• girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    Because the Holocaust happened and although Jewish people weren’t the only demographic to be murdered by nazis, they did face the brunt of it. Add to that a 2000 yr diaspora and you can see why they would like a homeland.

    The problem is Palestinian people lived on that land for 2000 years so they have a right to it as well.

    Imo the best thing to do is divide Israel in half and give Jewish and Palestinian equal portions. But we’re a long way from that happening, if ever.

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      6 months ago

      They are hardly the only diaspora that’s been through traumatic events. Ethnostates always end up this way.

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      6 months ago

      The thing I’ve seen bandied about is a UN-administrated state combining both territories, policed by UN forces until a proper bipartisan government consisting of Israelis AND Palestinians is elected, ready, and able to take control - and even then subject to “hey we’ll come back if things get bad again”.