from our viewpoint, we see again and in ever more hysterical vein the "plucky little Israel" myth. For a start, readers should check Ilan Pappe's Ten Myths, currently available for free in pdf form at Verso books. Just a reminder, too, that the one Israeli PM who seriously considered actually talking with the Palestinians, Yitzhak Rabin, was murdered by an Israeli- well, I was going to say "terrorist" of the type who now rule the roost entirely, getting away with murder daily in the Occupied Territories. Gaza, incidentally [?] is densely populated and with a very low median age. Gazan youths throw stones at Israeli youths and are answered by heavy weapons, supplied by the US and the UK, etc.
from our viewpoint, we see again and in ever more hysterical vein the "plucky little Israel" myth. For a start, readers should check Ilan Pappe's Ten Myths, currently available for free in pdf form at Verso books. Just a reminder, too, that the one Israeli PM who seriously considered actually talking with the Palestinians, Yitzhak Rabin, was murdered by an Israeli- well, I was going to say "terrorist" of the type who now rule the roost entirely, getting away with murder daily in the Occupied Territories. Gaza, incidentally [?] is densely populated and with a very low median age. Gazan youths throw stones at Israeli youths and are answered by heavy weapons, supplied by the US and the UK, etc.