Okay, help me out on this one. Western views on the history of Arab/Israeli conflict is the number one reason for Arab/Israeli violence? Like, if Western thought on that history was more accurate as you advocate, there would be no conflict?
Serious question, as I do and have appreciated your posts on this thread.
I appreciate your post, and that my response was grossly oversimplified and does not recognize, as you point out, periods of peaceful coexistence.
But I still can't help but think that there will be Palestinians who survived the destruction of Gaza and who will seek violent retribution against Israel. And I don't think I'm alone or unreasonable for thinking that.
And, of course, there's the obvious centuries of religious and turf wars between Arabs and Jews already in the Palestinian DNA. This ceasefire ain't doing shit, certainly not in the long term, when the next generations of Arabs who lived through or watched Gaza get completely obliterated will make revenge against Israel their lives' mission.
Man, I wish I had a billion dollars so I could pressure federal law enforcement to use American taxpayer resources to chase urban myths and absurd conspiracy theories. I mean, I might also give a few dollars to a soup kitchen.