P F Tinmore
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Palestine Solidarity: Tough Questions & Ways Forward
My point is that if your own people believe it is a fairytale then the foundation for the belief that these are your ancient lands is built upon a fairytale and you have no valid claim.I agree that the creation of Israel was based upon biblical claims. Do you agree?No. I want to argue the basis of the boundaries.The international decision-making processes is responsible for the bad fruit. What basis did it have for granting Israel any land?
Self-determination of a peoples with a long history on that land. Again, did you want to argue against that principle?
They were not the only people with a long history of occupying those lands.
Do you want to argue against those people’s self determination?
I do not argue against any people's self-determination. I believe all of them should have it if they seek it. That most certainly includes BOTH the Jewish people and the Arab Palestinian people. It also includes Catalonia, Western Sahara, Northern Cyprus, Tibet, Kurdistan and all the First Nations of the Americas.
As to where the boundaries should be set between those seeking self-determination and existing states, it should be in a place negotiated between that particular state and the government of the peoples seeking the self-determination.
Do you disagree?
I think the terms "biblical claims" and "fairytales" are weaponized against the Jewish people for the purpose of diminishing and rejecting their legitimate historical claims.