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Israel/Palestine

cachukis

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3. I did read the article. I used to teach writing

Reply to Ray Bruns (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 23, 2023, 03:06 PM

Oct 2023

and I would caution my students not to just accept what was on the page, there is always a bit of truth in what everyone says, but to consider what was not on the page.
Authors generally want to frame their story to fit their perspective.
Perhaps I'm missing something.

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Background: Arafat didn't negotiate - he just kept saying no [View all] Mosby Oct 2023 OP

Is there another side to this story? cachukis Oct 2023 #1

No. Arafat was to blame for the failure at camp David. I don't know if he was Ray Bruns Oct 2023 #2

I did read the article. I used to teach writing cachukis Oct 2023 #3

Arafat did not want to negotiate Lithos Oct 2023 #4

He did not, but the why is not in this telling. cachukis Oct 2023 #5

IMHO sabbat hunter Oct 2023 #6

Quite a lot of history outlined in Britannica, the encyclopedia company Nanjeanne Nov 2023 #7

Arafat was ... Manipulative. Igel Nov 2023 #8