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(12-11-2023, 01:08 PM)Dill Wrote: Well said.  

I'm curious which way Israeli politics will break after this war. 

Will they continue to create opponents who "cannot be negotiated with" 

or will they finally work for a settlement that takes Palestinian rights seriously? 

I'm curious to see which trend the US will support as well. 

It has been an interesting conversation over here. I have been listening to a lot of discussions on the topic of this war and how Americans have been viewing it. The Baby Boomers grew up hearing the stories of their parents and the atrocities of the Holocaust. They and Gen X really saw Israel struggling to exist. My generation and younger have seen nothing but a strong Israel that has the ability to hold off just about anything, has nuclear weapons, and has their "big brother" the US standing over their shoulder. We know what happened, but we have only seen Israel in a position where they have really been the bully, not the bullied, and that colors our perception of it all. This can shift the role of US policy going forward.

I hope the people of Israel, though, will make adjustments in light of everything. I just don't see it happening, though.