An Israeli news report claims that the Netanyahu government has offered a raft of proposals to entice Egypt to open its doors to two million displaced Palestinians, despite Cairo’s rejection
An Israeli news report claims that the Netanyahu government has offered a raft of proposals to entice Egypt to open its doors to two million displaced Palestinians, despite Cairo’s rejection
Nope. No ethnic cleansing going on at all. Not a bit.
I don’t know if you’re aware of the historical context regarding claims of ethnic cleansing in this conflict, Israel has shown a lot more restraint than Palestinian forces did when the shoe was on the other foot:
When Jerusalem and the West Bank were annexed by Jordan, (A belligerent fighting for the Palestinians against Israel in 1948,) it was immediately ethnically cleansed:
Today there are no Jewish citizens of Jordan.
Not that this makes reciprocity okay, but I think people should be aware there’s there’s a history of driving people off their land and destroying their structures by both parties in this conflict. I find the irony in these historical parallels to be incredible and can’t help but notice it’s curious that Israel is being held to a higher standard regarding civilian treatment by Palestinians than their own forces have exhibited.
They show restraint because they know good pr keeps the foreign investment flowing like a river. It’s so disingenuous to view this conflict in a vacuum with no larger geopolitical aspects to consider.
Sure they could act like Russia is in Ukraine but that’s not how you get your genocide while the world shrugs their shoulders. Don’t be so painfully naive.
Also it’s interesting that your recollection of events starts AFTER the Naqba where Israeli settlers drove Palestinians from their home. Everyone acting like there’s only one group driving hostilities always has an obnoxiously one sided understanding of the provocations that happened.
And as a final note, Israel is held to a higher standard because it hasn’t been rendered destitute by a stronger power. It’s the imbalance of power that makes the position popular. Just like cops should be held to a higher standard than citizens, Supreme Court judges over political pundits, and soldiers over non combatants. The stronger force has the most responsibility to go for peace because their power grants them the most ability to do so.
Interesting context. Thanks for sharing:
“Not that this makes reciprocity okay”
That’s all you needed to say. The rest of your comment is just genocide apologetics.