'NY Times Magazine' article shows reality through Palestinian eyes

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

http://972mag.com/ny-times-magazine-article-shows-reality-through-palestinian-eyes/67696/

Stories dealing with the occupation in the U.S. media are often presented within a two-sided framework – either as a Rashomon of versions between Israelis and Palestinians (the “equal playing field” illusion) or as an internal Israeli debate between a moderate (aka “rational,” “moral”) peace camp and a “hardline” (“messianic”, “violent”) camp. The latter genre tends to speak the language of Israeli interests, to which the Palestinians are no more than an object (“if Israel fails to end the occupation, its own survival is at stake”). They miss the obvious sentiment that anyone can feel in the West Bank: regardless of the internal conversation within the Jewish public, the occupation is an Israeli policy, in which all adversaries – settlers, army, coalition and opposition – play a part. In other words, even when most of the media criticizes the occupation, it does so through Israeli eyes, and through the framework of Israeli criticism. But there are other ways to tell this story and what might seem like a “pro-Palestinian” bias is simply the “bias” of reality.

[azurnoir]

1. wonder which will happen will Ben Ehrenreich be denounced

or ignored, I'm betting on the later

[GeoWilliam750]

2. It is easier

to forgive someone for being wrong than it is to forgive them for being right.

In some ways this seems to mirror the debate/conflict that went on in the US before the civil war. Once somebody is emotionally invested in an opinion, an idea, an ideology, or a religion, it is nearly impossible to change it without having first been proven right - and with religion they can never obtain proof.

Thus, there is often a doubling down when opposition becomes more logical and rationale.

[oberliner]

3. An article about an article

Come on 972mag-ers, surely you can do better than that!

[Jefferson23]

4. You can't do better than that, not from what I've read of your posts. n/t

[oberliner]

5. I try to post thoughtfully most of the time

I do confess to the occasional snark, but I do try to make an effort to engage in discussion with people who are willing and interested in doing so.