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Western {attitudes|mindsets|perspectives} {towards|in the direction of} the Israeli-Palestinian {conflict|dispute|problem}.
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{Anti-Semitism|Racial discrimination}.
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The {promised land|paradise} & the Israeli-Palestinian {conflict|dispute|problem}.
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