Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices
by xenospn on Sunday May 05, 2024 @09:07PM
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Israeli Arabs know they have it much better in Israel than anywhere else in the region. They historically have been highly opposed to proposed land-swaps/unification deals with the PA.
Again, I'm not a Palestinian-Israeli. I'm sure some share that attitude, but considering that many have families that are "on the other side of the border", I think there's quite a few that do want one unified country with everyone having voting rights. It's been argued for quite eloquently by several very prominent Palestinian voices, too (not necessarily Palestinian-Israeli voices).
Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices
by JumpCrisscross on Monday May 06, 2024 @04:04AM
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> there's quite a few that do want one unified country
Of course. The original point was that they defy, as a community, summary.
Israel is rich. Palestine is poor. It would be on par with a German or Korean reünification in terms of cost.
Also, Israel has a relatively-liberal voting population. Palestine does not. One could have reasonable concerns around losing valued freedoms if a single Palestinian state drifts towards regional norms.