Two children of same cruel parent look at one another and see in each other the image of the cruel parent or the image of their past oppressor. This is very much the case between Jew and Arab: It's a conflict between two victims.
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I call'd the devil, and he came And with wonder his form did I closely scan He is not ugly, and is not lame But really a handsome and charming man A man in the prime of life is the devil Obliging, a man of the world, and civil A diplomatist too, well skill'd in debate He talks quite glibly of church and state.
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