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What Do Palestinians Want?

I’m still thinking about the Nakba panel at Columbia last night. Christopher Varley tells me of a tee shirt he once saw a young Arab wearing in Jerusalem: “So how far east do you want me to move?” The Palestinian was of course talking about what Israelis want. Well, we always talk about what Israelis want. There are giant organizations in Washington dedicated to that idea.

But what do Palestinians want? That was the beauty of the conversation in Schermerhorn Hall last night. Jews were asking that question. What do Palestinians want? A simple question, maybe a complex answer. I don’t know. Don’t we need to ask?

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