What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Palestine? Part 2: Hypocrisy

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!

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