Though not American nor in the US, nor have any sort of connection with Israeli/Palestinian issue, I enjoyed reading your piece as it well put a major and important aspect of it into context. Context is often what is missing from the BIG issues we've faced especially recently, including covid. Context can include history and precedents, but most over-reactive people don't really care unfortunately. But there are those who will appreciate context, so thank you.
Thanks for the comment. Lately it seems that both self-determination and “settler-colonialism” are used as rhetorical cudgels rather than to intellectually advance legitimate claims. The lack of an understanding of the pertinent history of a region only makes matters worse. Given the complicated history of many regions, unless both sides are genuinely interested in resolving their differences peacefully, armed conflict will remain the norm.
Though not American nor in the US, nor have any sort of connection with Israeli/Palestinian issue, I enjoyed reading your piece as it well put a major and important aspect of it into context. Context is often what is missing from the BIG issues we've faced especially recently, including covid. Context can include history and precedents, but most over-reactive people don't really care unfortunately. But there are those who will appreciate context, so thank you.
Thanks for reading it. I agree that context is important. The downside is that it requires thought which so many appear unwilling to engage in.
Thanks for the comment. Lately it seems that both self-determination and “settler-colonialism” are used as rhetorical cudgels rather than to intellectually advance legitimate claims. The lack of an understanding of the pertinent history of a region only makes matters worse. Given the complicated history of many regions, unless both sides are genuinely interested in resolving their differences peacefully, armed conflict will remain the norm.