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Nusseibeh makes a surprising and tragic observation about his time teaching at a university in the West Bank in the 1980s: the more secular students, namely nationalists, liberals, and communists, were more likely to advocate armed resistance to the Israeli occupation, while the devout Muslims, believing that right would ultimately overcome might, took a more peaceful and quietistic approach.
— May 15, 2024 06:56PM
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Crazy how George H.W. Bush was the last American President who seemed even remotely interested in fostering a just political solution to the conflict. Naturally, Bill Clinton accused him of normalizing antisemitism during his 1992 campaign.
— May 22, 2024 07:24PM
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"The PLO had far more to gain from a nonviolent struggle than the Israelis, for whom a switch to dialogue would have meant having to defend the indefensible [necessitating eventual retreat]. . .There arose a strategy of blaming moderates for the acts of extremists, crushing the moderates, and leaving the extremists intact - just in case they needed them as an excuse to smash the next crop of moderates in the future."
— May 16, 2024 09:26PM
