'We find this rhetorical tactic antithetical to Jewish values, which teach us to repair the world, question authority, and champion the oppressed over the oppressor.'
This sounds a lot like “the civil war was about states’ rights” but I’ll bite. If the blindingly obvious religious lines are wrong and this is about that land… why?
Defending the confederacy is an incredibly unkind way to frame someone’s position, so thanks for that.
Why? It’s simple. Israel wants the land. Palestinians are currently occupying the land. Hence, Israel wants to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians so they can occupy and use the land. Individual Israelis may view it in religious terms, and things may be framed that way for messaging purposes, but the cause of the conflict is a very material desire for more land and more resources.
This sounds a lot like “the civil war was about states’ rights” but I’ll bite. If the blindingly obvious religious lines are wrong and this is about that land… why?
Defending the confederacy is an incredibly unkind way to frame someone’s position, so thanks for that.
Why? It’s simple. Israel wants the land. Palestinians are currently occupying the land. Hence, Israel wants to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians so they can occupy and use the land. Individual Israelis may view it in religious terms, and things may be framed that way for messaging purposes, but the cause of the conflict is a very material desire for more land and more resources.