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Palestinians run from tear gas and gunfire during a protest near the Gaza border, east of Al Bureij refugee camp, October 16, 2015. The Israeli army killed at least two people during the protest. (Ezz Zanoun/Activestills.org)
Israelis and Palestinians are living in different worlds
There is something about the way that Israelis and Palestinians are discussing the violent events of recent weeks that suggests a new, particularly worrying dissonance between the two societies. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always included a full-fledged war of narratives. From biblical and historical land claims, to the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem, to…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man October 19, 2015
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