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[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Mandela was not a terrorist. That's an indictment of the US government's stupid "watch list," not Mandela.

In terms of land, do you really think they're coming out ahead in that? Before 2012, they had almost no settlements and they regular demolished them. How were they coming out ahead? Do you think the average Israeli is eager to keep the status quo for a few acres of land? Have you ever talked to an Israeli? They don't care about the land. Most Israelis I know are pretty angry about the squatters and just don't want their tax dollars going to bribe them into leaving like last time Israeli settlers were evicted from Gaza.

Do you think that in 1967, facing invasion from every side, the Israeli thinking was "muaahahaha, finally a full-scale invasion we can use as a subterfuge to add a new subdivision in 50 years!"

The military cost of occupying the West Bank is costing Israel many, many times what the land was ever worth many times over.

And keep in mind, the settlements are mostly in the West Bank, not Gaza.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I don't think its productive for us to speak anymore, we can't agree on basic interpretation of facts.