{"id":1275,"date":"2009-01-02T17:26:42","date_gmt":"2009-01-02T22:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2010-10-01T08:30:56","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T12:30:56","slug":"understanding-the-root-cause-of-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/01\/02\/understanding-the-root-cause-of-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Root Cause of the Israeli Palestinian Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"

They say a picture is worth a thousand words… John Hinderaker @ Powerline offers a powerful illustration of “The Conflict’s Root Cause<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

It’s sad state of affairs but the state of Israel has been fighting for its very survival since it was established.<\/p>\n

Background here<\/a> and\u00a0 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

H\/T: Michelle Malkin<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They say a picture is worth a thousand words… John Hinderaker @ Powerline offers a powerful illustration of “The Conflict’s Root Cause“. It’s sad state of affairs but the state of Israel has been fighting for its very survival since it was established. Background here and\u00a0 here. H\/T: Michelle Malkin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[73],"tags":[401,404],"class_list":{"0":"post-1275","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-international-affairs","7":"tag-israel","8":"tag-palestine","9":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-kz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2416,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/15\/israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-lays-out-conditions-for-palestinian-state\/","url_meta":{"origin":1275,"position":0},"title":"Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Lays Out Conditions for Palestinian State","author":"Jeff","date":"June 15, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"If you've been paying attention to the news over the last couple of days you've no doubt seen the headlines screaming \"Netanyahu Says Yes to Palestinian State\"... 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