None of this is to say the occupation is perfect or I don't have criticisms of it which I will get into in part two. As to the Jewish settlers who are there. They have every right to live there as that area was once Judea and Samaria where Jews lived two thousand years ago and before the 1948 War of Independence during which their commun…
None of this is to say the occupation is perfect or I don't have criticisms of it which I will get into in part two. As to the Jewish settlers who are there. They have every right to live there as that area was once Judea and Samaria where Jews lived two thousand years ago and before the 1948 War of Independence during which their communities were destroyed. They had every right to go back there! Also, the illegality of the settlements under international law is far from universally agreed upon and is hotly debated. I'll talk more about this in part two as well. The 2019 Nation State Law is wrong and should be repealed but it is purely symbolic and doesn't diminish the rights of non-Jewish minorities in Israel. Jewish nationalism is just as inclusive as Arab nationalism is and does not preclude non-Jews from living in Israel. I would strongly but respectfully, disagree with you about the individuals discussed in the Washington Post article. I have read this article, and those individuals were rightly fired not purely because of their views but because of their unprofessional behavior and celebration of October 7th and support for Hamas. They are free to believe these things if they wish, but why would any respectable company want to employ someone who acts that way and openly supports terrorism and mass murder? That really has nothing to do with free speech. Nor did universities or state governors bringing in the local police and national guard. They did so because these student encampments were illegally occupying public land, blocking students from going to class or to the library to study, targeting Jewish and Zionist students for discrimination and violence, setting fires, doing genocidal chants, and vandalizing property. I also am not opposed to all ethno-nationalism as long as it is not discriminatory. For example, German ethno-nationalism or Italian ethno-nationalism allows for minority groups to live within the borders of these countries.
None of this is to say the occupation is perfect or I don't have criticisms of it which I will get into in part two. As to the Jewish settlers who are there. They have every right to live there as that area was once Judea and Samaria where Jews lived two thousand years ago and before the 1948 War of Independence during which their communities were destroyed. They had every right to go back there! Also, the illegality of the settlements under international law is far from universally agreed upon and is hotly debated. I'll talk more about this in part two as well. The 2019 Nation State Law is wrong and should be repealed but it is purely symbolic and doesn't diminish the rights of non-Jewish minorities in Israel. Jewish nationalism is just as inclusive as Arab nationalism is and does not preclude non-Jews from living in Israel. I would strongly but respectfully, disagree with you about the individuals discussed in the Washington Post article. I have read this article, and those individuals were rightly fired not purely because of their views but because of their unprofessional behavior and celebration of October 7th and support for Hamas. They are free to believe these things if they wish, but why would any respectable company want to employ someone who acts that way and openly supports terrorism and mass murder? That really has nothing to do with free speech. Nor did universities or state governors bringing in the local police and national guard. They did so because these student encampments were illegally occupying public land, blocking students from going to class or to the library to study, targeting Jewish and Zionist students for discrimination and violence, setting fires, doing genocidal chants, and vandalizing property. I also am not opposed to all ethno-nationalism as long as it is not discriminatory. For example, German ethno-nationalism or Italian ethno-nationalism allows for minority groups to live within the borders of these countries.