Hi Alan. Thanks for this superb work. I’ll take this also to thank you about your work with Simon effectively waking me up from the pseudo science bro carnivorish psychiatrist nightmare. Only point I felt is missing with regards to the effective annexation in the west bank and the reporting of Betselem is that it totally neglects the terror waves of the 80s and 90s through which I was growing in my teenage years. I don’t know how many people can grasp a reality where you seriously ask yourself if it is a good idea to go out today, maybe take a bus as you can possibly die by a Palestinian terrorist shooting, stabbing or exploding on you. This led Israel to build a wall to stop the flood of terror from the West Bank and probably to look for ways to stop those terrorist by approving the demolishing of their and their family houses (after a court marshal) as loosing their own lives was meaningless to those “Shahids”. Currently till this very moment, each “martyr” family is being paid a pension by the PA and praised.
Another brilliant essay, Alan, thanks a lot for your thoughtful, reasonable and humble voice in this, yes, "time of monsters", so damn necessary! I have not been aware, at least not in such detail, e.g. of the "post-war framework of minority rights", although it obviously is yet another part of this "knot" - and it is so important to keep in mind all these details that "people in the West, wholly unconnected to the conflict, comfortable and safe with their luxury radical-chic beliefs" don't want or mind to know. As another commenter said, "Everyone should read this."! Thank you, Alan, and I am very much looking forward to Part 3 of this! (to be honest, while not directly connected, I am German, usually more "leftist", and grew up, fortunately!, learning a lot about the indescribable cruelties of Nazi Germany as well as a "Never again" to Antisemitism; and I do have so many thoughts on what is going on in forms of "responses" to this hell, from all sides..)
This is a terrific summary, Alan.
Everyone should read this.
Hopefully part 3 includes the USA's role and more about UN failure.
Brilliant, as always, Dr Flanagan!
Hi Alan. Thanks for this superb work. I’ll take this also to thank you about your work with Simon effectively waking me up from the pseudo science bro carnivorish psychiatrist nightmare. Only point I felt is missing with regards to the effective annexation in the west bank and the reporting of Betselem is that it totally neglects the terror waves of the 80s and 90s through which I was growing in my teenage years. I don’t know how many people can grasp a reality where you seriously ask yourself if it is a good idea to go out today, maybe take a bus as you can possibly die by a Palestinian terrorist shooting, stabbing or exploding on you. This led Israel to build a wall to stop the flood of terror from the West Bank and probably to look for ways to stop those terrorist by approving the demolishing of their and their family houses (after a court marshal) as loosing their own lives was meaningless to those “Shahids”. Currently till this very moment, each “martyr” family is being paid a pension by the PA and praised.
Thank you for this insightful read. I was curious what your thoughts are on the updated hamas charter from 2017?
Thank you, Alan
Another brilliant essay, Alan, thanks a lot for your thoughtful, reasonable and humble voice in this, yes, "time of monsters", so damn necessary! I have not been aware, at least not in such detail, e.g. of the "post-war framework of minority rights", although it obviously is yet another part of this "knot" - and it is so important to keep in mind all these details that "people in the West, wholly unconnected to the conflict, comfortable and safe with their luxury radical-chic beliefs" don't want or mind to know. As another commenter said, "Everyone should read this."! Thank you, Alan, and I am very much looking forward to Part 3 of this! (to be honest, while not directly connected, I am German, usually more "leftist", and grew up, fortunately!, learning a lot about the indescribable cruelties of Nazi Germany as well as a "Never again" to Antisemitism; and I do have so many thoughts on what is going on in forms of "responses" to this hell, from all sides..)