Why do we refer to Israel as “the Jewish state,” but not Palestine as “the Muslim state?” Why do we conflate religion with nationality?
@AlliFlowers because Israel was intentionally ally created as a state for Jewish people. Palestine was not created just for Muslims.
@pixel Thanks, I’m good.
@AlliFlowers What was the point of your original post? I get the feeling maybe it was a leading question? Did you already know the answer you were looking for?
@pixel Just trying to make people think past who’s dropping bombs on whom. Too many people do not recognize their own antisemitism.
@AlliFlowers ah. I don’t think there’s a correct answer here. There’s no “good” or “bad”. Jewish people believe they have a right to the land, and so do the Palestinians. Israel should not have taken more and more land. That drove the creation of Hamas. You back someone into a corner, they’re going to turn violent. But what remains of Palestine isn’t doing everything right either. it’s just a complete mess, and unless both sides are willing to share the land, this is a war that will never end.
@AlliFlowers may I suggest the book “The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine”.