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...that tended to see the majority Palestinian population in the Middle East as either quiet people simply living their lives and wanting to be left alone at best; or, not-so-forward looking dark-skinned people who could use some "liberal enlightenment" to smooth out the dark edges of their "savage" culture.

Basically, the same mentality clash that supported post-colonial USA "Manifest Destiny" against the First Nations domestically, and the Mexicans and Afro-Carribeans abroad.