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"What is 'Israel-Palestine'?"

"What is 'Israel-Palestine'?"

Op-Ed, Human Events

July 16, 2008

Author: Joshua Gleis, Associate, International Security Program

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security

 

"It’s common to hear the term 'Israel-Palestine' when referring to either Israel or the Palestinian Territories, particularly in academic circles. Students and professors in any American college — from your local college to an Ivy League university — are likely  to refer to 'Israel-Palestine' (also written as 'Israel/Palestine') as if that was the name of a country. In this age of extreme political correctness, apparently many are willing to overlook the little fact that there is no such country of 'Israel-Palestine'...."

 

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Gleis, Joshua. "What is 'Israel-Palestine'?." Human Events (July 16, 2008).

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