▁gen o cide ▁in ▁its ▁canon ." ▁ ▁Pur im ▁Professor ▁B auer ▁was ▁a ▁featured ▁speaker ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Global ▁Forum ▁to ▁Com bat ▁Ant is emit ism , ▁now ▁a ▁major ▁international ▁event ▁in ▁Jerusalem ▁organized ▁by ▁Israel ' s ▁Foreign ▁Ministry . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁many ▁nations ▁have ▁myth s ▁similar ▁to ▁Pur im . ▁ ▁Poss ibility ▁of ▁gen o cide ▁in ▁Palest ine - Is rael ▁ ▁While ▁speaking ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁visitors ▁to ▁Israel ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁B auer ▁stated ▁that ▁" What ▁we ▁have ▁here ▁between ▁the ▁Israel is ▁and ▁the ▁Palest ini ans ▁is ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict ▁- ▁if ▁one ▁side ▁becomes ▁stronger ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁chance ▁of ▁gen o cide ." ▁When ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁visitors ▁asked , ▁" Am ▁I ▁to ▁understand ▁that ▁you ▁think ▁Israel ▁could ▁commit ▁gen o cide ▁on ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁people ? ," ▁B auer ▁answered ▁" Yes ," ▁and ▁added , ▁" Just ▁two ▁days ▁ago , ▁extrem ist ▁sett lers ▁passed ▁out ▁fly ers ▁to ▁rid ▁Arab s ▁from ▁this ▁land . ▁Eth nic ▁cle ans ing ▁results ▁in ▁mass ▁killing ." ▁B auer ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁opinion ▁pol ls ▁show ▁that ▁a ▁high ▁percentage ▁of ▁Palest ini ans ▁want ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁Jews . ▁ ▁Could ▁any ▁Jews ▁have ▁been ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁America ? ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁B auer ' s ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Israel ▁Journal ▁of