Arab psychological incapacity for peace is asserted to justify endless conflict

Evidence

In other words, Alroy must prove that because Arabs are, first of all, as one in their bent for bloody vengeance, second, psychologically incapable of peace, and third, congenitally tied to a concept of justice that means the opposite of that, they are not to be trusted and must be fought interminably as one fights any other fatal disease. — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 778

Categorization

• XREF: The move from ‘congenital psychological traits’ to ‘must be fought as a disease’ is biopolitics/necropolitics avant la lettre — resonates with Mbembe and later racialized-security discourse.
• QUESTION: Glidden’s essay ‘The Arab World’, cited as authoritative in Chapter One — worth tracing how this single source becomes a recurring warrant for claims.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 778