The seventh myth was that Israel intended to conduct a benevolent occupation but was forced to take a tougher attitude because of Palestinian violence. Israel regarded from the very beginning any wish to end the occupation – whether expressed peacefully or through struggle – as terrorism. From the beginning, it reacted brutally by collectively punishing the population for any demonstration of resistance.
-Noam Chomsky
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