Here's why it's very unlikely we will see peace or a second-state solution implemented, a (very depressing but necessary) thread
The Two State Solution is dead:
According to recent polls (last summer):
55.5% of people in Gaza, Judea & Samaria oppose or strongly oppose the idea
65.2% believe it is not a viable solution
This is to a hypothetical 2SS solution, when you get into details....
80% of them oppose a demilitarized democratic state, equal land exchange, family unification in Israel of 100k refugees, EJ their capital & WJ of Israel, the end of the conflict, guarantees of implementation by the US & Arab states, comprehensive regional peace with Arab states
Land swaps, a core part of any Two State Solution, is absolutely rejected as well
Nearly 80% oppose any idea of land swap with Israel, no concessions whatsoever
Jerusalem?
Over 80% oppose any Israeli presence or control in Jerusalem
Over 80% would rather prevent Jews from going on the Temple Mount than have access to the Western Wall
The One State Solution, then?
71.2% oppose the idea of a binational state where Jews and Arabs live in peace with equal rights
Co-existence?
61.1% oppose a state where Jews are allowed to stay WITHOUT full rights.
67.8% disagree to the idea of a federation where Jews are allowed to live in their country and they in Israel
That means over 60% believe Jews have no right to stay at all in the land.
Not only do Jews have no right to stay in the land, but
64% refuse any recognition that Israel is the Jewish homeland, while 66% of Israelis are willing to recognize them
80% would rather Israel keep all their prisoners than recognizing Israel is the Jewish homeland
It's not just for Jews, even for their own people
54% refuse the idea of a Western-style government with equal rights for minorities.
13.4% of them consider building a democratic political system that respects freedom and rights of individuals an important national goal.
That means 62.7% support withdrawal of troops and right of return in part to destroy Israel physically or through demographics.
Over 75% of them will never agree to a State of Israel and will work toward destroying it.
Look at their views on demilitarization as well:
82% refuse the idea of a non-militarized State
62% refuse the idea of having an intl force to make sure there is no conflict
73% refuse to allow Israel to have any military defense system in its territory
60% would rather live under Israeli occupation than cooperation with them
And it's very unlikely to change. Over 82% of them state that they have no intention of changing their mind about this conflict.
A bit part of the problem is due to incitement and hatred taught in Hamas & PA school, through the media, etc.. to the point where a majority of them do not believe Jews or Judaism can be trusted, while Israelis say it's Hamas/PA who are the problem
Unless there are immediate and deep-reaching societal changes in Palestinian society, where incitement to violence, calls for Jihad and hatred stops to be taught, where they accept to make concessions, there will simply never be peace
Debunking colonialist lies and erasure of Jewish History from the land of Israel, a thread
There are few things colonizers love more than erasing the history of people they colonized, change the names of their land & cities, and then pretend that it was always theirs. That's what we see today with these attempts to rebrand Israel
1) Tzfat
The area where Tzfat is located is in the territory of Naftali, as described in Sefer Shoftim (Judges). It is mentioned both by Josephus and the Jerusalem Talmud as a Jewish city during the 2nd Temple era.
Debunking anti-Israel lies and the use of Sefaradim & Mizrachim as tokens in antizionist propaganda, a thread
1) Ethiopians were sterilized
Claims were made in the early 2000s that, unkowningly, hundreds of Ethiopian women had been given Depo-Provera, a contraceptive that lasts only for 2 to 3 months. So, no, that's not forced sterilization to begin with.
Women who were given the injection were asked by if they were able to give birth after the injection. All of them answered yes. In 2016, the State Controller did a long inquiry in the matter & found that no woman had been forced.