The Seductive Allure of Foolishness
There is a single line of poetry attributed to the master of poets, Abu al-Ṭayyib ᾽Aḥmad al-Mutanabbī, in which he says: “For every ailment there is a remedy sought —Except for foolishness, which has exhausted those who try to cure it.” American and Israeli policies over the past two decades perfectly embody this verse. The…