Israelis and Palestinians agree on one thing: Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity

If there is one thing that Israelis and Palestinians agree on and religiously adhere to, it’s Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity as “doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

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