Apr 26 2016
Newton’s theory in Palestine
   
By Daoud Kuttab
The cycle of violence in Palestine is so predictable that almost anyone following the news can easily forecast what happens next.
This ability to anticipate what happens if the cycle of violence is not broken is perhaps the most concrete proof that the Israeli occupation is the source of all the violence.
The explosion that occurred this week in an Israeli bus comes after seven months of individual attacks of Israelis that did not include any explosive devices.
The attacks, mostly with knives, produced a disproportionate Israeli army response that often included extrajudicial killings.
Isaac Newton’s theory on gravitation perfectly explains this cycle of violence.
“A particle attracts every other particle in the universe using a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses but also inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.â€
In laypeople’s terms, Newton’s theory is summarised in the, by now, familiar saying: for every action there is a reaction.
Two weeks ago, Israeli leaders and pundits were beginning to prematurely celebrate the end of individual attacks. Continue Reading »