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Will Netanyahu's departure help relations with the Palestinians?

The Palestinians themselves don't think so.

It's probable but not yet certain that Israel's longest serving and most violent leader will be sent out of power. His corruption and decrease in popularity means that there is a big tent coalition of parties set to remove Bibi from office. This is a good thing.

The coalition in question though even has some parties who are to the right of Netanyahu and whose main problems with him is that he hasn't built enough settlements on Palestian land or bombed enough buildings.

Even the centre and centre-left of Israeli politics is Zionist and hawkish. The institutions of the country, from the courts to the IDF, are geared towards driving Palestinians from their land and further entrenching the military occupation. 'End of a dark era and the beginning of a new dark era,' is how one Palestinian put it. The problems are systemic and change needs to come from outside by stopping arms sales to Israel and forcing the state to comply with international law.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/04/palestinians-welcome-end-of-netanyahu-era-but-fear-more-of-the-same
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helenS · 36-40, F
It's highly unlikely that Mr. Netanyahu's departure will change [u]anything[/u]. The intention to annihilate Israel as a country, and kill all Jewish people (perhaps by drowning in the Mediterranean?) and transforming Israel into a larger version of the Gaza strip will certainly remain. Of course, the Arab civil war would continue in what's now Israel. And, also of course, this will never happen - the "victims of zionism" will just perpetuate their own self-inflicted misery.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@helenS Hardly. Building occupations on Palestinian land has mo security justification. Neither does the bombing of non military targets.

You say Palestinian want to destroy Israel. Well, Israel literally is destroying Palestine.
helenS · 36-40, F
@Burnley123 Gaza is not an occupied "Palestinian" land.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@helenS So if it belongs to Israelis, then its fair to remove the other people living there, right?
helenS · 36-40, F
@Burnley123 I don't understand your point. Gaza does not belong to Israel, and Israel has no IDF forces in Gaza.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@helenS You said Gaza did not belong to the Palestinians.
helenS · 36-40, F
@Burnley123 Sorry there must a some misunderstanding. Gaza belongs (or should belong) to the people who live there. Unfortunately, it is owned by Hamas.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@helenS If it belongs to people who live there, what is the justification for building Israeli settlements? Nobody seems able to answer that.
helenS · 36-40, F
@Burnley123 There are [u]no Israeli settlements[/u] in Gaza.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@helenS Fair point. I apologise. Its an issue for the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
helenS · 36-40, F