Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: German Teachers' Union Urges Total Boycott Of Israel [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)Apparently, you'd find China's "settler" invasion of Tibet perfectly lawful & reasonable given how 100's of millions of Chinese could hypothetically claim bloodlines that go back to Tibetan territory. Tibetans would lose their right to self-determination & sovereignty. But so what, correct? Equal rights...
I think you need to see this in other situations worldwide to realize how ridiculous it sounds WRT to Israel/Palestine.
In fact, what's stopping 5 million Jews from the USA going into the W.Bank to live in their indigenous homeland? So what if that robs the Palestinians there of their sovereignty and self-determination, correct? After all, equal rights. Palestinians and Tibetans lose out due to equal rights. Fair is fair... Come on, that's sheer idiocy.
Norman Finkelstein in his anti-BDS video also brought up International Law. And Israel's existence & sovereignty is rooted in International Law. No one, not even the corrupt UN, would find it reasonable to change Israel's demographics so radically overnight. That's not International Law. Even if you could make the best moral case for a full Palestinian RoR based on "equal rights", it's not grounded in International Law. You cannot justify such a position on International Law, where the consensus is that Israel exists, like any other state in the world.
In your situation, Israel would cease to exist and that is against International Law. Mahmoud Abbas & Omar Barghouti of BDS admit that full RoR means the end of Israel. It's time you realize how ridiculous, obscene, and unlawful your solution to the I/P conflict is.