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Originally Posted by Flacker
Care to explain the lovely domestic/foreign policy of settlement expansion. Do you not see that as even remotely provocative.
Say for example that Canada hadn't won the War of 1812 and the US ended up with the St. Lawrence seaway as a result. Fine and dandy war lost, territory lost. NOW hypothetically, they continue to claim land over the last two centuries using tactics of oppression and intimidation, pushing the Canadian population into smaller and smaller confines. How long until we conservative Canadians are fanatics? I think Israel carries a lot of responsibility for their current plight and we should't be aligning with them in any capacity, physical or symbolic. I would agree that not a single Canadian life should be risked in the defence of Israel.
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You started by asking a pretty good question, then jumped into a bunch of what-if gunk that again just vilifies Israel.
For starters, the settlements are entirely built on land that belonged to Egypt, Syria and Jordan, and all of the land was taken by Israel during times of war. Some of the countries even have peace treaties with Israel. However, the world seems to forget the origins of the land. Israel already gave back the Sinai to Egypt (which is larger than the entire country of Israel) when they signed a peace treaty and also gave back the Gaza Strip to the Palestinians and a chunk of the Westbank, and the Westbank was actually Jordan land. The goal for Israel is land for peace, you decide to be peaceful, we will give you the land.
Why does Israel build on this so called land? They were attacked and kept the strategic land. They have offered the land back, for peace treaties. Had there been someone willing to negotiate, then there probably wouldn't be an issue.
Your entire what-if scenario is based on a complete false history of the region so I won't even bother commenting.