The US didn't permanently occupy or build settlements in Japan or Germany after WW2. That would have been a violation of international law. Israel ihas been in violation of international law for more than 50 years with the occupation and settlement of the land seized in the 1967 war.
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@Harmonium1923 Palestinians have a right to live with dignity, self-determination, human rights and statehood as do Israelis. Young pro-Palestinian demonstrators understand this as does most of the world. Its not that difficult to grasp.
@GrinNude I agree with you in that principal but a lot of people in this world do not. And I feel like the world is quick to criticize Israel (for everything including it’s existence) and slow to acknowledge the clearly stated motivations of those who wish to destroy it. I wish I shared your view of the college demonstrators. That dude at Columbia said the quiet part out loud and no one was particularly surprised.
@GrinNude considering the weeks and few months prior to Oct 7th brought significant terror threats perpetrated by israeli settlers upon west bank palestinians, I find it fair to say Israel has a role to play in cleaning up their problems before peace can happen. And yes, that was terrorism.
@sladejr I'm sure human rights organizations weren't popular in apartheid South Africa either. If you deem Netanyahu more credible, thats your misconception.
@GrinNude but if it's in a such a dire state of emergency why do they attack the aid trucks coming from Egypt ? One of the new obstacles to getting aid into the region is finding drivers that will do it. you see the drivers coming back across the Egyptian border walking bloodied and beaten and with their trucks having been stolen or damaged. I wonder if they probably regret having gone into Israeli settlements on Oct 7th. Which by the way having seen some footage confiscated from the Hamas fighters. Ehhh I can see see why they want to eradicate the terrorist group in that region. I doubt there will ever be peace in that blood tainted land,
