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The foreign policy expert explains why the conflict strengthens Israel, weakens the United States, and devastates ordinary Iranians.
First the Cherokee, Now the Palestinians
Revisiting the history of U.S. attitudes toward the Cherokee Nation shows how consistent the rhetoric of oppressors is across time and place. The rationalizations for ethnic cleansing do not change.
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