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"Clinton’s remarks are a form of unfaced racism on his part. Israeli kibbutzim are white people, whose deaths are to be mourned. The 42,000 dead Palestinians are brown people, mere statistics, whose deaths, while unfortunate, are necessary so that white people can feel safe — which is what really matters. It is the same logic Clinton used, as president in 1996, when he spoke of African-American “superpredators"

Juan Cole

#Israel #Gaza #Racism