Raja Shahadeh

And that's how they can live with themselves, by blocking the knowledge that is there, that they cannot deny, that is obvious, that the whole world knows about it.

And so it's a double consciousness.

It's the same with the refugees.

They knew about the fact that they threw out the Palestinians from their homes, and yet didn't really know it, and didn't really accept it.

And so they blocked it.

And that was why they were able to live in the houses of the Palestinians who left and not feel guilt.

Well, by supporting the settlements and supporting the legalities that are being committed by the settlers, the settlers now are beginning to act against Israeli Jews as well.

And the right wing in Israel is trying to destroy some of the basis for the good things that Israel had of democracy, even though it was only for Jews.

But they had some democratic aspects that are now being destroyed, such as the High Court.

The High Court played an important role.

And now, with these changes in the High Court,

that the present government has been trying to make.

They're eroding the power of the court and they're eroding many other powers of the state and making it difficult for the lower classes to survive because many are now under need help even with food and the economy is bad and there is destruction of many of the good aspects that Israel had for the Jewish people.

of Jewish Israelis.

And so that is the effect of the policies that they have been following against the Palestinians that are now reflecting badly on them.

Well, I think the new narrative would have a very important element, which is that both sides must recognize the right of the other for self-determination.

And if there is a recognition of self-determination for the other, then this is a very important starting point and a very important element in the narrative.

And once we accept the right of determination for the other, then the other question becomes, how do we exercise that right of self-determination?

And there are many ways of exercising it in such a way that could take into account the possibility for the two sides to live together and find a relationship of living together.

And that is the important element in the narrative.