Comments on: Michael Oren – Thoughts http://occidentalisraeli.com/2009/04/22/michael-oren-thoughts/ If you’d believe that, you’d be wrong. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:32:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben-Yehudah http://occidentalisraeli.com/2009/04/22/michael-oren-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Ben-Yehudah Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://occidentalisraeli.wordpress.com/?p=954#comment-211 B"H I am not at all optimistic about him like many are. B”H

I am not at all optimistic about him like many are.

]]> By: Michael W. http://occidentalisraeli.com/2009/04/22/michael-oren-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Michael W. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://occidentalisraeli.wordpress.com/?p=954#comment-206 He spoke to my class on our trip to Israel. He was talking about the conflict of two narratives. He's a very good speaker. I've never read his Six Day War book but I read his other one about American relations with the Middle East since 1776. It was excellent. His style of writing history is very successful in pulling the readers in. I think Oren's idea for bolsturing industry is a good idea. It has nothing to do with the current Palestinian political make up. It has to do with making the Palestinians less reliant on the corrupt and undemocratic leaders they have now. The Palestinians are politically immature. They need to see that there is a way to climb up economically with out being connected to Hamas or Fatah. Once they see that, they'll want to climb up politically and start their own parties. He spoke to my class on our trip to Israel. He was talking about the conflict of two narratives. He’s a very good speaker. I’ve never read his Six Day War book but I read his other one about American relations with the Middle East since 1776. It was excellent. His style of writing history is very successful in pulling the readers in.

I think Oren’s idea for bolsturing industry is a good idea. It has nothing to do with the current Palestinian political make up. It has to do with making the Palestinians less reliant on the corrupt and undemocratic leaders they have now. The Palestinians are politically immature. They need to see that there is a way to climb up economically with out being connected to Hamas or Fatah. Once they see that, they’ll want to climb up politically and start their own parties.

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