In the last 20 years, I’ve read only one mostly fair and balanced unpacking of the fundamentals behind the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. It was this one, by Max Fisher. It’s 8 years old, but still mostly current.

I urge everyone, especially you GenZs who are new to this ongoing tragedy to read it. It’s important to know what’s real, what’s myth, and what’s complete bullshit. Dare I say it? “On both sides.”

“The 11 biggest myths about Israel-Palestine”
https://www.vox.com/2015/5/14/18093732/israel-palestine-misconceptions

The 11 biggest myths about Israel-Palestine

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@shoq one additional nuance missing from the myth that "Israel is a European colony" is that the majority (or at least a plurality) of Israeli citizens trace their backgrounds to Mizrahi Jews, not Ashkenazi or Sephardi.

True, and while I am hardly an authority on Israel or its politics, it seems that a lot of the right leaning extremism finds the most fertile soil amid the Mizrahim. Is this mostly right or wrong in your view?

Source: @grimpen
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