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Opinion: Zionisms and the quest for peace

August 29, 2011

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By David Gushee David Gushee (ABP) – This is the last in a series of four columns about my recent trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories. It reflects on the disturbing role of Jewish and Christian Zionism in worsening the conflict in this complex land. A casual newspaper reader might think there are two […]

Opinion: Encountering the Palestinians and their plight

August 16, 2011

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By David P. Gushee David Gushee (ABP) – This is third in a series of columns reflecting on a summertime trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Last time I discussed powerful evidence that Israel remains a society traumatized by the epochal evil of the Holocaust. This week I offer impressions of the Palestinian people […]

Opinion: How Israel remembers the Holocaust

August 1, 2011

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By David Gushee (ABP) – As a scholar, I have long recognized the Holocaust for the grotesque and epochal evil that it was. Before I went to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories this summer, however, I had little idea how much its memory continues to play a role in the tragic conflict in that land. […]