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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's why they're using this strategy. If there were a ton of Israeli soldier casualties on Bibi's watch, the military might let the public remove him from power, or do it themselves. Netanyahu has every motivation to bomb and starve Gaza. The actual solution would have been to build up Palestinian groups who oppose Hamas and prefer a two state solution, but that isn't the IDF's goal. Their refusal to do so over the last few decades not only led to this war, but should have told supportive nations that too many Zionists are genocidal theocrats.

The most economical endgame for Israel's current military actions is the forceful expulsion of almost all Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank. Occupation is a bad option. They've undermined the movement for coexistence so badly that even a total reversal of policy would be difficult. It's so fucking sad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Meh. God will punish him surely.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't care what God will do to him; I just want to get these awful people out of power so they'll stop killing children. God making things right in the afterlife isn't a universally agreed upon truth, so we must do the right thing regardless of its existence. If God is good, surely he'd want us to make our mortal existence less miserable and more meaningful, right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I prefer not to attempt to assert my morality upon a higher power

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The actual solution would have been to build up Palestinian groups who oppose Hamas and prefer a two state solution, but that isn’t the IDF’s goal.

This idea supposes that Palestinians themselves are somehow too incompetent to do it without external help. Which reality seems to agree with.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not really. Israel has attacked and undermined the PLO for decades, almost more than Hamas. It's the situation of Israel stepping on the throats of all Palestinians, even those who want to work towards peace. The two state solution requires Israel's support, and when they don't give it, those attempting to make it happen on the Palestinian side look like fools. Israel has the power to allow for peace, but they make it near impossible.

Palestinians can't make a two state solution happen without the cooperation of the other state. That's what two state means.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmmm, what reason would Israel have to regard the PLO as the terrorist group it once was?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I mean, they did sign the Oslo accords and recognized the PLO as the official representatives of Palestinians.