The “cycle of violence” embraces a sense of hopelessness that Israeli leadership wants to perpetuate so they can achieve their narrow (territorial) objectives. These are not the goals of the Palestinians or the Israeli people, but of a small minority trying to impose their will on the majority. The language is intended to manipulate public perceptions and, thus, increase support for unpopular policies. It’s up to all of us to see through smokescreen state-sponsored deception so the obstacles to negotiation can be removed and peace can finally be realized

February 2005 poll that “shows that 80% of Israelis now want negotiations with the Palestinian Authority and almost two-thirds now believe that a real comprehensive peace is possible.” These numbers show that the vast majority of Israelis still want peace and are willing to work with

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas.

The language of Violence

The falsehoods fueling the Middle East crisis are implicit in the language of the debate