(Ehud) Barak: What did We Get for Disengagement? 10,000 Missile Strikes

Arutz Sheva ^ | 11/12/11 | Gil Ronen

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Fascinating post.

The mindset you describe does explain the unwillingness to concede any inch of land in Palestine, regardless of the unjustness of the claim or the suffering caused to one's own people.

I've attributed that approach to Islamic "fundamentalist" religious bigotry, to Arab cultural chauvinism, imperialism, and racism, and to tribalism. All qualities of a society that hasn't evolved much in recent centuries.

I never considered the influence of an overarching Eastern world view. Food for thought.

In any case, appeasement and appeals to decency have achieved nothing. Some Skinnerian negative reinforcement is worth a try.

Thanks for posting!