"From Beirut to Jerusalem" Quotes
A journalist's exploration of the complex issues surrounding the Middle East conflict.
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Quotes
You can't make peace with the Palestinians until they make peace with their own history.
In the Middle East, the past is always prologue.
The Middle East is not a cocktail party. It is a feud that has gone on for centuries.
In the Middle East, the dead are not gone; they are still viscerally present.
The Middle East is a place where the past is always in the present, and the present is always in the future.
The Middle East is a place where the only thing predictable is unpredictability.
The Middle East is a place where you can't understand the future without understanding the past.
The Middle East is a place where the only certainty is uncertainty.
People who are in the Middle East for the first time are often surprised by how normal it all looks.
The Middle East is a place that is both ancient and modern, and often it is hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.
