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I don't tilt toward the Palestinians in their dispute with Israel. And I'm not anti-Zionist.
But the bias in this @Quillette piece is pretty remarkable.
Two sentences really stand out.
First one: "Pinpointing the origin of the Arab-Jewish conflict is not easy."
No, pinpointing the origin actually couldn't be easier: Hundreds of thousands of Jews moved in a fairly short period of time from Europe to the Levant and then created an independent state against the objections of the centuries-long majority of the population.
Then this: "Jews... had maintained a nearly uninterrupted presence since the destruction of the second Jewish Commonwealth in 70CE."
This of course doesn't mention the fact that for about 500 years prior to modern Zionism, Jews were only about 3% of the population of the area (see graph in tweet below).
I don't understand why it's necessary to distort or leave out history just because you've picked one of the sides. You can support Israel's right to exist and still acknowledge that the Palestinians were screwed by Zionism and have every right to their rage.quillette.com/2023/10/21/its…
But the bias in this @Quillette piece is pretty remarkable.
Two sentences really stand out.
First one: "Pinpointing the origin of the Arab-Jewish conflict is not easy."
No, pinpointing the origin actually couldn't be easier: Hundreds of thousands of Jews moved in a fairly short period of time from Europe to the Levant and then created an independent state against the objections of the centuries-long majority of the population.
Then this: "Jews... had maintained a nearly uninterrupted presence since the destruction of the second Jewish Commonwealth in 70CE."
This of course doesn't mention the fact that for about 500 years prior to modern Zionism, Jews were only about 3% of the population of the area (see graph in tweet below).
I don't understand why it's necessary to distort or leave out history just because you've picked one of the sides. You can support Israel's right to exist and still acknowledge that the Palestinians were screwed by Zionism and have every right to their rage.quillette.com/2023/10/21/its…
People in the replies telling me I'm "wrong" and then providing info that doesn't relate to the two specific points I made.
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