The trouble is that the sense of powerlessness is overwhelming. It seems to me reasonable to suspect that it's rivalry within the various players involved in the internal politics of Israeli that's driving this particular circuit of human misery, and there's not a lot any of us can do about that.
Another trouble is that the long term consequences of all this are likely to be dire for all concerned, not least the Israelis themselves.
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The problem is an old one. The Philistines (who are now the Palestinians) used to have regular battles with the Israelites who invaded them. Here's a link to the first recorded theocratic tribute exacted from the Philistines: five gold tumours and five gold rats. Amazing.
It all comes down to that itchy old patriarch Abraham/Ibrahim. Everyone knows Ishmael/Ismail was the first son, and it's obvious even from reading the Bible that he got a bad deal from his old man.
Ah, the lessons of history...
Why am I not surprised that autolycus should take the long view? The very, very long view.
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