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Israelis and anti-Palestinian racism
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Compare to [[Arabs and anti-Semitism]].

<b>[[Israel]]i racism against [[Palestinian]]s in the [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century]]</b>

A small minority of Israeli extremists hold racist viewpoints about Palestinian Arabs. Many view this as an indication of the hostile intentions of Israel, and something that must be taken into account when analyzing the [[Arab-Israeli conflict]].

A handful of extremists Israeli rabbis have described Palestinians as subhuman. None of these people have any role in the major Jewish denominations. Every one of the statements below has been publicly condemned by rabbis and spokespeople from Orthodox Judaism, Conservative Judaism and Reform Judaism.

"One million Arabs are not worth a Jewish fingernail." -- Rabbi Yaacov Perrin, Feb. 27, 1994 [Source: N.Y. Times, Feb. 28, 1994, p. 1]

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"Spirit the penniless population across the frontier by denying it employment... Both the process of expropriation and the removal of the poor must be carried out discreetly and circumspectly." Theodore Herzl, founder of the World Zionist Organization, speaking of the Arabs of Palestine,Complete Diaries, June 12, 1895 entry.