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critics demonize Israel? The Israeli-Palestinian conflict could be called the “Pundit’s Full Employment Act.” There is no shortage of commentary on the intractability and hopelessness of the conflict. An army of commentators tells us exactly why the conflict is persistent. We have had to endure these explanations ad nauseam from writers, broadcasters and social media “influencers” who, despite their fame, are ignorant of history, hopelessly prejudiced, or just deranged. In one interview with the Israeli Prime Minister, an interviewer demanded to know, “Why won’t Israel make peace with the Palestinians?” Apparently the interviewer thought the conflict was entirely Israel’s fault. ....