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Nestor Daniel Scherman

Nestor Daniel Scherman

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Chapter VII and Epilogue: Raising children in an incubator of hatred

How Do We Dismantle an Incubator of Hatred? This is, perhaps, the most important question in this entire essay. If incubators of hatred can be built,...

10.08.2026 60

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Nestor Daniel Scherman

Raising children in an incubator of hatred – Chapters V and Vi

Hamas: The Engineering of Martyrdom When Hamas is discussed, the conversation is often reduced to two opposing caricatures. To some, it is nothing...

09.08.2026 60

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Raising children in an incubator of Hatred -Chapter III and IV

The Conquest of Childhood Every society educates. It cannot be otherwise. Parents teach. Teachers teach. Religious institutions teach. Governments...

08.08.2026 90

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Raising children in an incubator of Hatred

The Architecture of Hatred Incubators of hatred do not operate like factories where raw material enters at one end and a terrorist emerges at the...

07.08.2026 60

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To educate its children to believe that a cause is worth more than a human life.

The Incubators of Hatred These pages are not merely about Hamas. Nor are they simply about Israel or Palestine. They are an inquiry into something far...

06.08.2026 50

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When an Ideology Matters More Than a Child

VENI, VIDI… DID I REALLY UNDERSTAND!? When an Ideology Matters More Than a Child “Peace will come when Arab mothers love their children more than...

05.08.2026 60

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Every political theory begins with an assumption about human nature

VENI, VIDI… AND UNDERSTOOD? Every political theory begins with an assumption about human nature. The problem is that most public debates begin after...

23.07.2026 50

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Iran’s Real Weapon Was Not Nuclear, But the Strait of Hormuz

Veni, vidi… and did I understand? For 12 days, the world was mesmerized by the images. Missiles streaking across the sky. Fighter jets flying...

12.07.2026 50

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Hamas, Smartphones and the Crisis of Humanitarian Law

Veni, vidi… and understood!? There is something about modern wars that keeps bothering me. We constantly hear people talk about civilians and...

18.06.2026 70

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From Biblical Prophets to Steve Jobs: Who Fills the Modern Vacuum of Meaning?

Veni, vidi… and understood!? Every year, thousands of graduates listen to commencement speeches that quickly spread across the world. Steve Jobs...

19.05.2026 80

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The Human Tragedy Is Not Forgetting: It Is Believing That This Time We Will Be..

….. Able to Control the Forces We Unleash Veni, vidi… and understood!? There is an idea that emerges almost naturally every time history stumbles...

07.05.2026 70

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From Foucault to Wokeism: How Truth Became Suspicious

a World Without Truth Veni, vidi… and I understood!? The claim that knowledge is shaped by power did not begin on social media, nor in corporate...

02.05.2026 80

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The Society of the Disposable: When Systems Work Without Everyone

Veni, vidi… and did we really understand? There will be no announcement. No one will say it out loud. And yet, it is already happening. The system...

28.04.2026 60

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When politics needs enemies, something has already broken

Veni, vidi… did I understand!? When politics needs enemies It doesn’t start with violence. It starts with words. And when those words stop making...

26.04.2026 80

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The Middle East without Israel: A Counterfactual Analysis

The Middle East without Israel: A Counterfactual Analysis from a Geopolitical Perspective Faced with the endless discussions that portray Israel as...

08.04.2026 100

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Israel on trial ‘Proportionality without an alternative’

Proportionality without an alternative: When the law is left alone The principle of proportionality is one of the pillars of International...

07.04.2026 70

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