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Israel has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity for peace, asserts political scientist Jerome Slater in his new book Mythologies Without

Mythologies Without End. His comment reverses the infamous claim made in 1973 by Israeli diplomat Abba Eban that “the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” Slater is a retired professor at the State University of New York in Buffalo and a contributor to Mondoweiss. In assessing blame for what he characterizes as a “conflict” between Israel and its regional neighbors and the Palestinian people, Slater targets numerous mythologies underlying the dominant mainstream narrative. The purpose of the book, he says, is to demythologize that narrative. In doing so, Slater co...