Interesting analysis of the evolution of Palestinian identity by an anti-Zionist

Zachary Foster has become a popular anti-Zionist tweeter in recent months, to the point of becoming essentially a troll more interested in scoring points than in facts.  (Before he blocked the terrific Adin Haykin, they had a number of entertaining exchanges.)Yet in the past, I have found his scholarly papers to be very interesting and illuminating, and they tell a story...

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Israel admits it mistakenly killed one Palestinian - the exception that proves the rule

Last week, at an impromptu checkpoint, IDF soldiers pulled a young man out of his car. His father, Ahmed Kahla, leaped out of the car (Haaretz' words) towards the soldiers. Fearful that they were being attacked, the soldiers shot the father, killing him.The IDF investigated and determined that lethal force was not necessary, and that the soldiers' stories about what happened...

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UN concerned over number of Palestinians killed this year - but doesn't say that 95% were terrorists (Adin Haykin mega-thread)

On October 29, AP reported:The U.N. Mideast envoy said 2022 is on course to be the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank since the U.N. started tracking fatalities in 2005, and he called for immediate action to calm “an explosive situation” and move toward renewing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.Tor Wennesland told the U.N. Security Council that “mounting hopelessness,...

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