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Originally Posted by Fuzz
You know they are encouraged and assisted to make these settlements by the government, right? And taxpayers support this, right? Like, this isn't some random nobody's grabbing a tent and a gun and heading to the hinterlands. These are settlements supported by the government and Israeli organizations all over the globe, and they are indisputably illegal, and the actions taken by the settlers are illegal. This isn't how you make peace, this is how you slowly take territory until there is nothing to fight over, and no one left to fight.
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While I do personally agree with the second part of your statement (regarding how to make peace), I again think that you're oversimplifying the first part. It's like saying because Trump was elected in the US, every American supports his actions because they pay taxes, which then gives him the mandate to carry out his agenda.
Israel currently has a coalition government. I am sure that there are numerous people that voted for Bibi, who are outraged at him for forming a coalition with the most right wing party in the Knesset. What you're saying is a vast oversimplification of a highly nuanced issue. What is fair to say (and I would agree with) is that in your opinion, the expansion of settlements in the West Bank is not a path to peace for Israel.