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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, what are they thinking? The international community will not support this. I think this is so much riskier to Israel's existence-- the campus protests are nothing in comparison.

"Far-right Israelis held a march in Sderot, near the border with Gaza, attended by ministers who called for the reoccupation of Gaza. It coincided with the anniversary of Israel’s creation in 1948, in which more than 700,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced.

Israeli’s Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, a member of the governing Likud Party, and hardline Knesset member Zvi Sukkot, of the Religious Zionist Party, were among those calling for the reestablishment of Israeli settlements in Gaza.

“For preserving the security achievements that our soldiers lost their lives for, we must resettle Gaza with security forces and settlers that will embrace the land with love,” Karhi said.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said, “First, we must return to Gaza now. We are coming home to the holy land. And second, we must encourage migration – encourage the voluntary migration of the residents of Gaza. It is moral.”"[/quote]
There are also near-daily protests by Israelis in the streets against Netanyahu's government (before and after 10/7). There are deep divisions in Israeli politics, which we should all understand, because we see it in the US too. When Trump or one of his appointees said something stupid, half the country was rightly horrified. Your example would be like holding up: any Trump rally, any quote from MTG, and the Charlottesville marchers, and then saying the US doesn't have the right to exist, because those people are all terrible.[/quote]

Those are not minor figures and your attempt to minimize who they are is not good.[/quote]
I'm not minimizing them. I'm comparing them to major political figures in the US. Trump wasn't a minor figure. Neither were Stephen Miller or Rudy Guiliani to name a few prominent people in his inner circle who went out and said/did awful things in the name of our government.[/quote]

We elected Trump.   We bear the responsibility for that as a country (even those of us that voted for someone else).  Just like we voted for Biden.  And bear the responsibility of his actions (or lack thereof) in Gaza.  It is not surprising that some will hate us because of the actions of our elected leaders.  Nothing is more certain.

Israelis are likewise responsible for their government.  The only people not responsible are the young Palestinians who have not had a chance to choose their leaders in 18 years or so.  Those folk didn't get to choose.  [/quote]

This post is assuming the prextext that Israel or the U.S. is doing something wrong. You may think that. That's you. [/quote]

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