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A two-state solution, the Holy Grail for peace in the decade-long Israel-Palestine conflict. Or so they say. But does it make any real sense for it ever to happen? Because at its core, it’s supposed to provide for two things (note the bolded words)… • An independent State of Palestine that, in Blinken’s own words, “enjoys equal measures of security, freedom, opportunity, and dignity.” Two things that are inherently contradictory.
Too often we hear those at the upper echelons of society are (or at least were) not the nicest of people. All the while, many who have refused to compromise on their sense of courtesy have struggled to reach the same level of success, worldly-wise at least. With that said, having been fortunate enough to meet such people, many of them are living their modest lives perfectly content. So you don't need to be an asshole to be happy.
Bob McPhail came to the Reader from the Oceanside Blade-Tribune in 1987 and has written stories for the Reader through 2018. McPhail's favorite stories he has written for the Reader: Camp Pendleton Marine kills older gay man — what else is new? Very early one morning in April of 1983, David G. Smith met his death in a downtown Oceanside motel room. It was an ugly, painful, panic-stricken departure from this life.
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