ity ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁proud ▁Arab s ▁so ▁that ▁Palest ine ▁can ▁be ▁restored ▁to ▁the ▁Jews ▁partly ▁or ▁wh olly ▁as ▁their ▁national ▁home   ... ▁They ▁can ▁sett le ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁only ▁by ▁the ▁good will ▁of ▁the ▁Arab s . ▁They ▁should ▁seek ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁Arab ▁heart ." ▁Gand hi ▁later ▁told ▁American ▁journalist ▁Louis ▁Fischer ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁that ▁" J ew s ▁have ▁a ▁good ▁case ▁in ▁Palest ine . ▁If ▁the ▁Arab s ▁have ▁a ▁claim ▁to ▁Palest ine , ▁the ▁Jews ▁have ▁a ▁prior ▁claim ". ▁ ▁Character ization ▁as ▁rac ist ▁ ▁David ▁Ben - G ur ion ▁stated ▁that ▁" There ▁will ▁be ▁no ▁disc rim ination ▁among ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁state ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁race , ▁religion , ▁sex , ▁or ▁class ." ▁Like wise , ▁Vladimir ▁J ab ot in sky ▁av owed ▁" the ▁minor ity ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁rendered ▁def ens eless ... ▁[ the ] ▁aim ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁is ▁to ▁guarantee ▁that ▁the ▁minor ity ▁too ▁has ▁influence ▁on ▁matters ▁of ▁state ▁policy ." ▁ ▁However , ▁critics ▁of ▁Z ion ism ▁consider ▁it ▁a ▁colonial ist ▁or ▁rac ist ▁movement . ▁According ▁to ▁historian ▁A vi ▁Sh laim , ▁throughout ▁its ▁history ▁up ▁to ▁present ▁day , ▁Z ion ism ▁" is ▁re ple te ▁with ▁manifest ations ▁of ▁deep ▁host ility ▁and ▁cont empt ▁towards ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁population ." ▁Sh laim ▁bal ances ▁this ▁by ▁pointing ▁out