“History is brutal, sad and full of wrongs. Was it unjust that even a single Arab family was forced to move upon the [1948] founding of the Jewish state? Yes. But it’s also not rare. Happening all through history, all over the world, and mostly what people do is make the best of it. Eventually everybody comes to an accomodation.”
“[But] it’s hard to negotiate when the other side’s position is ‘you all die and disappear.'”
Honest Ukraine question: We all know that the Ukraine-Russian war (which began in February 2022) almost certainly won’t with the complete rout of Russian forces. Putin’s willingness to sacrifice the lives of tens of thousands of Russian troops in a conflict that can’t end with Russia triumphing absolutely…the death and destruction toll is sickening. But how does it eventually end?