I didn’t plan to be an author. What I planned, what I was taught to plan, was to be quiet. Being quiet is the survival training most of us receive early in life. We learn not to make waves, not to draw attention, and not to say things that might make others uncomfortable. Quiet is praised as maturity, humility, and politeness. It brings acceptance and safety, or at least the promise of safety. So, for much of my life, I stayed quiet and buried myself in books…
1948: Independence and Catastrophe The war began before Israel existed. Within days of the United Nations vote to partition Palestine in November 1947, fighting broke out between the Jewish and Arab communities already living there. By the time the war ended, the State of Israel would exist. Palestine would not. Roughly 700,000 Palestinians would be… Read more: 1948: Independence and Catastrophe
Most people believe tyranny arrives suddenly, carried in by marching boots, clenched fists, and violent takeovers. History tells a different story. Tyranny almost always arrives slowly, quietly, and legally. It moves forward not primarily through force, but through normalization, fear, exhaustion, and silence. It advances when ordinary people begin telling themselves a dangerous lie: I… Read more: Your Role in Resisting Tyranny
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1948: Independence and Catastrophe The war began before Israel existed. Within days of the United Nations vote to partition Palestine in November 1947, fighting broke out between the Jewish and Arab communities already living there. By the time the war ended, the State of Israel would exist. Palestine would not. Roughly 700,000 Palestinians would be… Read more: 1948: Independence and Catastrophe
Most people believe tyranny arrives suddenly, carried in by marching boots, clenched fists, and violent takeovers. History tells a different story. Tyranny almost always arrives slowly, quietly, and legally. It moves forward not primarily through force, but through normalization, fear, exhaustion, and silence. It advances when ordinary people begin telling themselves a dangerous lie: I… Read more: Your Role in Resisting Tyranny