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War refugees are a sad reality. My understanding is that Egypt is legally and morally obligated to take in Gazan refugees. They could then apply for residency like the >20 million refugees from wars around the world. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272999/refugees-by-source-country/ Why is this war any different than all the other wars?

🤔 Stange type of apartheid where the minority group (Arabs) are elected, achieve success in any field and there is a complete lack of any israeli-arabs decrying any apartheid. Very different than South Africa, don't you think? Also vert strange that the Palestinian leadership is committing apartheid against Palestinian people. It defies logic, no?

So let me get this straight. First, you confirmed above that there is no apartheid in the country of Israel, right? In the West Bank, you are saying that Israel is working with the Palestinian Authority, and together they are committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinian people, right?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank The Palestinian Authority controls 55% of the West Bank residents and jointly controls another 41% with the cooperation of Israel. Is the PA complicit in this so-called "Apartheid"?

I looked for the source of that poll but cannot find it. Israeli's want peace.

What is your point?

No, it only takes one aggressor, the the aggressed have a choice to fight back or submit. There are many examples of this type of war, such as Russia-Ukraine, Germany's invasion of Poland, Iraq invading Kuwait. cite, please

What are you talking about? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Europe The Jews were not replacing anyone, they were living alongside, there is plenty of room for the the 14,000,000 inhabitants. There was no expulsion of Arabs until the Arab-Israeli war of 1947-48 when Arabs attacked. Some Arabs yes. And some Arabs came from Arabia after the conquest, and some Arabs are "recent" immigrants from Egypt and other surrounding countries. What's your point?

Israel has consistently wanted peace and would love a feasible two-state solution. The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin 30 years ago is now irrelevant, there have been several peace offers rejected by Palestinians. The majority of Palestinians want a one-state solution where Palestinians rule.

As with quantum mechanics, Einstein was wrong. In 1979 Begin and Sadat signed a peace treaty and for this they were awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

The conditions in any ME state are not "peachy". Gaza was about average. The blockade and wars were due to rockets being launched. After the withdrawal from Gaza, a more constructive option to start building a Palestinian state would have been to adopt a constitution that does not call for the killing of all Jews.

I agree. I'm sure that many Gazans, originally from Egypt, would like to move. Yet the border is sealed. You seem to partially agree with the Trump "plan". Also, your stance logically condones immigration (both Arabs and Jews) into Palestine (Ottoman and British mandate) then Jews into Israel. Yes, indeed it was a Nakba for the Arab armies that attacked Israel with the goal of complete genocide. It was not a Nakba for those Arabs that stayed in Israel and whose 2 million descendants enjoy the most freedom than any other Arabs living in the ME. Refugees are a very unfortunate part of war. The right if return is very rare and even more rare is the passing down of refugee status from one generation to the next. I can't think of anywhere else in the world where this applies.

The 2005 Israeli withdrawal from Gaza was a test for a 2-state solution. The test proved that a Palestinian state would be led by Hamas and try to annihilate Israel.

Israeli's are free to emigrate, many come to Canada. There are many Gazans from Egypt. Why can't they emigrate, if they so choose?

The Trump plan is not serious. One Israeli plan involves evacuating Gazans that want to leave voluntarily. Do you have a link to the actual poll? Also, I would be interested in hearing about your plan.

PR is absolutely part of the war, however, I would argue that despite the protests Israel it at least competitive in this war. Support for Israel is very strong where it counts: the leaders of the West, especially the USA. I also think that the silent majority (of non-Muslim people) also support Israel. Overall PR has not significantly hampered the war. The hostage situation is way more problematic to Israel. If/when the hostages are released, either the cease fire holds (unlikely) or Hamas launches missiles then Israel will have another chance to attack without all the internal pressure from the internal Israeli hostage-release-pressure-groups.

In addition, the war (including the events in Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen) has significantly strengthened Israel's position. It is obvious to any reasonable person that Israel is here to stay. Hopefully the majority of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank will one day realize this.

You cam try to follow his links where he talk more about it: https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/opinion/eu-must-get-smarter-to-lead-on-climate-change/

yet the entire effort will merely reduce temperatures by the end of the century by a trivial 0.004°C.

"the EU switched focus and in its myopic climate obsession opted for a “sustainable” economy over a sound one. The EU’s decision to increase its 2030 emission reduction targets was pure virtue-signalling. The cost is likely to top several trillion Euros, yet the entire effort will merely reduce temperatures by the end of the century by a trivial 0.004°C." https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/bjorn-lomborg-climate-spending-costs-the-world-more-than-climate-change-does/ar-AA1xzRiO?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=6343fd26c47b490e828d053553b06fca&ei=55

The predicted costs of climate change is 1.9-3.1 % of GDP 75 years from now Canada is spending "only" 0.5% of GDP now, but consider: -Today's spending will not reduce the above costs of climate change, and is therefore wasteful -What is the opportunity cost of that wasteful spending? If wisely invested, today's 0.5 % of GDP would surely greatly surpass 3% of GDP in 75 years. -Many Canadians (including Mark Carney?) passionately advocate for a dramatic increase in wasteful climate action spending, this article effectively outlines why that is a very bad policy.

What are your thoughts about the hostages? Also, my understanding is that no released poisoners are going back to Gaza.

There is a chance that Hamas stays in power yet respects the terms of the ceasefire.

Maybe the border can be solidified like North and South Korea?

https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-the-hostage-ceasefire-agreement-reached-between-israel-and-hamas/ What do you think about this deal? I hope that the deal holds and there is an end to all killing. I hope that most of the hostages are alive and will recover, especially Shiri Bibas and her sons Ariel, and Kfir, who were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz when they were 4 and 9 months old. Unfortunately they are probably dead.