In what way will they be oppressed in a one state solution? With full citizenship? This statement of yours doesnt make sense.
Well, they did earlier, and Israel did not do anything to create a 2 state solution. So Israel has not behaved in good faith either. Heck didn't the Oslo Accords result in Israel's PM getting assassinated?
What elitism am I imposing? I am saying either, create a 2 state solution, or a 1 state solution. Like those are the 2 options! Both the Palestinians and the Israelis exist. So they can exist together in peace than apart, with all this violence. Now given Israel has taken so much of land already, I do not see a 2 state solution possible. I also see Israel, as the only viable state, as they have the structural, economic and military institutions. So in my opinion it is easier to give the Palestinians citizenship.
Well if we are going to talk about before 1948, then I disagree with UK's actions to even issue the Balfour declaration. The formation of Israel was done through colonial politics - those things are bound to cause sectarian violence. It isn't true that this sectarian violence had a precise starting point in 1919 either, but rather a culmination of events that involved Zionist movements and militias, colonial politics, Arab Nationalism, WW 1 etc.,
Now it is also true that the Arab and Palestinian leadership has been unreasonable, and that it led to the 1948 war, but 1967 was solely Israel's aggression. They created a narrative of self-defence and pre-emptive attacks, but the goal was to always steal Gaza and the West Bank. I think 1967 was the turning point in this conflict, that led to settlements, apartheid and the current oppression we see. So this is why I see it as Israel's fault regardless of Palestinian leadership's unreasonableness.
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