The aim of the Palestinian liberation movement is to establish a democratic national state in which both Arabs and Jews will live as citizens with equal rights and obligations and that will constitute an integral part of the progressive democratic Arab national presence living peacefully with all forces of progress in the world.

That sounds great! That sounds like a solution. Unfortunately it's not a very realistic one, especially since they're a religious extremist group, and I don't imagine their view of democracy to be actual democracy, nor can I imagine them supporting a separation of church and state. If that's the case, then it just results in the same situation, but with the actors swapped, and the Jewish people living under Muslim oppression. Idk about you man, but I feel that the Jews have suffered at the hands of extremist groups enough for one people. But hey, maybe my assumptions are wrong, and they would legitimately establish a free and fair democracy. That would be an amazing resolution to the problem. But since we know it's a multi-national problem, with Europe, the USA, and several Middle Eastern countries all wanting a piece of the pie, it seems very implausible. It's a nice hope though, and I think most actual people would support it.

[–] Alsephina@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah if your response to that is to keep bringing up their "religion" (the last avenue for liberal internalized racism; as conservatives bring up "culture") of the people currently being slaughtered, you're too far gone.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It is a huge driving force and a major part of their motivations. You can't ignore it, and raising concerns about it is not racist. It's not even a statement about race, it's about religion. Rather than acknowledging it is a valid concern, you call me a racist? Okay then. I guess the conversation is over. Thanks for sharing your viewpoints though. You did raise valid points, and I felt that we were communicating well, and pretty much in agreement at the end there. Cheers.

Edit: and in case it was somehow unclear, I already stated that I think Israel should be held accountable for their human rights violations, and I think the situation over there is an enormous tragedy.