An End Foreseen
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Article by Uri Avnery reviewing an insightful book by William Polk, "Violent Politics" in which the author compares insurgencies, from the American Revolution to the wars in Afghanistan. He concludes that they all have more in common that differences: "That is an iron rule: an insurgency supported by the public is bound to win, irrespective of the tactics adopted by the occupation regime." He discusses this from the perspective of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
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