"Egypt and Syria and the other Arab countries refuse to acquiesce to our existence. "
Yeah, one of the problems with the brutality of Israel's response (and behaviour prior to October 7th) is that it's difficult to focus on any of the other aspects of the conflict. Would Palestinians "acquiesce to Israel's existence" without the blockade …
"Egypt and Syria and the other Arab countries refuse to acquiesce to our existence. "
Yeah, one of the problems with the brutality of Israel's response (and behaviour prior to October 7th) is that it's difficult to focus on any of the other aspects of the conflict. Would Palestinians "acquiesce to Israel's existence" without the blockade and the land theft? According to the UN resolution I mentioned to Tom, yes they would. It's Netanyahu who refuses to accept the 1967 borders.
There's no doubt that there are people in the region who want Israel wiped from the map. But it's difficult to get an understanding of what's driving that, or how much support they have in this aim, when Israel is doing so many things wrong. There's a difference between acquiescing to Isreal's existence and acquiescing to Israel's dominance.
"Egypt and Syria and the other Arab countries refuse to acquiesce to our existence. "
Yeah, one of the problems with the brutality of Israel's response (and behaviour prior to October 7th) is that it's difficult to focus on any of the other aspects of the conflict. Would Palestinians "acquiesce to Israel's existence" without the blockade and the land theft? According to the UN resolution I mentioned to Tom, yes they would. It's Netanyahu who refuses to accept the 1967 borders.
There's no doubt that there are people in the region who want Israel wiped from the map. But it's difficult to get an understanding of what's driving that, or how much support they have in this aim, when Israel is doing so many things wrong. There's a difference between acquiescing to Isreal's existence and acquiescing to Israel's dominance.