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No Simple Slogans for Israel and Gaza
It would help if we understood some of the complexities of the Israel-Gaza conflict that popular slogans ignore.
Gale Boyd
March 20, 2024
It would help if we understood some of the complexities of the Israel-Gaza conflict that popular slogans ignore.
Does pursuing vengeance serve justice? In many cases, it prolongs and multiplies conflict, harming innocents.
For eight years in Jerusalem, a family observes the complexities of Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Israel’s survival hinges on military might, while Palestinians face leaders’ corruption. The struggle muddies right and wrong for both.
Most everyone agrees that the United States is in trouble. Like everything else, however, we don’t agree on what that danger entails.
If an informed citizenry is crucial to a healthy democracy, the incentives against that can be remarkably rational and compelling to an average American.
