A day at the beach

Ask any prisoner what he dreamt about behind bars, and he’ll answer: the sea. Now they were here, thousands of the trapped, rejoicing in their freedom.

By Gideon Levy | 05:30 23.08.12 |

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At first it seemed like a fantasy, a summer daydream, but there they were: thousands of Palestinians frolicking on Tel Aviv’s beaches.

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Keep those who seek our destruction OUT of our country.
- By Eilon
- 23 Aug 2012
- 07:43PM
Its a simple argument, isn't it?
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Palestinians on Tel Avis beach.
- By samir
- 23 Aug 2012
- 04:34PM
I agree with Gideon L. Yes, why not everyday? The Israeli hawks are surely intimidated by the idea that the ordinary Israeli citizens will see for themselves that these Palestinians, who are mostly labelled as terrorists, are people like them after all.
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Utopia
- By Michal
- 23 Aug 2012
- 10:34AM
Yes it would be nice if our Palestinian neighbours could enjoy the tel aviv beach like we do. However, as long as the minority of Palestinians who wish to carry out terror attacks in Israel are not stamped out by the silent majority, the majority of innocent Palestinians will continue to suffer. The answer to your question of why not every day, is sadly obvious. I think it would take about 10 days before some terrorist managed to sneak his way in and carry out a suicide attack.
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  - By samir
  - 23 Aug 2012
  - 04:36PM
  This what I call "planting the seeds of fear"
  
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