Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Little Tich
(6,171 posts)of an occupying nation's own civilian population into occupied territory.
Any dealings with Ariel U amounts to official recognition of its existence and tacit approval of the breaching of international law. While I think that individual students from Ariel should have the right to compete, they shouldn't be allowed to be official representatives of an illegal entity.
If the division between the illegal settlements and Israel becomes blurred, it will be impossible to remove the settlements, and if they're not removed, there will be no place for a Palestinian state. I've tried to understand how some people seem to think that a completely non-contiguous Palestinian state will function without infrastructure, resources, industry, trade or areas where it can expand, but I've never got a good answer to that.