Another exchange with BobThis is another exchange that was triggered by the al-Aqsa intifada. It is an interesting exchange in the sense that Bob brought to the fore many of the classical arguments that Israel and its apologists mention in any debate or discussion. I refuted each and every one of them. As such, this exchange can really be considered as a 101 course in Arab-Israeli conflict. What this exchange revealed also is that in spite of the logical argumentation backed by facts, Americans who have been brainwashed for a long time by the media have a hard time (a) accepting that Israel is not after all a "democracy", at least by Western standards and (b) rejecting the mythology that envelops it. This is also an exchange that was conducted through the usual mutual friend Richard.
Exchange 1