKlan "real trauma", too! 20:25  |  Dr. L. Brnd 03/08/09
      68.   Fairness/Equality 20:27  |  Joan 03/08/09
      69.   Who was caused trauma 20:28  |  Jackie 03/08/09
      70.   The trauma is real 22:21  |  WHG 03/08/09
      71.   #51 "no Trauma"?? 22:40  |  chris 03/08/09
      72.   Never Said or Done Before 00:54  |  ARTH 04/08/09
      73.   Jerusalem Represents Neither a Religious Nor a Historical Problem 01:10  |  ismail imadudeen 04/08/09
      74.   `tired` go to sleep. 01:55  |  petra 04/08/09
      75.   "Indigenous People"? UNRWA thought not 01:56  |  RfaelMoshe 04/08/09
      76.   now we are talking 05:26  |  daniel 04/08/09
      77.   Fair enough 09:28  |  Lola 04/08/09
      78.   The killers speak 09:41  |  Colin Wright 04/08/09
      79.   Establishment of Israel caused Arabs real trauma 09:52  |  avi elnekave 04/08/09
      80.   The trauma is real 16:34  |  J.N. 04/08/09
      81.   Never Said or Done Before 16:43  |  J.N. 04/08/09
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