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If you were simply asked, “Who is at fault in the Palestinian conflict?”, I would like to summarize how I should answer, but I would like to make a tentative proposal.FacebookI posted it on , and it got very good reviews, so I’m offering it to Agora readers as well. There were many good comments, so please take a look.
Jerusalem, home to the sacred sites of three major religions John Theodor/iStock
In the first place, Jews are free to wish to create a Jewish state in Palestine, but this should only be allowed with the consent of the Palestinians already living there. So when the Zionist movement began, many people were talking about creating a Jewish state in Uganda or elsewhere, but the extremists did not give up. However, during World War I, Britain made a promise to allow the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine, and immigration accelerated, radical nation-building movements began, and “terrorism” began. repeated. After World War II, the establishment of the state of Israel was forced, Britain ratified it, and many countries recognized Israel as a state while criticizing its actions. After four Middle East wars, the coexistence of two states, Israel and Palestine, became a direction recognized by most of the international community, and an autonomous government of Palestine was established (Oslo Accords). This made both Israel and Palestine legitimate entities, whether or not they were terrorists in the past. Both sides are doing things that violate the peace agreement, but it is the Israeli side that shows less respect for the peace agreement, such as by promoting Jewish settlement in the West Bank and by committing violence on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. I’m sure. Although this latest terrorist attack by Hamas cannot be tolerated, there is no reason to condone Israel taking this opportunity to carry out excessive retaliation, especially when it involves ordinary citizens.
Extra: French TV news explained that Hamas was created by Israel to oppose the mainstream PLO. That’s exactly what it is. Japanese TV probably won’t broadcast it.
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2023-10-15 03:00:30
