israeli-palestine conflict
trying to understand. cards are not endorsements - just opinions to process
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israeli-palestine conflict
On the moral and ethical “confusion” of our times
It’s amazing how perfectly this conflict encapsulates the spiritual deficit of modernity, how every action may only be taken if it is in compliance with the ‘opinion of the world’, and how both sides only exist still because the mustered the support of actual kinetic powers by making those powers feel sorry for them or ethically appeased by helping... See more
Unlike with South African apartheid, Israel gives its Arab citizens all the rights available to its Jews, and it even has Arabs sitting in the Knesset. Further, Israel allows Palestinians into Israel to work, though, since millions of Arabs want to see Israel obliterated, Israel must carefully vet those it welcomes. And given the flow of weapons... See more
Gurwinder • Debunking Myths About Israel & Palestine
What are the best books about the Israeli / Palestinian conflict? And more generally the modern history of the Middle East region?
andrew chenx.comThe doctrine of deterrence has taken a beating. Few doubt that Israel can strike back at Gaza in a very powerful way, and yet that wasn’t enough to stop the attacks. I am still trying to digest this one.