Can We Just Get Along? The Elusive Peace Between Palestine and Israel

Carter W.
3 min readOct 13, 2023

It’s a question that has haunted me my entire life of 50 years: Why can’t we all just get along? When we turn our gaze to the seemingly intractable Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we’re faced with a complex web of historical, political, and deeply personal factors that continue to prevent the two sides from coexisting in peace.

This isn’t just an international dilemma; it’s an intimate, personal heartache. It’s a crisis that stretches far beyond borders and politics, affecting the lives and dreams of countless…

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Carter W.

I retired at 38, divorced at 41, and have been searching for self-fulfillment since. I have two incredible kids, a great running dog, and one awesome girlfriend