Is Israel or Palestine in the right?

[afleitch]

The idea that Israel would respect Palestine 'if only it were a democracy' I think is wishful thinking.

Israel passively and at time actively abets a portion of it's citizenry to take land. Just take it. Farms, homes. That's a disfunctionality in the state psyche that transcends as well as undermimes the democratic system. If Palestine became an 'all liberal all the time' functioning democracy tomorrow would this still happen? Yes.

Liberal democracies, since decolonisation should not be expansionist.

[afleitch]

The idea that Israel would respect Palestine 'if only it were a democracy' I think is wishful thinking.

That isn't what I was implying, although I have seen this take elsewhere.

It wasn't directly replying to you, just more of a general comment

It's the broader point that Israel gains nothing from Palestine being a democracy, which it has the power to help facilitate given that it's effectively a vassal state. Palestine 'kept down' to occasionally kick or use as diplomatic collateral is by design.