“If the Nakba is a tragedy, then the establishment of the State of Israel is a tragedy. The Palestinians experienced a catastrophe that was brought on by their leaders, but the establishment of the State of Israel is not the reason for it.”

—  Reuven Rivlin

Jerusalem Post http://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Rivlin-deputies-reject-Tibi-bill-to-commemorate-Nakba, 4 July 2011

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