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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reality: Jeff has stated outright he’s sympathetic to the Palestinian cause so I don’t think there needs to be guesswork there. He doesn’t see his words as anti-Semitic. Do I think he has blinders on? Yes but I think that of many leftists - idealism to the point that it ‘breaks’ their brains.  I do think the statement that led up to Jeff being called an anti-Semite were shocking, especially in regards to Shani Louk. He feels he was adding logic to an atrocious situation, but the visual of seeing that poor girl being paraded around in the state she was in, the torturous calls to her parents, etc, left no need for explanation by anyone. Trying to make that less heinous was not possible.[/quote]
Palestinians were massacred and forcibly removed from their lands in 1948 to create the nation of Israel (with the help of western powers like Britain). And they continue to be brutally occupied by Israel. Palestinians are also humans and also deserve to live. [/quote]

I agree with you that Palestinians are human and deserve to live. That should be a given. Your version of events about the creation of Israel, however, omits the fact that Arab countries rejected the creation of two states and attacked the Jews, which began a war that led to the displacement of Palestinians. And the attacks on Israel in 1967 and 1972, which led to the occupation of the West Bank... I think if we are to work in good faith together, we must recognize that there is a complex history here and commit to coexistence going forward. We need to find a way for both Israelis and Palestinians to reject extremist leaders (which I know is easier said that done for Palestinians who were denied subsequent elections since Hamas took power in Gaza) and find common ground. My own dream is for a two-state solution even though it feels hopeless. [/quote]

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