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An Israeli Takes Down Revisionist 'Debaters'

JL;DR SUMMARY Dr. Einat Wilf delivered a passionate defense of Israel's desire for peace at the Oxford Union, countering the motion that Israel never truly sought peace with Palestine. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Oslo AccordsSix Day WarPalestinePeace ProcessGaza ConflictIntifadaSelf DeterminationEinat WilfOxford Union

Places mentioned

Oxford, England, United Kingdom
"Dr. Einat Wilf, second from left, and her colleagues spoke at Oxford Union on June 18."
Israel
"Today, I am pleased to share the speech text of author and former Israel Knesset Member Einat Wilf, one of the speakers who stood up on behalf of Israel and historical fact."
Amman, Jordan
"Remember, at the end of the 1948 war, Jordan annexed the West Bank and Egypt administered Gaza."
Cairo, Egypt
"Remember, at the end of the 1948 war, Jordan annexed the West Bank and Egypt administered Gaza."
Arkansas, United States
"President Bill Clinton put a peace deal on the table that would have given the Palestinians all of Gaza, 96% of the West Bank with comparable land swaps from within Israel, no settlements, safe passage between the two territories, most of the Old City, Arab East Jerusalem for a capital and an international force replacing the IDF on the West Bank."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Israel even disengaged from Gaza in 2005, removing all settlements, allowing ourselves to believe that the elected government of Hamas wanted to focus on improving their peoples lives, instead of destroying ours."
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