▁Tri angle , ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Isra eli - Pal est in ian ▁conflict ▁and ▁his ▁perspective ▁of ▁being ▁both ▁Jewish ▁and ▁Palest in ian . ▁While ▁his ▁stated ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁promote ▁peace ful ▁dialog ue , ▁he ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁being ▁" Pro - Pal est in ian " ▁and ▁" Ant i - Sem etic ." ▁ ▁A ▁media ▁controvers y ▁en su ed , ▁and ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Cons ulate ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁action . ▁ ▁Through ▁their ▁inter vention , ▁a ▁public ▁event ▁was ▁organized ▁at ▁Dre x el ▁University ▁to ▁counter ▁Ger ban ' s ▁presented ▁arguments . ▁ ▁The ▁Jewish ▁Ex ponent ▁published ▁an ▁opinion ▁piece ▁by ▁Daniel ▁P ipes , ▁who ▁stated ▁Ger ban ' s ▁work ▁was ▁" the ▁literary ▁equivalent ▁of ▁the ▁suic ide ▁bom bers ", ▁and ▁" un reason ing ▁and ▁ag gress ive ▁with ▁an ▁ultimately ▁murder ous ▁intent ." ▁ ▁Ger ban ▁respond ed ▁to ▁P ipes ' s ▁accus ations ▁with ▁an ▁article , ▁where ▁he ▁concluded : ▁ ▁I ▁think ▁both ▁the ▁Palest ini ans ▁and ▁Israel is ▁can ▁live ▁together ▁— ▁my ▁family ▁proves ▁it . ▁The ▁only ▁thing ▁we ▁can ▁hope ▁for ▁is ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁right ▁leadership ▁and ▁the ▁will ▁to ▁comprom ise . ▁Remember , ▁when ▁a ▁strong ▁military ▁force ▁like ▁Israel ▁press ures ▁the ▁Palest ini ans , ▁who ▁have ▁almost ▁nothing ▁to ▁lose , ▁you ▁will ▁almost ▁surely ▁observe ▁a ▁rise ▁of ▁armed ▁milit ants ▁who ▁are ▁willing ▁to