The facts outlined in TC's post are mostly unknown to most Americans. In order for public opinion to align with factual descriptions of events, there needs to a much more knowledgeable shared narrative about the Middle East, which is fact-based. For appropriate understanding, this fact-base must reach to the creation of the Zionist movem…
The facts outlined in TC's post are mostly unknown to most Americans. In order for public opinion to align with factual descriptions of events, there needs to a much more knowledgeable shared narrative about the Middle East, which is fact-based. For appropriate understanding, this fact-base must reach to the creation of the Zionist movement over a century ago, as there is no break between that and now. Sadly, this is not likely to be taught in the public schools, for multiple reasons. It is also unreasonable to expect a substantial proportion of the population to read Noah Lucas' The Modern History of Israel and several other books with clear-eyed description of events. That presents quite a conundrum. Nevertheless, I applaud TC's effort to speak the facts as he finds them, regardless of the implications, controversy and the huge segment of the population that is caught behind a wall of factual ignorance and the prejudice that results. I rarely offer comment in general society about this topic, as the probability is very high that facts I consider second-nature would be reaching someone for the first time and it would be dismissed as ludicrous, impossible and/or anti-Semitic. I have no doubt that TC's post would be accused as being anti-Semitic by many, while to my reading such a claim is itself ludicrous and absolutely unjustified on any grounds. The direct quotes of so any Israelis in positions of power and influence that are contained in this post, in the aggregate, is very, very striking and allows for no misunderstanding of the message.
The facts outlined in TC's post are mostly unknown to most Americans. In order for public opinion to align with factual descriptions of events, there needs to a much more knowledgeable shared narrative about the Middle East, which is fact-based. For appropriate understanding, this fact-base must reach to the creation of the Zionist movement over a century ago, as there is no break between that and now. Sadly, this is not likely to be taught in the public schools, for multiple reasons. It is also unreasonable to expect a substantial proportion of the population to read Noah Lucas' The Modern History of Israel and several other books with clear-eyed description of events. That presents quite a conundrum. Nevertheless, I applaud TC's effort to speak the facts as he finds them, regardless of the implications, controversy and the huge segment of the population that is caught behind a wall of factual ignorance and the prejudice that results. I rarely offer comment in general society about this topic, as the probability is very high that facts I consider second-nature would be reaching someone for the first time and it would be dismissed as ludicrous, impossible and/or anti-Semitic. I have no doubt that TC's post would be accused as being anti-Semitic by many, while to my reading such a claim is itself ludicrous and absolutely unjustified on any grounds. The direct quotes of so any Israelis in positions of power and influence that are contained in this post, in the aggregate, is very, very striking and allows for no misunderstanding of the message.