1. If the moral problem is "actively aiding" repressive dictatorships, then the same moral standard would have to apply to the Palestinian Authority / Palestinian State.
Popular support for the Palestinian State has never been conditional on it being a liberal democracy.
Popular support for the Palestinian State has never been conditional on it being a liberal democracy.
https://twitter.com/iyad_elbaghdadi/status/1305493208194048001
2. In fairness, this inconsistency goes the other way too. The (relatively few) people who oppose Palestinian Statehood due to its repression and corruption should not applaud normalizing ties with similarly repressive regimes.
3. My larger point is this: If human rights are supposed to be universal and non-negotiable, then no exceptions can be tolerated when it comes to "supporting" a state and its endeavors.
4. On the other hand, if statecraft requires moral compromises, even on human rights, then we're no longer having a discussion about following universal principles, but a debate on where we decide to gerrymander exceptions.
Just be honest about which conversation we're having
Just be honest about which conversation we're having
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