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#352 – Omar Suleiman: Islam

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The Most Important People Are the People on the Ground

There's an interesting line between whitewashing, which is something you definitely should not do, and a deep empathy for a large number of human beings. I agree 100% that the most important people are the people on the ground. In many cases, to have a challenging conversation, but from a place of empathy, from understanding a human being. So if you plan to talk to right wing, the current leadership of Israel, my only request to you istalk to the victims themselves. Not the Palestinian Authority, talk to the victims. Talk to those people that are being thrown out of their homes and subjected to the daily humiliation. Go to a checkpoint and walk through the checkpoint the way that

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