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Originally Posted by Itse
The last time Palestinians accepted a 2 state solution and held a democratic election, they were instantly blockaded and met with global sanctions because Israel and other countries didn't like who they voted for. Israel still ruled over a supposedly autonomous Gaza with extremely heavy economic controls, banning even the most basic things such as building new buildings in Gaza.
Gaza was then turned into an open air prison. That's what the "offer of a 2 state solution" has been in reality.
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Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005 and Hamas took over in 2006 in a democratically held election. The blockade began in 2007 to stop weapons being smuggled into gaza. I would say every country with a brain would also have enacted a blockade against a group smuggling weapons to harm its civilians. There has been no two state solution that has been accepted by Hamas or since that election so no idea what you are on about. The Palestinians were offered 93% of the West Bank and this deal was rejected in 2008.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/two-state-solution
Probably was a bad idea to elect a war mongering extremist group if a functioning society is what the Palestinians want.
Arab Israelis have full rights, are in government, on the supreme court, even serve in the IDF. There are arab Israelis fighting in Gaza for the IDF as we speak. The only people who are limited to go anywhere in Israel are Jews going to the temple mount.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rJVoNmyCP
I wonder if these guys think they are second class citizens. Probably not. Arab Israelis have more rights than anywhere else in the middle east.