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| Why the Arab World Is Lost in an Emotional Nakba, and How We Keep It There |
| 2014-06-26 |
| [TabletMag] Many post-Orientalists, in the tradition of Edward Saďd, have predicted the outbreak of democracy any decade now, from the 1990s to the "Arab Spring." Thus, while Yasser Arafat's "no" at Camp David shocked Bill Clinton, Dennis Ross, and a public fed on the idea of a win-win peace process, those familiar with the values of Arafat's primary honor-group predicted that rejection. If "that which has been taken by force must be regained by force," then nothing Arafat "got" in negotiations could possibly wash away the shame of a cowardly stroke of the pen that legitimized Dar al Harb in the midst of Dar al Islam. As a result, while Bill Clinton and Ehud Barak (and, reportedly, some younger Palestinian negotiators) mourned, Arafat returned to the Middle East a hero. |
| Posted by:Shipman |
| #5 it is not strictly and Arab problem it is an Islam problem Yes, and no. Yes because all Muslims suffer from it. No because Islam never detached itself from its Arab roots. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-06-26 14:23 |
| #4 it is not strictly and Arab problem it is an Islam problem thus not solvable by 'we' by refusing to give approvals, excuses, etc. to Islam, 'we' can help but only that |
| Posted by: lord garth 2014-06-26 11:49 |
| #3 Upon reflection I'll go with Churchill. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-06-26 04:44 |
| #2 Whatever happened to "Knock 'em down and stomp on their face until they see things our way"? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-06-26 04:39 |
| #1 Interesting, Shipman. Thank you. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2014-06-26 02:32 |