The French president stated that at a UN conference in June, co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia, several countries could finalize a joint move toward mutual recognition of a Palestinian state.
The way you are arguing you will end up in an impossible situation every time. The sooner you realize this, the better. Because yes, the Israeli government and the IDF are currently committing a genocide on the Palestinian people but at the same time, Hamas exists (in their own words) to kill every Jew in the Middle East.
Applying the “who started it” rhetoric is entirely useless because 1.) at this point it hardly matters anymore and 2.) it’s not as clear as you make it out to be, both in the modern history of the conflict but also going back to biblical times, which both sides are often evoking to legitimize their actions.
The only way forward is a two state solution and I think most rational people realize that. However this can only happen if Palestinians overcome and reject Hamas and if Israelis overcome and reject the Netanyahu regime.
And probably, if Americans overcome and reject their fascist leaders that are backing Israel to advance their own evangelical extremist beliefs.
Problem is that Israel is not held accountable. So if Palestinians “overcome” Hamas without Israel “overcoming” 80% of their political system, then Israel will just continue.
If you want a two state solution you first need a level playing field to allow for negotiations to actually result in something constructive. We already saw with Oslo how the power imbalance let to Israel sabotaging the accords immediately and only having used the accords to weaken the position of Palestinians.
What Macron and other Western leaders are calling for is just another Oslo with the continued obliteration of any sort of Palestinian state and people. We heard two decades of “two states solution” rhetoric without any actual willingness to hold Israel to their responsibilities. Macron just wants to go back to that. Otherwise he would not allow Netanyahu to use French airspace while the ICC arrest warrant is out for him.
Well yes, absolutely, that’s why I said that Israelis need to overcome the Netanyahu regime as well and reform their state. I agree with you regarding the power imbalance.
The way you are arguing you will end up in an impossible situation every time. The sooner you realize this, the better. Because yes, the Israeli government and the IDF are currently committing a genocide on the Palestinian people but at the same time, Hamas exists (in their own words) to kill every Jew in the Middle East.
Applying the “who started it” rhetoric is entirely useless because 1.) at this point it hardly matters anymore and 2.) it’s not as clear as you make it out to be, both in the modern history of the conflict but also going back to biblical times, which both sides are often evoking to legitimize their actions.
The only way forward is a two state solution and I think most rational people realize that. However this can only happen if Palestinians overcome and reject Hamas and if Israelis overcome and reject the Netanyahu regime.
And probably, if Americans overcome and reject their fascist leaders that are backing Israel to advance their own evangelical extremist beliefs.
Problem is that Israel is not held accountable. So if Palestinians “overcome” Hamas without Israel “overcoming” 80% of their political system, then Israel will just continue.
If you want a two state solution you first need a level playing field to allow for negotiations to actually result in something constructive. We already saw with Oslo how the power imbalance let to Israel sabotaging the accords immediately and only having used the accords to weaken the position of Palestinians.
What Macron and other Western leaders are calling for is just another Oslo with the continued obliteration of any sort of Palestinian state and people. We heard two decades of “two states solution” rhetoric without any actual willingness to hold Israel to their responsibilities. Macron just wants to go back to that. Otherwise he would not allow Netanyahu to use French airspace while the ICC arrest warrant is out for him.
Well yes, absolutely, that’s why I said that Israelis need to overcome the Netanyahu regime as well and reform their state. I agree with you regarding the power imbalance.