What might we find at the very core of debates surrounding what’s happening in Palestine?
Certainly not always, but sometimes, there is a layer of hypocrisy we need to cut through.
When we do that – including inspecting our own hypocrisy sometimes, ouch – is a very simple answer to the real question here. In the end, we might have different values. And there’s a benefit in clarifying where we disagree exactly.
As promised, here are some resources you might want to check out. And to do your own research, of course!
- Protests in Gaza
- Defense for Children Palestine
- The 2014 Gaza War and Israel’s investigation in the killing of the kids
- A report on this killing by The Intercept
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