Everywhere in Israel are the eradicated memories of the dispossessed Indigenous people. Old mosques are transformed into bars and nightclubs, so that patrons drink alcohol where Muslims used to pray. The history museum in Jaffa (more of a tourist site than an educational institution) is inexplicably silent about the existence of people in the city between the Roman times and Napoleon's invasion. Street names are changed from their ancient Arabic names to new Hebrew ones. Golda Meir's famous comment "there is no such thing as a Palestinian people" reflected her desire, not a reality, but it has been repeated so often that many Israelis believe it. The destruction of a cemetery shows starkly how little regard Israel holds for the humanity of the Palestinians. As Dr. Wazayatawin says, "There is something terribly wrong with a culture that digs up the dead of others. The societal justification for such a crime reveals its own sickness."
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