Topic: | Re:Re:Re:What do the Israelis and their supporters actually want ? | |
Posted by: | John Hawkes | |
Date/Time: | 21/05/24 17:10:00 |
Ms Bond 'This explains the use of the word 'apartheid' in the placards'. I can remember when I protested against apartheid. It was when the white South African government firstly tried to set up puppet states or townships where blacks could be 'asked' to move to and secondly tried to enforce racial segregation in all aspects of social life and commerce. Would you answer whether in your view this is the nature of the apartheid you see currently in Israel ? And also as someone who strongly supports the current political aspirations of Palestinians, would you answer a question I posed earlier - 'I have lost track of what the Palestinians are actually asking for and what compromises they are willing to make to gain it. 1) Although the areas that they have governance of have been rocked recently by IDF responsive attacks in Gaza and settler incursion in the West Bank, assuming that in time these disturbances are resolved what further land masses do they claim to be part of Palestine ? 2) Who represents 'the average Palestinian' and do they and their leaders accept the right of the state of Israel to exist within its current borders ? 3) Hamas does not accept point 2) but are they truly representative of the Palestinians and their views ? 4) If Hamas does represent the views of the majority of Palestinians especially over the right of Israel to exist, is there any hope of a peaceful settlement or will Israel have to wage a defensive war indefinitely ? I look forward to your response. |