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by nlh 923 days ago
I know the sibling commenter mentioned this, but it bears repeating just for emphasis:

> Israel's explicit, public goal is the annihilation of Palestine

This is categorically false.

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> This is categorically false

If the people of the only democracy in the middle east didn't believe this, they'd not have elected Likud to power for 2 decades and counting.

  The Right of the Jewish People to the Land of Israel (Eretz Israel)

  a. The right of the Jewish people to the land of Israel is eternal and indisputable and is linked with the right to security and peace; therefore, Judea and Samaria will not be handed to any foreign administration; between the Sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty.

  b. A plan which relinquishes parts of western Eretz Israel, undermines our right to the country, unavoidably leads to the establishment of a "Palestinian State," jeopardizes the security of the Jewish population, endangers the existence of the State of Israel. and frustrates any prospect of peace.
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/original-party-platform...
It really isnt. You would be blind to think otherwise.

“I am the only one who will prevent a Palestinian state in Gaza and [the West Bank] after the war” - Netanyahu