The ultimate irony is that Israelis consider themselves victims today to a higher degree than ever before and feel less sympathy for the Palestinians than previously (as refered by Levy), while they have never been victims to a lesser degree than today. I blame this on the morally corrupting and corrosive effects of the occupation.

Back in the days when people in general considered Israel the victim of the bully neighbours (until 1973+ basically), Israelis saw themselves less as victims than they do today, when the situation is the reverse. Irony indeed.

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