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Native Americans vs Palestinians

Are the Palestinians' acts of violence toward Israelis due to not having the types of reservations Native Americans have?

Welcome to From Insults to Respect. Today we’re going to take a few minutes to compare a Palestinian conflict to one that Native Americans had been engaged in. Doing so, will suggest a path toward peace for the very violence-prone Middle East region. The Comparison The conflict Palestinians are engaged in can be briefly described by using the mnemonic DIG. These letters serve to remind…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin February 5, 2026 10 min read

Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: Its Real Central Cause

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to From Insults to Respect. Today’s post describes a basic misunderstanding regarding the nature of the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict, and how this understanding leads to a promising proposal for a peaceful resolution. Today, most people conceptualize the main issues of the conflict pretty much like the independent, nonpartisan think tank Council On Foreign Affairs— “The decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is rooted in competing claims to the…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin August 22, 2021 17 min read