Can We Talk About Israel?
It's amazing how there is so much criticism of Israel without key questions being addressed.
(The land mass ratio of Israel to all the Arab countries in the world or as good as AI will do it, about 605:1)
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You say you are an anti-zionist? Does this mean that you believe that all the Israeli citizens - about 7 million Jews and 2 million Arabs need to leave Israel or be killed? Where do you want them to go?
Is that realistic? Explain your plan. Or do you define anti-Zionism as generic Israel hatred? Explain. Give us your anti-Zionism definition.
What would the ideal reaction have been when Israel had war declared against it on Oct 7, 2023?
Do you infer that Israel should have done nothing and just say “no problem, please don’t do it again?”
Can you give examples in world history where the same percentage of national citizens (1200/9,000,000 or .00013) were killed, and there was no military reaction? Please note that this would mean that 48,000 innocent Americans were killed plus hostages taken, and the American military had no response. Please explain how you think this would happen.
Do you believe that it is morally equivalent to attack, murder and burn citizens alive as when non-combatants die as “collateral damage” (after Israel drops leaflets telling people to leave, drops dummy bombs) when Israel fires weapons to kill Hamas? When those citizens are in the way (while their fighters hide underground)?
In all criminal law, intent is crucial, but it is not here. Explain
Do you think that Israel has the right to wipe out a government next door that has declared war against their nation and that has said their core purpose is to destroy the nation of Israel?
Yes or No. If no, explain.
Are you an expert in military strategy and urban warfare, and can you offer Israel other methods for eliminating Hamas?
If yes, please tell me where you acquired your qualifications.
Do you think that people in jail who have been convicted of crimes are “hostages” and are morally equivalent to hostages taken from their homes or a dance festival? Young teenagers, old women, families and babies?
Explain.
Suppose your criteria is that any land taken by force when a country was being created as a nation-state and wherein the borders then were contentious makes the country’s present borders illegitimate. Do you mean that all countries that are similarly formed (with conflict) have illegitimate borders? How have you applied this set of standards to other countries? If not, why not?
Note: Most of the country’s borders were formed this way, and almost no countries in this world are occupied by direct genetic descendants, meaning only those who have been archaeologically and historically verified to be indigenous.