However, I offer them here as a corrective to erroneous and decontextualized views. I would not argue for the innocence of Israel, especially after 1982. Israel's military organization is a matter of pragmatic calculations supplementing moral ones, i.e., the only means to assure survival. We should not criticize its success. But the Palestinians, who until recently were led by their own violent lunatic fringe, and many of whom still speak and act in terms of death and destruction, must reciprocate.
Peace requires partners.
When Labor returns to power in Israel, I hope that the majority of Palestinians will still be ready for peace. As for The Ethical Spectacle, I hope that you will recognize that power is morally ambiguous and history is complicated. It may not be fair to identify Palestinians with the Nazis, but it is even less fair to identify Israelis with them. If you take genocide seriously, do not lump it in with lesser, albeit serious crimes, and if you take those crimes seriously, do not lump them in with self-defense. In short, I encourage you to take Middle Eastern history as seriously as you have taken European history.