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I hate the settlements as much (or more) as the next guy, but I respectfully disagree. West Bank is not Gaza. Israel FORCIBLY removed all of the settlements fro
by tasn 3y ago
I hate the settlements as much (or more) as the next guy, but I respectfully disagree. West Bank is not Gaza. Israel FORCIBLY removed all of the settlements from Gaza in 2006, and look where this got us. There is nothing going on in Gaza, and that's still the source of the conflict, the West Bank is chill in comparison. Also, when Israel left the settlements in Gaza they left behind factories, crops, housing, everything. Did Palestinians move there? Use the resources? No, they turned them into terrorist training grounds. :|
I think the settlements are terrible, and we should destroy all of them, but this is just classic PR switcheroo. As I said, West Bank is not Gaza, they have a different government, the West Bank is flourishing and the quality of life there is great. Leaving Gaza and removing all the Israeli forces from there ended up being worst, not better for the people of Gaza.
- raincom 3y agoI am quite sympathetic to the view point that Arab countries don't want a Jewish state in the middle east, and that when Muslims become majority, they don't want to peacefully co-exist with Jews and others. I am not ignorant about Gaza and the West bank are different. There are so many people out there who explain Hamas' attack in terms of these: (a) Israel subverting two-state solution (b) apartheid in the West bank in order to protect settlers. This view point has many supporters even among non-Muslims in the West. What do you say about that to those who condemn Hamas' attack on Oct 7 and who also subscribe to the foregoing explanation?