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Israel/Palestine

elleng

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1. *reminded them of what they'd learned in school about the history of the US,

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Sun Nov 12, 2023, 04:02 PM

Nov 2023

“in terms of a people who came to a new country that were refugees or immigrants and created a city on a hill, a beacon of light and a democracy. That narrative is incredibly empowering until you hear about the Native Americans and you realize it lacks some really basic points.”'

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Raised to see Israel as a 'Jewish Disneyland', two US film-makers are telling a different story [View all] cbabe Nov 2023 OP

*reminded them of what they'd learned in school about the history of the US, elleng Nov 2023 #1

Bingo. Think. Again. Nov 2023 #2

Isn't that true of any existing society that is violently overtaken by another? erronis Nov 2023 #3