Mindy, in reality EVERYONE knows this (though many pretend not to). Even the Israelis know this, but to come to terms with the TRUTH would mean that they would have to own up to their complicity in all the EVIL and CRIMES perpetrated by Israelis and Zionists since before 1948. This cognitive dissonance would BREAK many a Zionist. Hence, they do their utmost to disbelieve and not admit what is apparent to the WHOLE WORLD. Call it self-induced brainwashing if you will in an attempt to maintain their illusions of Israeli society and culture.