What Jews, Israeli Palestinians, and Turkish Kurds have in common.
By James M. Dorsey
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Diaspora Jews, Palestinian Israelis, and Turkish Kurds have more in common than meets the eye.
The similarities in how the three minority communities define themselves offer insights into what will make either a one- or two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict viable.
To be sure, it’s hard to see, amid the Gaza carnage and Israel’s blinded and traumatised view of future relations with the Palestinians, how the two communities could live with each other or side by side.
Yet, neither has a choice. The alternative is continued violence, repression, and destruction that will only escalate.
What is clear from a comparison of Diaspora Jewish, Israeli Palestinian, and Turkish Kurdish attitudes is that…
