Why do I keep posting my pro-Israel views on Facebook and Instagram? Why do I still naively believe that I have finally constructed the one defining argument that can persuade a friend, a former classmate, a neighbor’s son… who holds an opposing view?

It’s been almost three years since October 7, and I find myself trapped in the same cycle of endlessly scrolling through social media, feeling incensed and frustrated by the feeds of friends and acquaintances, as I continue to post my point of view, hoping for a breakthrough. Yet nothing changes.

Why do I get sucked into the exhausting back-and-forth of sharing my truth, only to be subjected to what feels like a fundamentally distorted truth from the other side? Every time I hit “post” on a clear, compelling statement, I visualize the........

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