In the New York Times this Sunday there were two articles of interest with regard to our last writing assignment. Ethan Bronner, author of the article on Israeli views on the Gaza conflict that we read and responded to in our first assignment, wrote the essay “The Bullets in My In-Box.” He described the experience [...]
Posts Tagged ‘apology’
Two follow-up articles on Gaza
Posted in course business, tagged apology, forgiveness, Gaza, Israel, war on January 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
words, words, words
Posted in commentary, tagged apology, forgiveness, Israel, war on January 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In “How Words Could End a War”, Scott Atran and Jeremy Ginges address one strategy that may lead to peace in the Middle East: symbolic concessions could open up a channel for a productive dialogue about what a stable equilibrium between Palestine and Israel might look like. The words–of an apology, of recognition–are not enough [...]
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