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by 22122 54 days ago
interesting, because a common excuse given for israel's continued occupation of Westbank, Golan heights, and Gaza strip is that without those territories israel would be under threat of destruction by her arab neighbors. which is it?
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It's almost like good armies understand the concept of buffer zones and bringing the fight to the enemy. Maybe if Arabs weren't such poor fighters they'd understand. You made my point for me.
do you think that israel would be under threat of destruction if they ended the occupation of those territories? if so, how did israel gain those territories in the first place? if not, why does israel use that as an excuse for the continued occupation?
>do you think that israel would be under threat of destruction if they ended the occupation of those territories?

Yes of course.

>if so, how did israel gain those territories in the first place?

By being better soldiers.

>if not, why does israel use that as an excuse for the continued occupation?

Buffer zone. You're just going in circles because you don't understand the basics.