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The Mideast conflict in 27 words or less
By Bradley Burston
Tags: peace process 

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It may be nothing more than a measure of the momentum of Holy Land diplomacy these days, but lately I've taken to wondering which will be found first: a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or a cure for cancer.

The association, I now realize, is not entirely incidental. There is, in fact, some resemblance between the art of Middle East peacemaking and the science of treating malignancy. It is guaranteed to hurt. It is not guaranteed to work. Even if it does work, the sufferer will never again be the same. The ongoing treatment is guaranteed to leave the sufferer with lingering scars.
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There will always be those who say that the treatment is both dangerous and dead wrong. The process, you can be certain, will be one of doubt, profound loneliness, an enveloping lack of understanding, of unmet and perhaps unmeetable needs. And there is also this: You can only know the right answer in retrospect. The wrong answer, meanwhile, can kill.

Of late, and thanks in large part to Facebook, I am suddenly back in touch with friends who were once as close to me as blood, but from whom I've been separated by geography and chronology for far, far too long.

This has gotten me to thinking about how to explain what it's like here, this Holy Land that in many ways resembles the world but manages always to retain its identity as a parallel universe. Beyond that, there is the matter of trying to make comprehensible why it is that the people of this sacred place are so bad at making peace, and so consistently and so creatively horrible to one another.

This week I came across something that finally helped. It was written by Rob Eshman, the editor of the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles. He happened to be considering the Oliphant cartoon of the goose-stepping, hideous and headless Jewish state, buthis essay includes an observation that bears a great deal of repeating: The essence of the Mideast conflict in a total of 27 words:

"There are two sides in the Middle East conflict: Jews and Arabs who want compromise, and Jews and Arabs who want to demonize and eradicate their neighbors."

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  1.   Okay as far as it goes, but ultimately unhelpful 12:25  |  Natallie Durson 30/03/09
  2.   DELETED BY MODERATOR 12:34  |  Khalid 30/03/09
  3.   but is it accurate? 12:36  |  matt 30/03/09
  4.   the difference is in numbers... 12:40  |  pk 30/03/09
  5.   to #1 12:42  |  carl 30/03/09
  6.   Natallie Durson, it works both ways 12:46  |  Mark B. 30/03/09
  7.   wrong 12:50  |  me 30/03/09
  8.   OK, Brad here`s my 27 words. 12:52  |  Michael 30/03/09
  9.   THIS A WORLD WIDE CONFLICT, NOT MIDDLE EAST ONE 13:04  |  indrajaya 30/03/09
  10.   New Realities 13:05  |  Fred 30/03/09
  11.   Cutie Burston,where`re the "arabs who want compromise"? 13:05  |  Absolute Sweden 30/03/09
  12.   #8 michael and his words of wisdom proving the equation 13:17  |  v hardman 30/03/09
  13.   Victor 8. Why would the Arabs want to make peace? 13:46  |  Michael 30/03/09
  14.   Nice juxtaposition 13:47  |  Rod 30/03/09
  15.   Good 27 word summary; and now how to energize the `right` side 14:14  |  just a jew 30/03/09
  16.   it is true but with one observation: 14:15  |  vladimir 30/03/09
  17.   Realities of Peace 14:19  |  FertileDirt 30/03/09
  18.   Natalie Durson #1 14:22  |  Tim R 30/03/09
  19.   The eternal conflict in 26 words 14:35  |  Don Lary 30/03/09
  20.   Mark B. - Recoognizing Israel 14:37  |  Natallie Durson 30/03/09
  21.   Look who are the teachers 14:40  |  Jerry 30/03/09
  22.   27 words too many 15:05  |  Mark Greenberg 30/03/09
  23.   So: Jews want to eradicate Arabs! 15:16  |  Marc 30/03/09
  24.   Bradley, This Recent Election In Israel 15:42  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/03/09
  25.   An over-simplified 27 words. 15:59  |  Albert Amato 30/03/09
  26.   4 words: ARABS MUST ACCEPT ISRAEL 16:02  |  Kenny 30/03/09
  27.   PK, It Depends Which Numbers You`re Looking At 16:08  |  Persian Kitty 30/03/09
  28.   Michael in UK 16:13  |  Persian Kitty 30/03/09
  29.   Here is another take 16:21  |  Bitin Dawg 30/03/09
  30.   bradley 16:27  |  jos 30/03/09
  31.   THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT IN 20 LINES OR LESS 16:29  |  G Marcus 30/03/09
  32.   The Mideast conflict 16:36  |  WHG 30/03/09
  33.   lary,the bible would astound you,had you grasped it 16:39  |  rif 30/03/09
  34.   4 words describe the Arab, Israel war 16:48  |  sam 30/03/09
  35.   Why not call them Palestinians? 16:49  |  Marilyn 30/03/09
  36.   the good,the bad and the bradley.an immediate deduction.. 16:56  |  pat 30/03/09
  37.   whg-clever. 16:59  |  k 30/03/09
  38.   There are two sides... 17:03  |  Matty Groves 30/03/09
  39.   Settlement building is the cancer 17:03  |  jim the mechanic 30/03/09
  40.   WHG #23 17:10  |  Jasper 30/03/09
  41.   This Has Been Said A Million Times... 17:21  |  Yosemite 30/03/09
  42.   a few equations less than 27 words each 17:36  |  na 30/03/09
  43.   Stumbling onto a long lasting cure 17:50  |  allang 30/03/09
  44.   The delusion that Arabs want peace with Israel 17:52  |  Bennie 30/03/09
  45.   above 17:56  |  Elina 30/03/09
  46.   Compromise means one-state-solution 18:06  |  Christopher Rushlau 30/03/09
  47.   Hamas and Israel 18:07  |  harold 30/03/09
  48.   What if both sides are part of our psychology? 18:24  |  Arab 30/03/09
  49.   mideast conflict 18:25  |  zope 30/03/09
  50.   The truth in 27 words .... 18:33  |  Victor 30/03/09
  51.   fewer than 27 18:42  |  gladys 30/03/09
  52.   re 6 Mark B 18:43  |  alan the real one 30/03/09
  53.   #1 Ms. Durson, correct again. 18:44  |  Lou Medel 30/03/09
  54.   Mideast comflict 18:51  |  julie 30/03/09
  55.   To nr 29 and 30 18:56  |  Dani 30/03/09
  56.   A cure for cancer won`t help a patentient refusing to be treated 19:05  |  Polygraph 30/03/09
  57.   When Hamas and Lieberman will make peace, there will be peace! 19:26  |  S 30/03/09
  58.   #29 Christopher Rushlau,No Compromise On A One State Solution.+ 19:26  |  Whiskey 30/03/09
  59.   33. Dani 19:29  |  Stephen 30/03/09
  60.   To Michael From UK You Hit The Chord But Are Missing... 19:31  |  Eli 30/03/09
  61.   Malignancy personified 19:37  |  Elliott 30/03/09
  62.   #1, and 5, the pals have been sooo helpful 19:38  |  not in Gaza strip 30/03/09
  63.   What Percentage of Palestinians Fall Into 19:47  |  Eli 30/03/09
  64.   Sorry Bradley,but a few extra words(didn`t count them tho`) 19:53  |  Whiskey 30/03/09
  65.   Conflict defined in 27 words in 27 words 19:58  |  Michael N 30/03/09
  66.   Poor and pretensious analogy 20:06  |  Michael N 30/03/09
  67.   The Mideast conflict in 20 lines or less 20:09  |  G Marcus 30/03/09
  68.   #1 Durson..."unhelpful".. 20:40  |  even playing field 30/03/09
  69.   No Longer True, Mr. Burston 20:45  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/03/09
  70.   #1: Partially right, but too simplistic 20:46  |  Yitzhak 30/03/09
  71.   Ha`aretz censorship? 20:59  |  watchful eye 30/03/09
  72.   Here`s the Mideast conflict in 1 word: occupation 21:01  |  Palestinian 30/03/09
  73.   The Mideast conflict in 27 words or less 21:13  |  Hadley Ritz 30/03/09
  74.   Now you sound like you got it right for once.. 21:30  |  Kris Lazar 30/03/09
  75.   Rather easy really 21:32  |  Chris Linthwaite 30/03/09
  76.   I can do it in twelve words! (and a hyphen) 21:43  |  tad chase 30/03/09
  77.   Why Israel tends to expand itself 21:44  |  Israeli citizen 30/03/09
  78.   And the Jews Who Want Compromise?? 21:54  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/03/09
  79.   In four words 21:59  |  Mark Lincoln 30/03/09
  80.   Waffling Durson as usual..@1 22:16  |  Whiskey 30/03/09
  81.   Now You See What`s Wrong Bradley 22:18  |  Yosemite 30/03/09
  82.   Natalie Durson 22:20  |  tad chase 30/03/09
  83.   Yes fewer than 27.".Only Three words.". 22:34  |  Whiskey 30/03/09
  84.   19 words 22:36  |  Boris 30/03/09
  85.   18 words 22:41  |  Boris 30/03/09
  86.   violence hatred blame 22:42  |  nevertakeresponsibil 30/03/09
  87.   THE MIDEAST CONFLICT 22:49  |  Jehuda Evron 30/03/09
  88.   TooLate 22:58  |  zak 30/03/09
  89.   Percentages 23:04  |  Eli 30/03/09
  90.   To Kenny # 19 ONE WORD...GREED.. 23:06  |  Whiskey 30/03/09
  91.   mr burston` moral reletivism 23:21  |  steve 30/03/09
  92.   mr burston`s moral relativism 23:36  |  steve 30/03/09
  93.   Both side in four words 23:42  |  Mark Lincoln 30/03/09
  94.   To Stephen And to Christopher Rushlau, I Simply Say: 00:04  |  Whiskey 31/03/09
  95.   An ADDENDUM TO STEPHEN..WHO IS DEMANDING? 00:15  |  Whiskey 31/03/09
  96.   True with a twist 00:43  |  Observer 31/03/09
  97.   Here are my 27 words, minus the "balanced" political correctness: 02:17  |  Dr. L. Brnd 31/03/09
  98.   When`s the last time Israel compromised? 02:48  |  W 31/03/09
  99.   Over 90% of Israeli Jews ready to Compromise 02:49  |  RickD 31/03/09
  100.   for gladys..who thinks not.. 03:04  |  Jasmine 31/03/09
  101.   Bradley, add four more words 03:59  |  Bruce 31/03/09
  102.   W, When`s the last time Israel compromised? 04:05  |  Bruce 31/03/09
  103.   The Middle East Conflict 04:08  |  Tim R 31/03/09
  104.   Jasmine trying to copycat Arabs 04:09  |  Bruce 31/03/09
  105.   Alright Boys And Girls 04:48  |  Logs 31/03/09
  106.   Yitzhak 05:35  |  Joan 31/03/09
  107.   Inaccurate Article 07:40  |  Nour 31/03/09
  108.   The Middle East Conflict in 3 Words 08:37  |  Eli Wapniarski 31/03/09
  109.   Bennie 09:13  |  sh 31/03/09
  110.   It isn`t a "Holy Land" 10:09  |  Jonathan 31/03/09
  111.   #45 Eli Wapniarski 11:02  |  Jim 31/03/09
  112.   #46 sh 11:07  |  Jim 31/03/09
  113.   NOW that Iran is building a top cancer hospital in Mauritania 11:59  |  PETER SM 31/03/09
  114.   15 WORDS. Arabs chose war on day 1. Hamas choses NO Peace 12:03  |  PETER SM 31/03/09
  115.   to RickD #40 13:16  |  zeev 31/03/09
  116.   Here is my 27 words 14:07  |  Chris Linthwaite 31/03/09
  117.   It is safer to bet on the cure for cancer 14:36  |  Edith 31/03/09
  118.   End of Problem in 25 Words 14:46  |  MIKE 31/03/09
  119.   36 Eli 14:49  |  Ardi 31/03/09
  120.   #53 Chris Linthwaite 15:22  |  Daybreak 31/03/09
  121.   Jews need a separate to live and avoid Holocausts and Pogroms. 15:23  |  JMK 31/03/09
  122.   Nonsense 15:29  |  Purple Canary 31/03/09
  123.   Those 27 Little Words 15:36  |  Yaakov Sullivan 31/03/09
  124.   Natalie- The lesson of Gaza 15:48  |  Arnold 31/03/09
  125.   Persian Kitty- Elections 16:00  |  Arnold 31/03/09
  126.   How many israelis are willing to accept the 1967? 16:14  |  jens 31/03/09
  127.   WHG # 27 16:14  |  Arnold 31/03/09
  128.   26 words 16:48  |  Jan Vlaming 31/03/09
  129.   to Arnold #87 17:10  |  zeev 31/03/09
  130.   to Nour #70 - 2nd try 17:15  |  zeev 31/03/09
  131.   IN 3 WORDS - YOU`RE A SIMPLETON 17:19  |  BERN 31/03/09
  132.   Wrong, Purple Canary #91 17:37  |  Yaakov Sullivan 31/03/09
  133.   OK michael #8, these are my 27 words 17:40  |  kivi 31/03/09
  134.   Purple Canary: no, reality is worse. 17:49  |  AT 31/03/09
  135.   27 WORDS 18:35  |  Menachem Petrushka 31/03/09
  136.   27 words 18:47  |  menachem petrushka 31/03/09
  137.   to Mark B #6 - 2nd try 20:47  |  zeev 31/03/09
  138.   #137 zeev 21:27  |  Daybreak 31/03/09
  139.   kenny 26 21:46  |  potobac 31/03/09
  140.   How about 3 words: Settler colonial state 21:59  |  peacelover 31/03/09
  141.   Mideast conflict made simple 22:10  |  SA 31/03/09
  142.   #113 For Peter SM ..Nevermind Iran building Top cancer hospital 22:18  |  Whiskey 31/03/09
  143.   Israel Always Held The Cards 22:47  |  Marc Leb 31/03/09
  144.   SULLIVAN the single largest block of votes went to Kadima 23:46  |  PETER SM 31/03/09
  145.   W # 98 23:47  |  mark aleshnick 31/03/09
  146.   profound? 00:02  |  Joseph 01/04/09
  147.   Zeev # 129 00:09  |  Arnold 01/04/09
  148.   Whiskey 00:39  |  John 01/04/09
  149.   #134 AT...At it again with the usual distorted fairy tales. 00:52  |  Whiskey 01/04/09
  150.   Heres 27 words 02:26  |  R`fael Moshe 01/04/09
  151.   History didn`t start in `48 02:43  |  RfaelMoshe 01/04/09
  152.   Uh Zeev,you forgot Gush Etzion etc 02:58  |  RfaelMoshe 01/04/09
  153.   #126, jens, who told you that Palestinians accept 1967 borders? 03:33  |  Bruce 01/04/09
  154.   jens- Denmark 03:50  |  Arnold 01/04/09
  155.   Probably not the best analogy here, because... 05:36  |  Smadar 01/04/09
  156.   SULLIVAN in fact the largest group of votes went to Kadima 05:51  |  PETER SM 01/04/09
  157.   RE: 138 - SA - BS 09:39  |  Eli Wapniarski 01/04/09
  158.   #115 Zeev Thanks for answering my question 12:38  |  Tim R 01/04/09
  159.   #110 Jonathan From Vancouver.. Who is mistaken 13:45  |  Whiskey 01/04/09
  160.   RE: 137 Zeev, Zeev, Zeev 14:07  |  Eli Wapniarski 01/04/09
  161.   to RfaelMoshe #141 15:03  |  zeev 01/04/09
  162.   to Eli Wapniarski #147 15:28  |  zeev 01/04/09
  163.   RE: 151 - Zeev 16:20  |  Eli Wapniarski 01/04/09
  164.   to Eli Wapniarski #163 18:29  |  zeev 01/04/09
  165.   RE: 164 - Zeev - Then Tell Us What You Propose 19:55  |  Eli Wapniarski 01/04/09
  166.   RE: Further to 164 20:11  |  Eli Wapniarski 01/04/09
  167.   To #138 Pity the Running Man..Called .. 01:13  |  Whiskey 02/04/09
  168.   #164 Zeev..To Eli Wapniarski...I Hear you but.. 01:24  |  Whiskey 02/04/09
  169.   #166 An addendum to Eli Wapniarski. To one I sent him.Short One.. 01:48  |  Whiskey 02/04/09
  170.   Yes John.But@148 How appropriate the number.For now it that is.. 02:49  |  Whiskey 02/04/09
  171.   to Daybreak #138 02:55  |  zeev 02/04/09
  172.   There goes Smadar @155 making excuses.. 21:42  |  Whiskey 02/04/09
  173.   2 words 01:51  |  Calone 03/04/09
  174.   #172 Whiskey No excuses....we were also conquerors 06:23  |  Smadar 03/04/09
  175.   #116 Mr. Christian Lintwat....the edJEWkator . 20:18  |  Joe F. Mooer 03/04/09
  176.   INSUFFICIENT SUMMARY 21:24  |  Michael Greenberg 03/04/09
  177.   Zeev About Unilateral Gaza Evacuation 23:55  |  Tim R 03/04/09
  178.   to Eli Wapniarski #165 - 4th try 01:10  |  zeev 04/04/09
  179.   to Tim R #175 (1) 02:01  |  zeev 04/04/09
  180.   to Tim R #175 (2/2) 04:40  |  zeev 04/04/09
  181.   RE: 178 - Zeev 20:12  |  Eli Wapniarski 04/04/09
  182.   Zeev #179 23:00  |  Tim R 04/04/09
  183.   Zeev #180 01:09  |  Tim R 05/04/09
  184.   to Tim R #181 02:15  |  zeev 05/04/09
  185.   to Eli Wapniarski #166 (1) - 3rd try 02:19  |  zeev 05/04/09
  186.   to Tim R #183 03:51  |  zeev 05/04/09
  187.   to Eli Wapniarski #166 (2) 04:18  |  zeev 05/04/09
  188.   Zeev #183 07:06  |  Tim R 05/04/09
  189.   RE: 184 - Zeev 08:15  |  Eli Wapniarski 05/04/09
  190.   Zeev #187 15:07  |  Tim R 05/04/09
  191.   RE: 187 - Nu Zeev 16:40  |  Eli Wapniarski 05/04/09
  192.   to Tim R #190 17:41  |  zeev 05/04/09
  193.   A half-step forward 23:12  |  Tihiyeh 05/04/09
  194.   Zeev #186 The Definition of Propaganda 10:15  |  Tim R 06/04/09
  195.   Zeev #192 A Perfect Example Why What You Say Is Propaganda 14:11  |  Tim R 06/04/09
  196.   to Tim R #194 18:01  |  zeev 06/04/09
  197.   to Eli Wapniarski #191 18:23  |  zeev 06/04/09
  198.   Zeev - 197 20:31  |  Eli Wapniarski 07/04/09
  199.   Re Marylin 35 20:35  |  Bob 07/04/09
  200.   RE: 197 Zeev - One Other Thing 22:57  |  Eli Wapniarski 07/04/09
  201.   RE: 199 - Ahh Bob 23:06  |  Eli Wapniarski 07/04/09
  202.   Zeev #196 23:57  |  Tim R 07/04/09
  203.   to Eli Wapniarski #198 00:54  |  zeev 08/04/09
  204.   to Bob #199 01:12  |  zeev 08/04/09
  205.   Zeev #196 03:20  |  Tim R 08/04/09
  206.   to Tim R #202 11:22  |  zeev 08/04/09
  207.   Zeev #203 23:18  |  Tim R 08/04/09
  208.   Khalid must have.. 16:31  |  Michael Dar 09/04/09
  209.   #48 05:48  |  Mark 12/04/09
  210.   israel-palestine 02:17  |  darren 13/04/09
  211.   to Tim R #207, stuck in the past.- 3rd try 03:14  |  zeev 13/04/09
  212.   Zeev #211 14:36  |  Tim R 13/04/09
  213.   In 3 or 1 words 04:43  |  Yechiel 14/04/09
  214.   In 2 words 04:46  |  Yechiel 14/04/09
  215.   Yechiel is right 12:05  |  Arnold 14/04/09
  216.   Eshman is wrong on 2 items;Arabs fight the Lord by murder... 23:59  |  sam 16/04/09
  217.   Arnold #215 09:16  |  Tim R 17/04/09
  218.   In case you haven`t noticed 10:34  |  Colin Wright 17/04/09
  219.   The Mideast conflict in 3 words 14:22  |  Asher 17/04/09
  220.   to Tim R #211 08:30  |  zeev 22/04/09
  221.   Zeev #220 01:57  |  Tim R 25/04/09
  222.   to Tim R #221 03:43  |  zeev 25/04/09
  223.   Zeev #222 04:09  |  Tim R 25/04/09
  224.   Zeev #222 07:29  |  Tim R 25/04/09
  225.   to Tim R #224 (1) 13:23  |  zeev 25/04/09
  226.   to Tim R #224 (2) - still stuck in the past 13:36  |  zeev 25/04/09
  227.   Zeev #225 16:27  |  Tim R 25/04/09
  228.   Zeev #226 16:39  |  Tim R 25/04/09
  229.   to Tim R #228 - on settlements 20:18  |  zeev 29/04/09
  230.   Zeev #229 On Old PAl Arab Policies.. 01:52  |  Tim R 01/05/09
  231.   to Tim R #228 - 9th try 04:24  |  zeev 01/05/09
  232.   Zeev #231 - 9th Try 11:10  |  Tim R 03/05/09
  233.   to Tim R #232 10:06  |  zeev 06/05/09
  234.   Zeev #233 Really Zeev? 12:51  |  Tim R 06/05/09
  235.   to Tim R #234 - 2nd try 09:34  |  zeev 07/05/09
  236.   Zeev #235 Refer back to my #232 and #234 13:50  |  Tim R 07/05/09
  237.   Zeev #235 So Sontag Knows Better Than Ben Ami ? 22:49  |  Tim R 07/05/09
  238.   Give back the territory taken and peace will follow 18:02  |  Witness 18/05/09
  239.   Islam: the stumbling block 15:09  |  T.Marx 19/05/09
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