Or North Korea, or Eritrea, or China or Russia or Duterte's Philippines or Iran for that matter.
Of course, if it was up to me, the UN would spend most of its time denouncing Eritrea. And there'd be a Ahmadnejad type spouting incendiary rhetoric about
wiping it off the map.
But please, can someone please tell me how Israel will manage to maintain its nature as a Jewish and democratic state after annexing the entirety of the West Bank? It seems there would be three options, none of which would meet both criteria:
1) ethnic cleansing
2) political disenfranchisement of Palestinian autochtones
3) Northern Ireland-style power sharing
Claiming a right to territory because your ancestors inhabited it thousands of years ago is not congruent with the contemporary, rule-based world order we've tenuously managed to erect after surviving the horrors of war as mechanical slaughter. On these grounds virtually every country would have reason to make designs on the territories of their neighbors. Even less tenuous is are proclamations of GOD GRANTED LAND. If you want to raze the al-Aqsa Mosque, rebuild the Temple, and start a holy war in the pursuit of some messianic vision, that is your prerogative, but it is ridiculous to expect the support of the United States in any such endeavor, particularly considering most of its people regard said Messiah as having already been born, died, and risen from the dead two millennia ago.
I am in full agreement with Kalwejt-- there is no question as to the legitimacy of the State of Israel. Hamas are a terrorist gang and Fatah doesn't seem particularly peace-loving themselves. Arab states have traditionally been the aggressors against Israel, yes. But none of that lends itself to the justification of continued settlement construction and all but rejecting a two-state solution. I think Israel should finally be able to live in peace with its neighbors. Settlements are simply not congruent with that.
And what is this nonsense about the Hashemites being "murderous tyrants". They're probably the most reasonable people in the region at the moment.
