27. A single assassin doesn't change public opinion. It takes actual social and political factors to do that.
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29. But in failing to consider the reasons for his victory, he creates the impression that "we" doesn't include Israelis.
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30. It feels like he's saying: "Israelis are so unnatural as to valorize the killer of their leader, so they must not be rational actors."
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31. To be clear: I believe that so long as Israelis continue to live in denial about our reality, we have no hope for a safe future.
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32. And that the continued adherence to the no partner meme is a sickness in our society quite apart from the strengthening of the far right
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33. But being wrong isn't the same thing as being irrational.
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34. There are reasons for Israelis' rejection of peace. You can't "think about where we go from here" without understanding them.
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35. Because there is potential for misunderstanding, I want to reiterate that I respect
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36. I also want to reiterate that I do and have always supported the two-state solution, though I see little hope for it at present.
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@NussbaumAbigail I'd argue even before 2nd intafada, Barak's settlement building while talks going on doomed possibility for peace.
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