Jewish persecution, and the way that Zionism has employed it, has become a model for Palestinian nationalism. Catchwords like “exile,” “diaspora,” “Holocaust,” “return,” and “genocide” are now an inextricable component of the Palestinian national ethos.
这也是一场形象之战，双方都宣称独占正义和苦难。犹太人遭遇的迫害以及锡安主义对这一遭遇的利用已成为巴勒斯坦民族主义的榜样。“放逐”、“流散”、“大屠杀”、“回家”和“种族屠杀”等流行语已成为巴勒斯坦民族精神不可或缺的部分。