1/ Let me start by saying, welcome @PeterBeinart, it's great to have you. I appreciate the overall message of the piece - although I disagree with some of the points used to get there - among them the role of violence in Palestinian politics and society.
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2/ I understand the target audience, the nuance in framing the argument and the importance of moving the conversation forward, which this piece does. But we need to be very careful from feeding ugly preconceived notions regardless of whether the end is desired and noble.
3/ As many have pointed out and @PeterBeinart graciously referenced: these ideas are not new and part of a long Palestinian intellectual tradition. I'm glad we are having these conversations more widely but it seems that the world is just catching up.
4/ This leaves me to wonder: what needs to happen for Palestinian thinking and voices to be taken seriously on their own merits? Whether it is on apartheid, annexation, BDS, ethnic cleansing or a new social contract with freedom and rights for all.
5/ How bad do things need to get for us to define our own reality and vision for the future without being silenced, attacked, smeared, told we are being radical, controversial or living in a fantasy. Do always have to wait on an ally to articulate it before the world listens?
6/Thank you @PeterBeinart for the piece. I really mean that. But the structures of how we have these conversations needs to change. That is as fundamental as anything in moving forward together.
