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Book: The Good Spy by Kai Bird

Fantastic book for those interested in the modern Middle East. The Israelis sure did a lot of damage to themselves by isolating, and at times killing, moderates in the Palestinian cause. And the development of Hezbollah can be traced to the meddling of Israel in Lebanon. I can't figure out if Israeli's policies are:

1) Very cynical and worked to prevent a legitimate Palestinian state.
2) Necessarily tough in an unforgiving neighborhood
3) Incredibly stupid and short sighted and a causal factor in the radicalization of the Muslim world

Maybe all three.