· Published 02:58 22.09.11 · Latest update 02:58 22.09.11 The Palestinians are the new Jews The Palestinians are the new Jews and their leaders are amazingly similar to the former Zionist leaders. By Gideon Levy Published 02:58 22.09.11Latest update 02:58 22.09.11 The Palestinians are the new Jews The Palestinians are the new Jews and their leaders are amazingly similar to the former Zionist leaders . By Gideon Levy Look at the Palestinians and look at us. Look at their leaders and recall ours. Not, of course, those we have today, but those we once had, the ones who established the state for us. The Palestinians are the new Jews and their leaders are amazingly similar to the former Zionist leaders . Their David Ben-Gurion is no longer with them - Yasser Arafat died under mysterious circumstances - but look at Mahmoud Abbas: Isn't he Levi Eshkol? Saeb Erekat - isn't he Abba Eban? Sala...