Ramzy and I have never agreed on anything before, but
{A} – I do believe that “terms as ‘peaceful resistance’ and ‘non-violent resistance’ begin to emerge within some circles of Palestinian intellectuals, however, they never truly register as central to the collective discourse of Palestinians”. And,
{B} – Because Violent “Resistance (murder, terrorism, and war crimes) is central to the collective discourse of Palestinians”,
-1- “Palestinians” started the 1st and 2nd Intifadas, which resulted in the IDF self-defense responses, just as
-2- Hamas started the 1st (2008), 2nd (2014), and 3rd (2023) Gaza-Israel wars, which resulted in the
repeated IDF self-defense responses, the massive death & destruction in the Gaza Strip