israeli-palestine conflict
trying to understand. cards are not endorsements - just opinions to process
Alara and
israeli-palestine conflict
Golda - AppleTV
itunes.apple.comhighly recommended movie to understand what is happening
The 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.
Tyler Cowen • A few implications - Marginal REVOLUTION
Why does Egypt keep the border with Gaza closed?
Why are there more Palestinian refugees in Jordan than in Palestine?
Why doesn't Lebanon grant citizenship to Palestinian refugees?
Do Arab countries really support Palestine?
It's not as it seems:
a good thread on why so many countries support Palestine with words and not actions
People ask me all the time if I am "pro-Israel" because I am a Jew who has lived in Israel, and my answer is that being "pro-Israel" or being "pro-Palestine" or being a "Zionist" does not properly capture the nuance of thought most people do or should have about this issue. It certainly doesn't capture mine.
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Isaac Saulx.com
Poll conducted in West Bank and Gaza finds 75% support for October 7, including 60% extremely support, versus 12% against.
88% feel favorably toward Hamas, 10% unfavorable.
78% support a Palestinian state from "the river to the sea."
Nice people.... See more
Sam Harris articulating why "using human shields" versus "being deterred by them" tells you "everything you need to know about the moral imbalance between Israel and her enemies."
TRANSCRIPT:
The truth is that everything you need to know about the moral imbalance between Israel… Show more
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
