Question:
In all of recorded history has there ever been a year of peace in the middle east?
Answer:
This is a profound and difficult question. The short answer is: it depends on how you define “peace” and “the Middle East.”
If we define peace as: “the complete absence of organized violent conflict—between states, within states, or involving non-state actors (e.g., militias, terrorist groups, etc.)”
—and define the Middle East broadly to include countries like Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Turkey, etc.—
Then:
