But reading your words, I wonder how aware you are of what our feelings are on the other side. It is our ignorance of your history and religion and attachment to the land that you seek to correct here. Yet in reading your letters I couldn’t help feeling condescended to — an unfortunate reaction since I am, I believe, your intended interlocutor. “If you were in my place, neighbor, what would you do?” you ask. Twenty percent of the population of Israel proper are Palestinians who are often treated as second-class citizens.

Source: New York Times August 24, 2018 09:00 UTC