Back by popular demand: The quote page
Settlers continue expanding their outposts in the West Bank
I used to have this blog, “This Much I Can Say is True.” I created it just before going to Palestine in 2005 to work with the International Solidarity Movement. Down the sidebar I ran a few quotes from proud, flag-waving patriotic zionists.
As I was blogging about things going on at the time I wanted to include a more over-arching historical perspective. It’s easy to get mired into the notion that the conflict is mired in an irrational cycle of violence. Perusing these provides some perspective on the source.
As time went on and I’ve gone on to focus on other things I’ve made my blog more of a clearinghouse for whatever it is I’m interested in. Now and again, though, I get an email asking about those quotes, so here they are. On occasion I’ll add more as I come across them. I’ve also seperated them into categories here.
If you have one worth adding, send it here.
Power, after all, is not just military strength. It is the social power that comes from democracy, the cultural power that comes from freedom of expression and research, the personal power that entitles every Arab citizen to feel that he or she is in fact a citizen, and not just a sheep in some great shepherd’s flock.
