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by eranation 4934 days ago
I think Israel will not willingly give right of return to the refugees, regardless if it's justified or not, giving all Palestinian refugees rights to go back as equal Israeli citizens will mean majority to the Palestinians in the next Israeli elections and the end of the state of Israel. Not something the state of Israel will likely accept as it will mean a Palestinian prime minister ruling the state which includes commanding the Israeli army, Israeli police, intelligence etc. This is one of the top debate issues between the Palestinians and Israel - what to do with the refugees. Monetary compensation is most likely what will happen in a final agreement, and some Palestinians accept it as a fact, even though the public voice there is for physical return of refugees, they know that they can't force Israel to make a decision that will result in it's elimination.
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So the American and Belgian and Russian Jews will not give equal rights to the Palestinians and you won't even give them a state on the tiny 18-20% of their original land. That is precisely what my problem is with the Israeli apartheid regime and it should be the problem of any half decent human being to stop the apartheid.

in case you had not realised, this will not last. The US (and its client states such as Canada and some tiny Pacific islands) cannot keep your status as superior and keep giving you shielding despite bombings, home demolitions and new Jewish-only settlements. Either you have to give at least nominally equal rights to Palestinians or you have to prepare for the Algerian solution (French settlers had to pack up and leave). Until that, your apartheid state should be boycotted monetarily, diplomatically and culturally.

American and Belgian and Russian jews? I lost you here my friend, sorry.

But few questions

1. why do you assume everyone replying is Israeli? I don't live in Israel, not sure what you mean "your state"

2. I'm all for giving the Palestinian a state side by side with Israel, I just think that expecting that a boycott will cause Israel to agree to giving citizenship to all refugees and thus ending the state of Israel as we know it is a little naive I have to say.

If you think Boycotting Israel or promoting it by commenting in forums will help that happen, all the best, you'll win the Nobel peace price if that will cause the conflict to end. But I doubt that's the way, the way is getting the hate a notch down, from both sides.

What is your solution, except boycotting which you mentioned, to the conflict? I'm happy to hear if you have any creative solution that will make this endless conflict end once and for all.

Let's assume a boycott works, or in other words, let's say you are now the prime minister of Israel, what would you do to end the conflict? What's your solution?