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| Palestinians See Little Hope in Israeli Elections | |
| 2019-04-02 | |
"We have learned from past experience that we are always the victims of Israeli elections, and it doesn't seem there will be anything new," said 58-year-old Barakat. "It is more than likely there will be no meaningful changes, despite our hopes that there will be something new to change the situation," he added as he walked with bags of groceries in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 "It is more than likely there will be no meaningful changes, despite our hopes that there will be something new to change the situation," "Our Hopes" as opposed to "the great steps we have taken towards peace". When reading The Arab Mind, one of the (many!) things that struck me was the idea that talking about something was the same as actually doing it. I see it again and again in the ME where loud bloviation and mustache-cursing takes the place of concrete action. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-04-02 09:22 |
| #2 Could've just left it at: "We have learned from past |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-04-02 07:08 |
| #1 There's just zero agency by muzzies, they just seem to expect civilised people to make the place better for them. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-04-02 04:10 |