You may be right, Martin. Wills' list of events is certainly chosen to highlight that impression. I was not aware of any increase in anti-Semitism; I don't truck with it nor do any of the people I hang with.

I do believe that both the people of Israel and the people called Palestinians need to examine how they have contributed to the endlessly violent collision over there. It has been my experience that two individuals free of external constraints, no matter what their origins, can readily establish common grounds for communication. It is only when they are operating as tokens of some kind of group-force that they have to carry around so much baggage they can't think straight.

If all the rationalizations and justifications were left behind, it seems to me a workable peace process good evolve which would actually end the life-threatening violence on both sides. Can you imagine such a thing occurring? Or does it seem hopelessly unrealistic to you?

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