A friend sent me an article this morning which he described in his mail as “interesting”. I think that is indeed interesting, but for reasons which are probably different from his. The article consists of a series of ten affirmations, such as “Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.”, “There is no racism in Israel.” and “Israel seeks peace with its Palestinian neighbors”. Each affirmation is followed by a paragraph which seeks to show that the affirmation concerned is false and that the real state of affairs in Israel is close to being the polar opposite of that suggested by the affirmations.
