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William “David" Pleasance's avatar

Great article. I have a heightened religious orientation, but your interviewee reflects what I think is the majority case - most people are much less concerned about ideas and theology, instead outsourcing this to their “tribe”. Yet - yet - I do think the religious ideas are the key to undoing this interminable hatred.

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Scott Burson's avatar

Has Sam's book come out yet? Amazon shows it as unavailable.

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David Josef Volodzko's avatar

The title and author's name varies online but you can also try searching "Israel & Palestine Both Suck" by Sam Nara.

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Modebolu's avatar

It's unavailable. I think someone is trying to silence him. Is there any way to retrieve his book, please?

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David Josef Volodzko's avatar

The book came out before my interview with him but he had concerns about people tracing it back to him so he changed the title a few times and perhaps ultimately took it down, although I don’t know for sure. Our interview was originally audio but he asked me to convert it to text because someone had recognized his voice. After seeing your message above, I wrote to him to ask about this but received an “address not found” message. This is concerning. There’s one more thing I can try. I do hope he’s okay.

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Modebolu's avatar

Thanks for the response! I hope he's alright as well. I actually found the book in another name and title. Palestinian Dissident by Sam Shoman on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX8BKQP4?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

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