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Hi Friend,
On February 26, I was in New York City to participate in a Soho Forum debate with journalist Eli Lake, who took up the affirmative position to the debate resolution “The root cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the Palestinians’ rejection of Israel’s right to exist.” I argued the negative.
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Before the debate started, audience members voted. As I learned afterward, a plurality of 41.18% were already persuaded of the debate resolution at the start, whereas 31.09% opposed it and 27.73% were
undecided.
My opposing argument was that the true root cause of the conflict is the rejection of Palestinians’ fundamental human rights, including their right to self-determination.
After the debate finished, audience members voted again, and the result was 47.90% “Yes”, 40.34% “No” and 11.76% remaining “Undecided”. So, 15.97% of those who started undecided made up their minds to either join Lake in taking up the affirmative or joining me in taking up the negative position. Lake increased support for his position by 6.72%, and I increased support for the negative position by 9.24%, so, under the Oxford-style debate rules, I was declared the winner.
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To celebrate the achievement, for a very limited time only, I'm offering a huge discount on my book Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
Through Tuesday, March 5, get a signed paperback for 20% off, or go for the hardcover and get 25% off.
(My current supply is very limited, but if I sell out, you can still take advantage of the sale price by purchasing on backorder; just allow extra time in that case for me to restock.)
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