Jeff--you are correct, you misinterpreted at least some of my point. I definitely did not mean that the Israel attack on the US ship was something trivial, but that I find recurrent incidents or patterns of violence are likely to tell us more of more significance. In any case, I thought this an interesting point of forgotten history, as I think I mentioned. As for your more serious point--re whether we should just stand around while the US still arms Israel, etc.--no no no, my point is, we need 1) instead of just critiquing, to forge alliances and support for the progressive and pro-peace groups among Israelis (and Arab Palestinians), 2) and to genuinely feel for the people concerned. I think I've posted these points before, actually. Paula
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