My brother Dan has sent me this email, “The real story in Israel is that the general populous are victims of power hungry idiots….how can they not see that it is their own government that screwed them?” This is the central lesson to the current Gaza evictions. While the Israeli settlers are right in feeling betrayed by their government, by their supposed supporters, they should understand that the state never keeps its promises. It is in this understanding that there is inklings of hope for peace between the people of Israel and Palestine. Israeli citizens, in particular the settlers, are … Continue reading The Important Lesson of the Gaza Evictions