An Honest Conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
the fundamentals of this conflict that have existed since 1967 are somehow becoming more obvious and less accessible every day. As rhetoric bleeds into strategy, sobering arguments are polluted by perverse distortions and the only thing that makes sense is confusion. As a humble remedy, perhaps, the following conversation is a synthesis of hundreds of hours of candid discussions between Israeli and Palestinian colleagues and friends. It offers no solutions ... Full Story »
Posted by Christian Avard
Like the author, I can see that both "sides" have valid grievances and both "sides" have enough blood on their hands that to attempt to solve the solution by redressing past misdeeds is fruitless. Instead, one must rotate one's point of view 90 degrees; instead of Israelis vs. Palestinians, frame the struggle in terms of those who wish to continue the hostilities, vs. those who wish to end them.