Replies to post #471817 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[B402]

Hamas is a dictatorship......'The Battle of Gaza'

The Battle of Gaza was a military conflict between Fatah and Hamas that took place in the Gaza Strip from 10 to 15 June 2007. It was a prominent event in the Fatah–Hamas conflict, centered on the struggle for power after Fatah lost the 2006 Palestinian legislative election. The battle resulted in the dissolution of the unity government[3] and the de facto division of the Palestinian territories into two entities: the West Bank governed by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and the Gaza Strip governed by Hamas. Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip, while Fatah officials were either taken as prisoners, executed, or expelled.[3][4] The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights reported that at least 161 people were killed and more than 700 were wounded during the fighting.[1]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaza_(2007)

[sortagreen]

“Better to have a Jewish state on part of the land than have the whole land without the Jewish state,” he said. “Israel should implement the two-state solution for her own sake because if we should lose our majority, and today we are almost equal, we cannot remain a Jewish state or a democratic state . . . That’s the main issue, and to my regret they (the government) do the opposite.”

I had a column from Gideon Levy expressed much the same sentiment. I can't locate the column though.

Essentially, Israel will cease to be a democracy. I would argue they already have. The settlements are a fact on the ground, and the majority is not Jewish. The land has been effectively annexed and the Palestinians have no rights at all, let alone a vote. And when, not if they do get a vote, Israel will no longer be a Jewish state.

They won't survive, certainly not in the present form. In good conscience, I can't hope that they do.

[brooklyn13]

You’re an expert at finding media sources that confirm your biases. You are absolutely no good at considering that different points of view have any merit.

During the course of these discussions, I have conceded that Netanyahu belongs in jail as do the WB settlers. You’ve yet to concede there’s any validity in anyone else’s opinion.

Whatever. It’s not worth the effort.