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[–] StJohnMcCrae@slrpnk.net 0 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 19 seconds ago)

For the record, I think Bibi and most of his government belong in prison. Bibi is a fascist - but so are most Palestinians, for lack of a better word. I think Israel (as well as America, Europe and the Arab states) should pay reparations to all Palestinians who can demonstrate that they personally have been permanently displaced from land that Israelis have settled on.

But I'm also realistic about arab/islamic nationalism, and how those states treat their ethnic and religious minorities. I support Kurdish independence for the same reason. I support the Christians in Lebanon - I went to school with some in the early 2000's who were forced from their homes. Being a non-arab, non-muslim in the Muslim/Arab world is a mortal danger.

There is no scenario where Israel doesn't exist, and Jewish people in the middle east aren't subjected to exactly the kind of genocide that you're accusing Israelis of perpetrating and has been perpetrating against Jews and Christians in living memory. Some might even call these accusations projection.

If that makes me literally Hitler, then we really don't have anything to discuss. My side keeps winning. Total Israeli capitulation isn't ever going to happen. When certain parties finally accept that reality, maybe we can start making moves towards a lasting peace, but that peace will never include simply throwing open the gates and letting the barbarians sack Israel as they did in Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and elsewhere.