This is a very empowered, insightful and documentarily accurate analysis of the conflict, with a detailed appreciation of the role of collective psychology in particular.
Very, very worth reading.
https://www.ft.com/content/459c1bad-...5-d639d6ca4073
Quote:
It would be wrong to equate the situation of the Israelis with that of the Palestinians. They have different histories, live under different conditions and are exposed to different threats. But both have good reasons to believe that the other side wants to kill or expel them all. Consequently, they see each other not just as ordinary enemies, but as an existential threat. Unsurprisingly, both sides want to eliminate this threat. However, the Israeli desire to eliminate the existential threat posed by the Palestinians poses an existential threat to the Palestinians - and vice versa. For them, the only way to eliminate it completely seems to be to get rid of the other side.
The tragedy of this conflict is that the problem does not arise from unjustified paranoia, but from a well-founded analysis of the situation and their own fantasies. When Israeli and Palestinians take a close look at their own dark desires, they come to the conclusion that the other side has ample reason to fear and hate them. It is a diabolical logic. Each side says to itself: "Given what we want to do to them, it's only logical that they want to get rid of us - and that's why we have no choice but to get rid of them first."
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^From a German re-translation, the English FT link I gave above does not allow paste©.