Quotation from Auteur inconnu “We must leave the occupied territories immediately” — Sep. 22 1967

First publication, in the daily Haaretz, of an Israeli anti-colonial statement after the Six Day War. On the initiative of members and supporters of Matzpen ("The Compass"): Shimon Tzabar, with Eli Aminov, Arie Bober, David Ehrenfeld, Raif Elias, Hayim Hanegbi, Uri Liphshitz, Moshe Machover, Dan Omer, Yehuda Rozenshtrauch , Shneor Sherman and Rafi Zikhroni.

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Our right to defend ourselves from annihilation doesn’t give us the right to oppress others. Occupation leads to foreign rule. Foreign rule leads to resistance. Resistance leads to repression. Repression leads to terror and counter-terror. The victims of terror are mostly innocent people. Holding on to the occupied territories will turn us into a nation of murderers and murder victims. We must leave the occupied territories immediately.


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