KARMI CONFRONTA DANI DAYAN

A widely circulated clip from a 2013 debate at the Oxford Union shows Palestinian physician and author Dr. Ghada Karmi confronting Israeli diplomat Dani Dayan. During the exchange, Karmi challenges Dayan's claims of belonging to Palestine, accusing him and other Israeli settlers of being "common thieves". 

Ghada Karmi's argument

• Theft of resources: Karmi directly accuses Dayan of living on and benefiting from stolen Palestinian land, water, and fruit.
• Challenging indigenous claims: She dismantles Dayan's claim to be indigenous to the land by pointing out his origins: born in Argentina to a family with Ukrainian roots. She states that this background shows his lack of a genuine connection to Palestine.
• Condemning settlement expansion: Karmi's comments were made in the broader context of the Israeli occupation, which she argues is systematically dispossessing Palestinians of their land. 

Context of the event

• The heated exchange occurred during an Oxford Union debate titled "Israeli settlers: Patriots or invaders?".
• The debate also featured journalist Mehdi Hasan, who challenged Dayan on the legitimacy of Israeli settlements and the concept of Zionism as a colonial project.
• Dayan argued that Israeli settlements do not endanger Israel's existence but rather guarantee it. 

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