Bret Stephens' masterclass in bad logic

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Neoconservative Bret Stephens’ latest New York Times column, "Gesture politics won't help Palestinians" is a masterclass in bad logic — contradictions and false equivalences dressed up as “serious” argument. Strip away the rhetoric, and it’s just professional outrage masquerading as analysis.

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