Israel Quotes by Amira Hass

10 Israel quotes by Amira Hass

Amira Hass provides ten brief observations on Israel, marked by her on eye. This compact collection serves as a quick reference to her reporting on the ground.

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Hamas cannot stand free media.

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The ingredients for another Palestinian uprising are always there because as long as there is so much violence it is bound to…

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Luckily I was not born in Eastern Europe, because I might have been born into the communist establishment and I'm glad I…

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I think most Israelis prefer not to know. So for them, texts about the occupation are like something that's been written in…

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Many Israelis can get to know what's really happening. I mean, you have soldiers who go and see things. It's not like…

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With the children of Holocaust survivors, there is always a very close relationship. You grow with the sense that you are parenting…

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If a baby is born in Gaza and is not registered with the Israeli Ministry of the Interior, that baby does not…

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Many people just won't connect the social problems with the history of dispossession of the aboriginals. There is one problem with pro-Palestinian…

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As a child, I remember asking my parents when I was five years old, "How come if you are not Zionists, you…

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I have privileges even in comparison to a Palestinian Israeli because Palestinian Israelis who live permanently in Ramallah risk their status, not…

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Luckily I was not born in Eastern Europe, because I might have been born into the communist establishment and I'm glad I was not.…

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According to what the IDF says to its soldiers. I don't know if this is what the IDF says to the media.

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Hamas cannot stand free media.

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Things happen in a way that surprises. That's why I'm reluctant to predict. You cannot predict.

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I think these questions about what will happen are questions for activists and about the agency of people in the course of events. This…

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Throwing stones is the birthright and duty of anyone subject to foreign rule. Throwing stones is an action as well as a metaphor of…

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The thing people forget when they are looking for solutions is there is nothing final in history.

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As a Jew and a journalist I have my privileges, and if one doesn't work I use the other one.

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An ideology that divides the world into those who are worth more and those who are worth less, into superior and inferior beings, does…

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Many people just won't connect the social problems with the history of dispossession of the aboriginals. There is one problem with pro-Palestinian activists in…

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Many Israelis can get to know what's really happening. I mean, you have soldiers who go and see things. It's not like France and…

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If a baby is born in Gaza and is not registered with the Israeli Ministry of the Interior, that baby does not exist, it…

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With the children of Holocaust survivors, there is always a very close relationship. You grow with the sense that you are parenting your parents…

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I have privileges even in comparison to a Palestinian Israeli because Palestinian Israelis who live permanently in Ramallah risk their status, not as citizens…

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