Quote (sirthom @ 26 Oct 2023 16:55)
Care to make a wager that there will never be a 2-state solution?
Why provide medical care when we all die anyway?
Quote (Black XistenZ @ 26 Oct 2023 16:50)
In such a One-State solution, there would currently be roughly 7.0 million Muslims and 7.1 million Jews, but with the Muslim population being much younger and with much higher growth rates. It would be a foregone conclusion that Jewish Israelis would become an ethnic and religious minority in this new state, in their own state.
Now, keep in mind the history of genocidal wars waged by the Arabs in the region against the Jewish state. Keep in mind how the formerly liberal, democratic and Christian Lebanon next door has turned into a complete and utter shithole (and terrorist breeding ground) after its demographics had reached a tipping point. Keep in mind the centuries-long history of the Jewish people as a persecuted minority all across the world, and how the whole rationale of Zionism was to give the Jewish people a homeland in which they would be safe. Given this context, it's very easy to see why the prospect of living in a democracy with equal voting rights while being a minority to the Arabs is a completely and totally unacceptable proposition for Jewish Israelis.
Let's call it like it is: within less than two decades after executing a One-State solution, democracy would get abolished and the Jews (now a clear minority) would get displaced, if not outright slaughtered.
I was advocating for a two-state solution... for the very reasons you listed
This post was edited by Neptunus on Oct 28 2023 06:06am