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In reply to the discussion: Both right. Both wrong. But only one really bears responsibility. [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)It is about pride, and anger has become even more than a habit. Anger is now viewed as a righteous virtue. The reactions of many well meaning people do not help. What can help is to keep talking about the importance of a two-nation solution. That is the concept in my opinion that permits each side to have national pride in itself.
Obviously, Palestinians need to have help in obtaining the essentials -- water, etc., but beyond that, they need a lot of help in organizing self-government. They hold elections, but they don't really, from what I can tell, have a sense of being a nation with the responsibilities that entails -- like preventing your citizens from acting like vigilantes and trying to avenge national or personal wrongs.
The deaths of Palestinians is a horrible thing. But both sides suffer from the terrible fear of the violence from the other side. And both sides are very proud.
Don't forget. The Holocaust is still very present to the Israelis. They cannot be expected to get over thousands of years of persecution and repression in less than 100. Same for the Palestinians.