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Title: Lacks Scholarship
Review: Tom Freidman's work is a collection of anecdotes and opinion with an occasional reference to an historical fact. As is always true of his work, it beguiles. He pretends an even handed look at the the Israelis and the Palestinians, but a close examination of his conclusion shows that he advocates tough TALK toward the Israelis and tough ACTION toward the Palestinians. Where are the statistics showing the amount of aid the U.S. has given to Israel vs the amount given to the Palestinians? Where are the facts concerning the number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli armed forces compared to the number of Israelis killed by Arab suicide bombers?
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