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During quarantine I spent a lot of time reading Palestinian writing. And I prayed for the humility to hear truths that were sometimes hard to swallow. Since I enjoy an unearned privilege in this conversation, I want to acknowledge some of the writing that has shaped my thinking.
My friend Yousef Munayyer& #39;s essay in Foreign Affairs, which goes into important detail about constitutional protections in an equal state https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/israel/2019-10-15/there-will-be-one-state-solution">https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/...
Rashid Khalidi& #39;s The Iron Cage, an amazing primer on Palestinian politics during the British Mandate in particular https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/206000/the-iron-cage-by-rashid-khalidi/">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/206...
Ussama Makdisi& #39;s The Age of Coexistence, which is a hugely important corrective to widespread stereotypes about relations between Muslims, Christians and Jews before Israel& #39;s creation https://history.rice.edu/publications/books/ussama-makdisi/age-of-coexistence">https://history.rice.edu/publicati...
Ali Abunimah& #39;s book, One Country, which is both trenchantly argued and deeply generous in spirit. I wish I could assign it in every Jewish school https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780805086669">https://us.macmillan.com/books/978...
And writing by @SamBahour, Leila Farsakh, Bashir Bashir and many others.
"Make yourself a teacher." (Avot 1:6). I& #39;m grateful to all of these writers for being my teachers.
