• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I hope you’re also against Palestinian nationalism then

      That’s not comparable and you know it. Nationalism without a nation is an ambition. Ethno-nationalism while in control of a nation containing other peoples is oppression and, in extreme cases like the South Africa of the past and present day Israel, Apartheid.

      But to answer the question you thought you asked: yes, I am against the violently theocratic government philosophy of Hamas.

      Also compare the number of Arabs with Israeli citizenship to the number of Jews with PA citizenship.

      Arab doesn’t equal Palestinian and Palestinian doesn’t equal Arab. To conflate the two is bigotry and ignorance.

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          2 months ago

          That’s not true. Especially not when you count the settlers living on stolen land inside the West Bank and planning to do the same in Gaza.

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              They are not citizens

              They by definition CAN’T be because Palestine doesn’t have any citizens. Because it’s occupied territory denied nationhood by its occupiers, Israel.

              Do you think a Palestinian state in the West Bank would accept Jewish settlers as citizens?

              Jewish people in general? Yes. Jewish (or Christian, or Muslim etc) SETTLERS stealing their land on behalf of an occupying force, though? That’s another kettle of ballgames entirely.

              “Settling” land already owned by someone else is colonialism and theft, not peaceful coexistence.

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                  2 months ago

                  However, the passport issuance is subject to additional restrictions imposed by the Israeli government.

                  It’s not Palestinian citizenship when it’s still Israel who determines who is eligible.

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      2 months ago

      Sure. I hope you’re also against Palestinian nationalism then.

      “If you’re opposed to minority rule, then I hope you’re also opposed to majority rule.” What? Simply give everyone in the region equal voting rights, as is their right as human beings, and the resulting state would be a Palestinian one.

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      I’d definitely be against a hypothetical Palestinian ethnostate, but that doesn’t exist so it doesn’t really seem relevant. We’re discussing an ethnostate that actually does exist, which sucks. Can we keep on that topic?