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• Orwell, blinding tribalism, selective Terrorism, and Israel/Gaza

  Extreme emotional and cultural identification with one side leads people to believe that X is good when done by them and evil when done to them.

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• Discussing Israel/Gaza on right-wing talk radio

  I had an unexpectedly substantive discussion of the Middle East and the "Islamic threat" on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" last night.

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• The Israel rules

  America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.

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• The DOJ pursues the "real criminal" in the NSA spying scandal

  While the high-level lawbreakers are protected from consequences by our political class, only the courageous whistle-blower is subject to criminal prosecution.

  Glenn Greenwald

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• Why Israelis support the Gaza offensive

  Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure.

  By Aluf Benn

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