JonOfGnod
@GnodJonof
In the land of gnod
So the lesson these Arab liberals learned from a year of war with Israel that went terribly for Israel's opponents is....no peace with Israel.
My Middle Eastern social circles in Europe and the UK (as well as the region) are dominated by Arab liberals of all religions who are mostly Western-trained and oriented and very unsympathetic toward Islamist groups. These people are in tech, research, finance, law, consulting,…
Depressing to see @GordonBrown fall into one of the traps that @ShMMor describes. "Let's throw even more aid at Gazans - surely that will help solve the problem". Unfortunately, he neglects to consider the incentives this creates for Gaza's rulers. amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
A year later, I look at four failed concepts — comprehensive mental models — that brought us to the disaster of October 7. mosaicmagazine.com/essay/israel-z…
Like clockwork: theguardian.com/world/2024/oct… youtu.be/bq9MB9t7WlI?si… @HonestReporting @CAMERAorgUK @CAMERAorg @ShMMor @GileadIni @
Come on @FT, is this really the best you can do? Doesn't sound very anxious to me. @havivrettiggur ft.com/content/25fb22…
Forget my view. Read the Moratinos non-paper (un.org/unispal/docume…) and the memoirs of former Palestinian PM Abu Ala (Ahmad Qurei):
x.com/ryangrim/statu… I'm indifferent whether you will accept anything that contradicts your view. As Grimm notes, that Israel has continuously offered a two state solution is an article of faith rather than fact.