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The Montefiore article is fantastic. Here it is with free access in case anyone wants to read it. The overall moral is that we, too often, jump into longstanding issues with trite understandings. We can recognize villains, innocent victims and legitimate issues without conflating them.

https://web.archive.org/web/20231028195532/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/decolonization-narrative-dangerous-and-false/675799/

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Yep. I really recommend that piece. He also wrote a great book on Jerusalem...super smart guy...

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