This chapter explores the conflicting narratives and demands of Israelis and Palestinians in the Arab-Israeli conflict. It discusses the need for compromise and the importance of giving up parts of their narratives for a peaceful coexistence. The chapter also highlights the challenges faced by Israeli Arabs and the complexity of their identity in a majority Jewish state.
Israeli journalist Haviv Rettig Gur takes us on a deep dive into the origins of Israel--how European Jew-hatred gave birth to Zionism and the founding of the Jewish state in 1948. He then turns to the rise of Palestinian terrorism and explains why the Palestinian experience and the Israeli experience are so incompatible. Along the way, Gur places the Holocaust in a much broader European context. I learned an immense amount from this conversation and hope you do, too.