Every possible sign points to the chances of Israel allowing a viable Palestinian state as nil. The Mainstream Zionist position is that the only people with rights in all of the land of Israel-Palestine are the Jewish people. A careful examination of all the facts shows that the Jewish and Palestinian people should have an equal right to Israel-Palestine. The people to blame ultimately are Europeans, due to European Antisemitism which culminated after centuries in the Holocaust. So if these equal rights cannot be exercised in the relatively small area of Israel-Palestine, then Europe is responsible for finding the alternatives to guarantee these rights elsewhere.
The lies told in Israeli propaganda to justify the mistreatment of Palestinians are incredible. This allows them to appear moral to themselves and still be oppressive, by creating an alternative reality. Example: "There were no Palestinians before Israel" .... "Zionists wanted to improve the lives of Palestinians, but they insisted on resisting help." .... "Israel must colonize the occupied territories to get Palestinians to negotiate." .... "Israel must defend itself against unprovoked attacks by racist Palestinians (ie: Gaza, ignoring the Israeli settlers, the Palestinian resistance to this, the Israeli retreat, the Hamas election, the Israeli air strikes and then the endless Israeli blockade and the Palestinian homemade rockets)." It goes on .... and no informed person really believes it anymore.
Then there is the "they hate us" argument. Israel is like a muscle building bully beating up a starving man, who after 90 years starts saying "You must stop hating me, I want peace but I can only stop beating you when you stop hating me." It is and always will be up to the strong to acknowledge the equal rights of the weaker side. This will never happen.
Israel has a first rate highly developed economy and educational system, but also runs a racist system which only recognizes the rights of one people while it controls two peoples. Far right groups in Europe now routinely take Israeli flags on their demonstrations to taunt Muslims and others. The far right are winning elections in significant numbers from Finland, Austria to Holland. Israel could be the future shape of Europe. Be aware....
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