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The Banality of Evil

JL;DR SUMMARY Peter Beinart, in his New York Times bestselling book "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza," discusses the ethical realities facing Jews in light of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 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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Jewish IdentityGazaPalestiniansHumanitarian AidPeter BeinartEthnic CleansingEthicsYeshayahu LeibowitzCentrist Politics

Places mentioned

Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza"
Egypt
"seek medical care in Egypt."
New York, United States
"debating an old classmate, Michael Rubin of the American Enterprise Institute, on the proposition The oppression of Palestinians in non-democratic Israel has been systematic and profound at the Soho Forum in New York."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"February 18, Ill be speaking with UCLA historian David Myers at the Lumiere Music Hall in Los Angeles."
San Diego, California, United States
"February 17, Ill be speaking at San Diego State University."
Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
"March 3, Ill be speaking with Professor Atalia Omer at Notre Dame University."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"February 24, Ill be speaking with Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, DC."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"March 24, Ill be speaking at the University of Vermont."
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
"April 9, Ill be speaking at United Parish in Brookline, Massachusetts."
Ireland
"If readers know of venues on the Emerald Isle that might be interested in hosting a book talk, please let me know."
Middlebury, Vermont, United States
"March 25, Ill be speaking at Middlebury College."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Raef Zreik, a senior research fellow at the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute."

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