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I think you're raising an important point that I acknowledge, and I need to process that more. But my immediate thought is to note that the two situations are very different to me. Uyghurs are indigenous to Xinjiang (more than anyone else), and Islamic Arabs in Gaza or the West Bank are not indigenous to the region around Israel (Jewish people are, while Gaza's residents are outsiders since Islamic Arabs aren't indigenous to the region). The CCP/PRC is erasing Uyghur life in Xinjiang and forcing their population growth downward, while Islamic Arabs living in Israel have full protection of the law, can practice their religion and culture freely, gain wealth, have families without forced sterilization or abortion, and live without the threat of the state kidnapping their children. There's no evidence of Uyghurs broadly supporting terrorist attacks, while there's evidence of Gaza residents overwhelmingly supporting things like repeated rocket attacks.

There's more but basically there are enough differences that the situations can be treated differently. But at the same time, I do hope for a different, peaceful solution. Surveys show Islamic Arabs are generally quite happy under Israel, but that won't work for those in West Bank or Gaza perhaps. You are right that teenagers who aren't supportive of terrorism don't deserve violence. A two state solution still seems like the best idea, but Hamas has still not shown support for it, even though it would mean peaceful coexistence and could lead to a rebuilding of Gaza and West Bank.






What you call "Islamic Arabs" makes no sense. They are as native as the Jewish people. Mostly because they're nor more or less "Arab" than the Jewish people. Religion is what separates them, not race. Also, your argument ignores time. Even it it were true, for how many centuries have these "Islamic Arabs" been there? Why are they any less "from there" than Jewish people?

And there is an overwhelming support for the war in Gaza from Israelis, that many consider a gross violation of international law going beyond war crimes into genocide territory. If that is shown to be the case would Israelis deserve what they get in response? I doubt you'd agree.

Every genocide, every occupation and every conflict has its own historical conflict. You need to examine you own massive biases here, adjust your view to international law and human rights and you'd see the massive injustice here that is fueling the conflict and will continue to until its addressed.

Israel is not securing its own safe future here, there is no military solution here. Hamas will rebuild itself if it hasn't already because the crime they have committed and the people they have murdered will only boost the recruitment of Hamas and other paramilitary groups. This has always been the way the world over. Jewish history is itself has examples of this.

And I've never see a good faith attempt from Israel wrt this conflict that hasn't been completely derailed by the Israeli extremists and hardliners.




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