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Entry: Rethinking 1948 Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/rethinking_1948#28083 Post contents: Kudos to this website for carrying articles by a scholar of Dr. van Creveld's stature. If you want to understand what's happening in the Middle East, van Creveld's writings are indispensable. Reportedly, his <i>The Transformation of War</i> (an outstanding book) is required reading for US Army officers. Some comments on some of the comments posted here: Mr. Roach's comment displays a wisdom that's extremely rare in the paleo universe. For some reason, many paleos seem compelled to stick their noses into a fight half way around the world and decide (without bothering to acquaint themselves with the situation) who's Good and who's Evil. Good for Mr. Roach for espousing the lost virtue of neutrality. (By the way, the answer is that both sides are right.) RonL's call for columns by "Israeli conservatives" is amusing. "Conservative" is not a category of Israeli political discourse, and imposing foreign political categories like that only confuses things. Ditto with the non-Israeli term "nationalist". If by "nationalist" he means "Zionist", of course van Creveld is a loyal one. If "nationalist" refers to the "national camp", those who support sovereignty over the whole Land of Israel for ideological reasons, of course such views are easily found in neoconservative and mainstream conservative outlets. I wonder which particular Israeli "nationalist" writers RonL had in mind? I don't agree with everything van Creveld says about the conflict, but his analysis of it is (like that of Paul Gottfried's at this site) honest and reality-based, a refreshing change from most Western (including paleo) writings on the subject. Sent at: 2008 11 20