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Over the last few weeks, I have read two articles, both appearing in The Tartan?s Forum section, about the Arab-Israeli conflict. Both articles had valid points. At the same time, both articles seemed to come from a perspective not interested in compromise. This really bothered me.

I spent my last three months of high school on a program in Israel. Throughout that program, I heard from both Palestinian and Israeli speakers. It was clear that both sides had legitimate points to which I could relate. I do not intend to claim that I?ve heard the complete spectrum of opinions on the subject ? that would take years. In some ways, I felt that maybe there was something wrong with the fact that even after hearing and seeing so much, I could not say...

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