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Of course all such conclusions about appropriate actions against the rich and powerful are based on a fundamental flaw: This is us, and that is them. This crucial principle, deeply embedded in Western culture, suffices to undermine even the most precise analogy and the most impeccable reasoning.
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― Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
― Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel's War Against the Palestinians
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When Israel invaded in 1982, there’d been a lot of recent violence across the border, all from Israel north. There had been an American-brokered cease-fire which the PLO had held to scrupulously, initiating no cross-border actions. But Israel carried out thousands of provocative actions, including bombing of civilian targets all to try to get the PLO to do something, thus giving Israel an excuse to invade. (44)
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― The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many
― The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many
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