I received an email blast from the Israel Project today that announced, “Obama Calls on Palestinians to End Culture of Hate.”
And I agree completely. I also agree with the J-Street campaign to freeze the growth of settlements. In fact I strongly believe that the Palestinians should stop using terror, and the Israelis should roll back settlements and remove checkpoints in the West Bank.
In fact most Zionist sympathizers (let’s call ‘em “those on the right” to simplify the argument) would agree that the Palestinians should abandon violence and hatred, and most Palestinian sympathizers (let’s call them “the left” …) would agree that Israel should roll back the settlements and remove checkpoints. It is in reality far more complicated, but this in a nutshell is the problem. Until Israel realizes that it has to roll back settlements and remove checkpoints and the Palestinians realize they have to abandon hatred the cycle of violence will continue, and each side will continue to shout their certainties to their own choirs. And more people will die, and Israel will not be secure.
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