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The West Bank doesn't have full autonomy and is still considered under occupation. That doesn't give Israel a mandate to rule it as they please and settlements
by raxxorrax 5y ago
The West Bank doesn't have full autonomy and is still considered under occupation. That doesn't give Israel a mandate to rule it as they please and settlements should be condemned rigorously, but Israel does have security interests in that region.
Of course you have different rules for the the occupier and those that are occupied. This fact makes comparisons to South Africa ridiculous in my opinion as the motivation for segregation is entirely different. I would otherwise encourage the perspective that the current situation is untenable, but the solution is to give Palestinians real autonomy. But that can only happen in cooperation with Israel.
- hulitu 5y ago> This fact makes comparisons to South Africa ridiculous in my opinion as the motivation for segregation is entirely different. The motivation is different but it is still segragation. It it sad that people do not learn from history.
- raxxorrax 5y agoAgreed and the situation is not acceptable. But I believe the motivation does matter. There are some people that escaped prosecution and the statements from some Palestinian extremists mirror the desire to subjugate Jews again. Even if they are just a chess piece for Iran or they have their own animosity, the way to their own land has to go through reconciliation with Israel. Not the settlements, but Israel.