Not only did the Jews lack a mother country, but in Europe they lived as a foreign nation, leading to expulsion and annihilation. The Jews did not come to exploit Palestine’s resources or subjugate its residents in order to transfer the economic benefits elsewhere.
犹太人重返以色列并不像阿拉伯人所想的那样是殖民主义。犹太人不仅没有祖国，即使在欧洲也是作为一个外来民族寄人篱下，并由此遭受了驱逐和灭绝。犹太人不是来剥削巴勒斯坦的资源或征服其居民从而将经济收益转移到别处。他们也不是像美国或澳大利亚的先民那样为了建立一种新的认同而来，并将原住民归化其中。