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In reply to the discussion: A stunning infographic from UN on Israel & Palestine [View all]Big Blue Marble
(5,714 posts)19. It is impossible to negotiate from a position of weakness.
And that is where the Palestines have been since 1046. They have never been offered
a true autonomous state. They have continued to lose the remaining land that was to them in the
original UN partition. The Israelis never intended to share Palestine. They always intended
ethnically cleanse Palestine of all Palestinians and at least those in the far-right still do.
Most of these people live quiet lives of desperation. How cruel to say they should just get over it.
That desperation is what puts the lives of Israelis most at risk.
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That is so cowardly, and plain wrong. (No support for Netanyahu, either)
electric_blue68
Oct 2023
#8
No actually these horrific attacks endanger Palestinians lives as well.
Big Blue Marble
Oct 2023
#14
This is true. You need to look back at the history of the establishment of Israel
wnylib
Oct 2023
#37
If I'm not careful about it, I can still be angry with Britain for what they did to my great great
mahina
Oct 2023
#41
So i'm a racist now for asking why the Isrealis are on the hook for events of 1000 years ago?
Hieronymus Phact
Oct 2023
#45
what about only showing the deaths, this shows the Israelis showed restraint
Shellback Squid
Oct 2023
#12