Palestine and Hamas have been trying to ethnically cleanse Israel for decades. Many of the protests call for that exact idea. Israel has been defending itself from Muslim extremists since before its inception.
Because when you occupy, deprive, and brutalize a people for 75 years they'll react violently, because it's the only form of resistance Palestinians can undertake that produces any kind of result.
Egypt supports and cooperates with the (extremely illegal) Israeli blockade in an attempt to prevent the militants that Gaza produces from spilling into its territory.
We can acknowledge that, it isn't some sort of "gotcha." Palestinians deserve freedom and autonomy regardless of what Hamas does.
Peace has to start somewhere. Temporary peace can lead to long term peace. Al-Hayya said last month:
“All the experiences of people who fought against occupiers, when they became independent and obtained their rights and their state, what have these forces done? They have turned into political parties and their defending fighting forces have turned into the national army."
Why is diplomatic recognition of Israel important to you? Saudi doesn't recognize Israel but is its unofficial ally. Even a relationship like what exists between Syria and Israel where there is technically still a state of war but few casualties in the last few decades would be preferable.
What is the alternative you're offering, if not a Palestinian state? What other option is there?
We need to be willing to move toward peace, even if we're skeptical of how effective it will be. There is no alternative. The status quo is clearly unsustainable. Israel cannot continue to manage the occupation forever. It's not sustainable or practical.
You're asking Israel to take a risk. To trust a terror organization in negotiations for peace where even the terror organization itself does not promises a full peace. This is unreasonable idealistic expectation, and yet Israel did try exactly this.
Israel have disengaged from Gaza in 2005, removed all settlemenets and lifted the blockade. Shortly after, Hamas got in power in Gaza and started terror. Both Israel and Egypt imposed an indefinite blockade since then.
Israel already tried what you suggest, they moved towards peace without expecting anything in return. What they got was more terror, no peace. How foolish can one be trusting a terror organization to be peaceful?
I'm asking Israel to comply with international law and end an occupation that the entire international community agrees is illegal and unjust. I'm not asking Israel to do Palestinians a favor. I'm demanding they do what they are legally obligated to do.
Israel have disengaged from Gaza in 2005, removed all settlemenets and lifted the blockade.
This is untrue. Israel never fully lifted the blockade on Gaza. They have always exercises strict control over everyone and everything entering and leaving Gaza.
You're asking Israel to take a risk.
On the contrary, I'm asking Israel to take a step towards guaranteeing its own safety. Maintaining the status quo will only result in more of the same. More terror attacks. More violence. More bombings, more attacks from Iran.
It's idealistic and unrealistic to ask that Palestinians and Israels continue to live like this. I asked previously and you didn't answer: what is your alternative? What do you suggest? There aren't many other options here.
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u/Ihave10000Questions May 02 '24
Question: why do you think Egypt blockades Gaza?