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On the Preciousness of Life

JL;DR SUMMARY Peter Beinart reflects on the murder of Israeli embassy officials Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, emphasizing the preciousness of all human life. 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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IntersectionalityFree SpeechInternational LawViolencePalestinian CauseIsraeli CiviliansYair GolanYaron LischinskySarah MilgrimHuman Life

Places mentioned

Israel
"It's incredibly self-defeating and self-destructive, if you're concerned about Palestinian life in Gaza and beyond, because it turns a conversation that was growing about trying to put limits on unconditional support for Israel..."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"...and self-destructive, if you're concerned about Palestinian life in Gaza and beyond, because it turns a conversation that was growing about trying to put limits on unconditional support for Israel that's been leading to the utter destruction of the Gaza Strip."
Ukraine
"...whether you're in the Ukraine or in the West Bank, or anywhere else in the world, you have, under international law, the right to defend yourself."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"But that is fundamentally different than walking down the street in Washington, D.C, and killing two civilian staffers of the Israeli embassy..."
Palestinian Territories
"...whether you're in the Ukraine or in the West Bank, or anywhere else in the world, you have, under international law, the right to defend yourself."

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