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Peter Robinson's avatar

I will ask you the same question: if a super majority of Palestinians approved this proposal, would you still oppose it?

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Feral Finster's avatar

First, you assume facts not in evidence. Second, why would a "supermajority" of Palestinians agree to be ethnically cleansed? What on earth makes you think such an agreement would be in any way "voluntary"?

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Peter Robinson's avatar

When do you think Israel is going to stop killing Palestinians?

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Feral Finster's avatar

When it is forced to do so.

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Peter Robinson's avatar

When do you think that will happen? Be realistic.

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Feral Finster's avatar

Hard to say.

I suppose one could ask when you think your, um, proposal is going to be put to a vote, land set aside, ethnic cleansing undertaken, etc.?

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Peter Robinson's avatar

Realistically? I think my proposal will not happen and no large country will even consider using military force against nuclear-armed Israel.

I think in about 10 years the BDS movement will be strong enough to dissuade Israel from further genocide. I think about one hundred thousand stateless Palestinians will be left alive in Israel at that point.

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pretzelattack's avatar

if a supermajority of Palestinians voted to reject this proposal out of hand, would you finally start thinking about how to hold the perpetrators of the genocide responsible?

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Peter Robinson's avatar

If only 50% of Palestinans supported the proposal, I would immediately abandon it.

As for holding Israel responsible, the first step is for the ICJ to recognize plausible genocide and impose measures. I am optimistic that will happen soon. If it doesn't happen, the world is screwed.

But even a victory for SA will be only a small step. Israel will certainly ignore the court.

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Feral Finster's avatar

If a (so far nonexistent) supermajority of Palestinians agreed to this harebrained idea because Israel and its American thug held literal and metaphorical guns to theirs and their children's heads, would you call that a voluntary decision?

Does anyone ask the people who are getting a bunch of Palestinian refugees? Ever heard of Black September?

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