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> [Ever since our country came into existence, we have always assumed that we are better than the Arabs. But we are noticing that these are no longer backward people. Suddenly we are confronted with a new situation - the fact…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/ever-since-our-country-came-into-existence-we-have-always-assumed/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

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> [Like most Israelis, I know very little about the Arabs. We just look down on them and see them as a threat. We have absolutely no experience with a democratic country in our vicinity. Is it good or bad for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/like-most-israelis-i-know-very-little-about-the-arabs-we-just-look/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

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## Other authors on Arabs

## More by Tom Segev

> [I hope that the Palestinians don't make the mistake of unleashing a new intifada. They've tried it twice before, and the consequences were bad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/i-hope-that-the-palestinians-don-t-make-the-mistake-of-unleashing-a/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [We could have made peace with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad a long time ago. It didn't happen, because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/we-could-have-made-peace-with-syrian-dictator-bashar-assad-a-long/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [If the corrupt Jordanian monarchy were overthrown, it would be the ideal opportunity to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, because the West Bank and Jordan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/if-the-corrupt-jordanian-monarchy-were-overthrown-it-would-be-the/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [That's a deep change in priorities. People are much less political today. They have found other values of life. We are developing normal attitudes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/that-s-a-deep-change-in-priorities-people-are-much-less-political/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [“Across the city, people quoted a prophecy the Arabs used to tell to glorify the Ottoman Empire: the Turks would leave Palestine only when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/across-the-city-people-quoted-a-prophecy-the-arabs-used-to-tell-to/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [Don't forget that the peace treaties with Egypt and later with Jordan have already survived several tests: two wars with Lebanon, two Palestinian uprisings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/don-t-forget-that-the-peace-treaties-with-egypt-and-later-with-jordan/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [The saving of the Jews in Europe did not figure at the head of the list of priorities of the ruling class. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/the-saving-of-the-jews-in-europe-did-not-figure-at-the-head-of-the/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [I thought it was interesting to see that Israel did not play a role in this revolution. The man on Cairo's Tahrir Square doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/i-thought-it-was-interesting-to-see-that-israel-did-not-play-a-role/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [We (Israelis) always think that we're at the center of everything. It's true that we didn't make peace with Egypt and Jordan, but with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/we-israelis-always-think-that-we-re-at-the-center-of-everything-it-s/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [Ever since our country came into existence, we have always assumed that we are better than the Arabs. But we are noticing that these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/ever-since-our-country-came-into-existence-we-have-always-assumed/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [While we see democracy coming to the Arab world, democracy is getting weaker in Israel. Democracy is in jeopardy in Israel, and this threat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/while-we-see-democracy-coming-to-the-arab-world-democracy-is-getting/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [Like most Israelis, I know very little about the Arabs. We just look down on them and see them as a threat. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/like-most-israelis-i-know-very-little-about-the-arabs-we-just-look/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [If the region truly becomes democratic, an undemocratic bit of earth would remain here. It's hard to imagine that the world, especially the Arab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/if-the-region-truly-becomes-democratic-an-undemocratic-bit-of-earth/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

> [Netanyahu adheres to his old position: He doesn't want a Palestinian state, and he doesn't want to give up the settlements and the occupied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-segev/netanyahu-adheres-to-his-old-position-he-doesn-t-want-a-palestinian/)

[Tom Segev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-segev/)

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