Comment by michaelsbradley
2 years ago
> I really struggle to believe anyone beyond a small minority even thought about Palestine or Israel before Oct 7.
I grew up in the 1980s and recall intense flareups on this subject matter for as long as I can remember. The arrival of the Web and social media simply amplified them.
This is the correct view. The Palestinian issue is a deeply-felt issue for a quarter of the world's population, give or take.
Are those population’s countries accepting Palestinian refugees?
Mmmm.
It's not like the collective West (aside from USA) offered safe haven to Jews. We kinda just threw them into that corner of the world.
The important issue here is the obviously shrinking pseudo-state of Palestine. The 1947 borders of Palestine have shifted dramatically in Israel's favor, but Israel continues to send settlers to the West Bank.
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Hamas was wrong to attack Israel. But Israel is wrong to continue expanding its borders.
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A (further) removal of Palestinians from their land is the definition of ethnic cleansing, so no I would hope they wouldn't be supporting that.
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Why should they? Why can't the Palestinians stay where they are? Or even better, return to their lands from which they were dispossessed? That would be the real way to support them.
Actually yes. Several of the neighbouring countries have taken in large numbers of Palestinian refugees over the years.
Regardless of that point, it's not their responsibility to facilitate Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
The palestinian diaspora at this point is basically worldwide, which is somewhat ironic considering who caused it.
This has little to do with the actual point, though.
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The sentiment of a portion of a country doesn't mean the governing body agrees. Even a majority portion doesn't always mean that their government is pro or anti refugees.
The Palestinians want their villages,lands & homes back. Instead they face a military occupation from a nuclear military state with weapons provided by the USA & funded to the tune of hundreds of billions. There already are large numbers of Palestinian refugees around the world.
Ironically, the USA IS SPENDING BILLIONS on the war in Ukraine with nothing for the Palestinians.