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Israelis are not Moral Monsters

JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin addresses the reactions to former President Trump's ambiguous proposal regarding Gaza, highlighting the starkly different perspectives between Israelis and international observers. 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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HamasTrumpGazaIsraelisInternational LawEthnic CleansingConflictRelocationMoralityNatan Slifkin

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"He presents a vision, however unrealistic, about Gazans moving or being moved elsewhere (particularly into countries that are actually historically and ethnically part of historic Palestine) and leading normal lives, as happens with millions of other refugees who are fortunate enough to escape conflict and be resettled."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"The entire culture is built around hating Israel and wanting to genocide the Jews, who they firmly believe stole their land and have no right to exist in Israel (which, incidentally, is also largely true for Palestinian culture in the West Bank)."
Ramallah, Ramallah and al-Bireh, Palestinian Territories
"as something absolutely unrealistic and out of touch with reality of the Middle East.With all my doubts and fears, I think this crazy idea is much less crazy than the idea of: The Oslo Accords if we bring ruthless dictator Arafat from Tunis to Ramallah and give him enough land, money, and weapons, without a Supreme Court, human rights organizations, and free press, he will defeat Hamas and live with us in peace and security."
Tunis, Tunisia
"as something absolutely unrealistic and out of touch with reality of the Middle East.With all my doubts and fears, I think this crazy idea is much less crazy than the idea of: The Oslo Accords if we bring ruthless dictator Arafat from Tunis to Ramallah and give him enough land, money, and weapons, without a Supreme Court, human rights organizations, and free press, he will defeat Hamas and live with us in peace and security."

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