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There were massive protests about soleimani's murder. Did you not see those?

Yes I seen those protests and the out pouring of  anger along with the usual flag burning accompanied with the usual screams of "death to America"  by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard of Iran and members of its parliament.

I also seen thousands of Iranian and Iraqi civilians walking around the US flag Iraq and celebrating this butchers death. 



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Are they though? If you call a country a democracy, but it is a dictatorship, should we accept that it's a democracy?
Depends on the definition and what people identify as. People identify as Christian and by definition they would be.  
If they don't have free democratic elections, then you aren't a democracy.
Nothing is free so there is no chance ever for a "true" democracy.
If you don't actually follow the teachings of jesus, then you aren't actually a christian. You can call yourself that all you want, but if you think poor people deserve to die, then you definitely aren't a christian. 
You can say the right allows poor people to die but that is not how they see it. They blame the other-side or policies.
again, so what? The thief says that they aren't stealing. the rest of society agrees that it is. Israel says they haven't stolen the land, most of the rest of the world agrees that they did. Who cares if what Israel calls it?
Most of the world does not count. It is between Israel and Palestine or maybe I forgot how when someone is put to trial it is up to a public vote if they are sentenced for the crime or not? You are literally arguing for mob rule which is not how any of the developed countries sentence someone. There is a person representing the law not the entirety of the population voting on it. 
Military contractor companies love conflict. But to society and the american people, little to nothing. 
I love how you just can't help yourself but literally show your ignorance to the value of conflict and the biases you have. You jsut can't help yourself but espouse the negatives of conflict when I asked for the positives. Another chance of getting more than one positive without saying negative or is that too much to ask from feelings driven person like yourself?
some people reap tons of benefits. The companies that make the weapons the US gives to Israel make a killing. Lobbyists spend a fortune wining and dining politicians. Politicians get a big "friend of Israel" badge they can use to campaign with. But the american people get stuck funding death and destruction. Some of them end up dying in the inevitable backlash against america. 
Okay so money. You said free trade as a positive for if they do decide to go towards your peace route but there are problems with this. Why would Palestine work with the US? Why would the US population fund money to Palestine to build their country and why would the government wait more than 4 years for this to happen when the president really only cares about his cycle not afterwards? 
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Depends on the definition and what people identify as. People identify as Christian and by definition they would be.  
If I call myself a christian but worship pagan gods, am I a christian? If you claim to be a christian but actively choose not to follow the rules of Christianity, I would argue they are not in fact a christian. 

Nothing is free so there is no chance ever for a "true" democracy.
how does things being free have anything to do with democracy?

You can say the right allows poor people to die but that is not how they see it. They blame the other-side or policies.
i'm sure they do. But that is a cop out. They actively choose to allow people to die then try to pin the blame on others. 

Most of the world does not count. It is between Israel and Palestine or maybe I forgot how when someone is put to trial it is up to a public vote if they are sentenced for the crime or not?
lol that is exactly how a trial works. It is called a jury of your peers. 

You are literally arguing for mob rule which is not how any of the developed countries sentence someone. There is a person representing the law not the entirety of the population voting on it. 
I'm arguing that a country should not be allowed to steal land. The entire world sees them stealing the land and calls it what it is. 

You jsut can't help yourself but espouse the negatives of conflict when I asked for the positives. Another chance of getting more than one positive without saying negative or is that too much to ask from feelings driven person like yourself?
lol I answered your question. Conflict usually has far greater downsides than upsides. Recognizing that is not "feelings driven".

Okay so money. You said free trade as a positive for if they do decide to go towards your peace route but there are problems with this. Why would Palestine work with the US?
trade benefits both sides. If the US treated the palestinians like actual people instead of backing Israel at every opportunity, why would they not want to work with the US?

Why would the US population fund money to Palestine to build their country and why would the government wait more than 4 years for this to happen when the president really only cares about his cycle not afterwards? 
I'm not sure I understand your question. I'm not suggesting the US should fund money to palestine. Who is waiting 4 years for what? 
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I would argue they are not in fact a christian. 
You can argue all you want but if you can't persuade the other-side then they are still what they identify as.
how does things being free have anything to do with democracy?
You said "free democratic elections" what do you mean?
But that is a cop out. They actively choose to allow people to die then try to pin the blame on others.
You can argue that but until you can persuade them they are not going to say they are allowing people to die.
lol that is exactly how a trial works. It is called a jury of your peers. 
A public vote is when everyone has a chance to vote on the situation. Last I heard no trial has ever had everyone had a chance of casting their view. 
I'm arguing that a country should not be allowed to steal land. The entire world sees them stealing the land and calls it what it is. 
Stealing has to be decided in court. It just so happens Israel and Palestine I don't think will agree to some sort of cross-country trials and this can't be settled. Now if you are not making a claim about law then say it then I will say what is the point of bringing up this information when the two sides do not agree on what you are saying?
lol I answered your question. Conflict usually has far greater downsides than upsides. Recognizing that is not "feelings driven".
Even here you just can't help yourself but point out the other-side even though I asked for one. It is evident that you are feelings driven because you can't stay on topic ever instead choose to nudge in your feelings. You are not recognizing this is a projection of your anti-intellectualism. Failure to leave out your biases when the facts is what were specifically talked about. Now you could've asked positives to whom then I would've answered but you didn't instead denied the fact-driven approach for your feelings driven approach. It is not something shocking because you never can seem to stop. I can't imagine you being a journalist not writing an opinion piece, it would be torture for you.
trade benefits both sides. If the US treated the palestinians like actual people instead of backing Israel at every opportunity, why would they not want to work with the US?
Your forgetting trade benefits both sides but US is very clearly against China. If US only cared about free trade they wouldn't have done that. Meaning they are other things they value over free trade lets say a hypothetical word where protectionism actually improves American lives instead of hindering theirs. It just so happens Trump can use God or US against the world rhetoric to agitate the Palestinian or tariff them on some kind of intelligence.
Who is waiting 4 years for what?
The next president doesn't have an obligation to carry on what the last president did meaning they can literally remove the Iran deal like how Trump did. How would you get a really long deal to span across many presidencies that aims to invest into Palestine then work with them later on? 
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You can argue all you want but if you can't persuade the other-side then they are still what they identify as.
you misunderstand. I don't care what they identify as. they can believe they are a martian for all I care. If they do not meet the requirements to be the thing they claim they are, then they are not that thing. 

You said "free democratic elections" what do you mean?
sorry, in the context of your sentence I had thought you were referring to free as in the cost of an item. 

You can argue that but until you can persuade them they are not going to say they are allowing people to die.
again, who cares? You aren't going to be able to get through to delusional people. They will keep on believing that delusion. The goal is to inoculate others against their delusions. There will always be republicans who want to destroy america and turn it into an oligarchy where the poor are an expendable resource. We can't stop that. We can work on convincing the majority of americans that this is what the republicans are about so that they don't manage to succeed. 

A public vote is when everyone has a chance to vote on the situation. Last I heard no trial has ever had everyone had a chance of casting their view.
1) no election has a "public vote" every vote is private. 
2) that is exactly what a jury is. They are a representation of society, IE a jury of your peers. They then vote on whether or not you are guilty. 

Stealing has to be decided in court. It just so happens Israel and Palestine I don't think will agree to some sort of cross-country trials and this can't be settled.
between 2 individuals, sure. Between nations there is no court for that. We do have bodies such as the UN that could very easily pass resolutions on the matter if the US didn't always block them. 

Now if you are not making a claim about law then say it then I will say what is the point of bringing up this information when the two sides do not agree on what you are saying?
again, with the UN, sanctions etc we don't need Israel to agree they are stealing. Everyone else sees they are stealing and want it to stop. We can take steps to make them stop even if they don't agree. 

It is evident that you are feelings driven because you can't stay on topic ever instead choose to nudge in your feelings. You are not recognizing this is a projection of your anti-intellectualism.
lol so pointing out how silly your question is being anti-intellectual? I think you just can't stand it when people don't immediately agree with you. 

It just so happens Trump can use God or US against the world rhetoric to agitate the Palestinian or tariff them on some kind of intelligence.
you think that people who are dirt poor and fighting for their lives can be tariffed into surrendering? The Israeli's have been blockading Palestine for years, it only hardens their resolve to keep fighting. Israel holds all the power in the relationship. They are occupying the land, they have way more weapons and the US as their backer. 

How would you get a really long deal to span across many presidencies that aims to invest into Palestine then work with them later on? 
Investment would be for private businesses to do. If the US is able to negotiate a stable framework for peace, then that kind of investment will likely come. 
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you misunderstand. I don't care what they identify as. they can believe they are a martian for all I care. If they do not meet the requirements to be the thing they claim they are, then they are not that thing. 
Really great way of changing people's minds oh wait you are going to tell me you don't care about that as well expect preach to people who already agree with you?
sorry, in the context of your sentence I had thought you were referring to free as in the cost of an item. 
"Nothing is free so there is no chance ever for a "true" democracy."
Do you want to answer that?
You aren't going to be able to get through to delusional people
Literally everyone at a certain or currently have been delusional or are delusional. If you actually cared about your issues you wouldn't be dismissing so many people because you need support and if you don't get it what are you going to start a revolution or something?
We can work on convincing the majority of americans that this is what the republicans are about so that they don't manage to succeed
So majority of Americans are not delusional, how much would you say are? Percentage or stats from a source would be fine
1) no election has a "public vote" every vote is private.
Public vote refers to the public being able to vote not everyone can see who voted for what. What is this other public vote you are talking about and where has it ever been used?
2) that is exactly what a jury is. They are a representation of society, IE a jury of your peers. They then vote on whether or not you are guilty. 
So your telling me Israel and Palestine will agree with who is picked?
between 2 individuals, sure. Between nations there is no court for that. We do have bodies such as the UN that could very easily pass resolutions on the matter if the US didn't always block them. 
Then it isn't theft. Both sides will have to agree on the same laws in order for whatever body that represents it to make that case. If you want to say under US standards then sure but under a standard they both agree then that isn't the case.
again, with the UN, sanctions etc we don't need Israel to agree they are stealing. Everyone else sees they are stealing and want it to stop. We can take steps to make them stop even if they don't agree. 
Israel has the backing of the US. The UN won't do anything when the US supports Israel. That isn't even talking about theft which it isn't since Israel or Palestine haven't been tried for their country actions.
lol so pointing out how silly your question is being anti-intellectual? I think you just can't stand it when people don't immediately agree with you. 
Projection. Almost everyone on this site disagrees with me yet you think I can't stand anyone who disagrees with me? Please prove the opposite as in I am cozy with people who agree with me or if you can actually explain your point instead of giving a 1 line response. 
you think that people who are dirt poor and fighting for their lives can be tariffed into surrendering? The Israeli's have been blockading Palestine for years, it only hardens their resolve to keep fighting.
Lol is this some anime where Palestine has a Goku who wins in the end? In reality people can take too much and die. An improve in resolve doesn't matter since it is not about who is suffered more it is about who has the better weapons. Israel does and the amount of resolve Palestine has wouldn't do anything to a bullet to the head.
Israel holds all the power in the relationship. They are occupying the land, they have way more weapons and the US as their backer. 
You already understand it but still spoke about resolve as if that mattered.  
Investment would be for private businesses to do. If the US is able to negotiate a stable framework for peace, then that kind of investment will likely come.
The framework of peace would be an investment and that would span a long time, I think longer than 4 years so enough time for another president to ruin it. 
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you misunderstand. I don't care what they identify as. they can believe they are a martian for all I care. If they do not meet the requirements to be the thing they claim they are, then they are not that thing. 
Really great way of changing people's minds oh wait you are going to tell me you don't care about that as well expect preach to people who already agree with you?

Isreal is doing immoral things. The rest of the world sees this and wants it to stop. Why should they not take action to that end? Israel will never stop doing these things unless there is pressure to make them. They profit from the abuse of the palestinians. 

"Nothing is free so there is no chance ever for a "true" democracy."
Do you want to answer that?
Is the implication you are trying to make that no democracy is ever free?

Literally everyone at a certain or currently have been delusional or are delusional. If you actually cared about your issues you wouldn't be dismissing so many people because you need support and if you don't get it what are you going to start a revolution or something?
no, you convince the people who are willing to listen. Take trump supporters for example. There are millions of them who would support him no matter what. He could order the army in to murder his political rivals and millions would support him. They cannot be convinced otherwise. Trying to do so is a waste of time. Instead you need to convince the people whose minds are not completely closed to reality. 

So majority of Americans are not delusional, how much would you say are? Percentage or stats from a source would be fine
Sorry, I don't have stats handy. The floor for trump's approval rating from what I can recall is about 33% of americans that will never waver from their support of trump. Here is one where 62% of trump supporters said there was literally nothing he could do that would sway their support. I would say the majority of those people are delusional and unreachable. If you cannot imagine a scenario where you would lose support for a leader, then you are a cultist. 

What is this other public vote you are talking about and where has it ever been used?
Well the iowa primary caucus is public. You stand in a gym with your friends and neighbors and have to argue with them about why you support this candidate vs that candidate. 

So your telling me Israel and Palestine will agree with who is picked?
of course not. What defendant gets to choose their jury? The world is their jury. 

Then it isn't theft. Both sides will have to agree on the same laws in order for whatever body that represents it to make that case. If you want to say under US standards then sure but under a standard they both agree then that isn't the case.
again no. I can strongly disagree with what constitutes theft. But if I steal i will be punished. Isreal is stealing land. The world sees this and recognizes this. Why would israel have to agree it is stealing before anyone should do anything about it? Should we require people carrying out genocide to publicly acknowledge they are carrying out a genocide before we can get involved?

Israel has the backing of the US. The UN won't do anything when the US supports Israel. 
correct, which is why we need the US to use it's leverage on Israel. As long as the US gives unconditional support to Israel they will continue stealing and abusing the Palestinians. The palestinians will continue attacking the Israelis and nothing will change. 

Lol is this some anime where Palestine has a Goku who wins in the end? In reality people can take too much and die. An improve in resolve doesn't matter since it is not about who is suffered more it is about who has the better weapons.
not familiar with the Vietnam war I take it? Lots of forces with inferior numbers and/or equipment have defeated numerically or technologically superior enemies. The Vietnamese had the resolve to continue fighting for as long as it took, no matter the cost. Resolve beat technological superiority. 

You already understand it but still spoke about resolve as if that mattered.  
I discussed resolve above and why it matters. The technological advantage has managed to keep the stalemate going. But it can't actually win. You don't win a war until the other side gives up or is exterminated. Since genocide is off the table, the Israeli's need to deal if this is ever going to end. They will never deal until the world makes them. 

The framework of peace would be an investment and that would span a long time, I think longer than 4 years so enough time for another president to ruin it. 
fair enough, peace is always complicated. But as long as the territorial disputes came to an agreement, at least other things can be negotiated. As long as Israel insists it is keeping all the land they have stolen, peace is impossible. 
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Isreal is doing immoral things. The rest of the world sees this and wants it to stop. Why should they not take action to that end? Israel will never stop doing these things unless there is pressure to make them. They profit from the abuse of the palestinians. 

Are you a neo-Nazi? Cause that’s what they want 🤷🏼‍♂️
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Hold the horses. There may be movement on the Palestinian front.

The Palestinian leaders rejected the Trump plan, but they don't represent the Palestinian people. The people are pissed.

Now there is a growing movement to unseat their useless leaders and change their course.
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What's new?

All leaders tend to become useless eventually.

Occasionally you have to wait for them to die.

It's more a question of who serves what purpose and for whom.
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I support a Jewish state. “Palestinians” have their own place. They can accept it and live in peace or be greedy. Pretty simple.
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I support a Jewish state. “Palestinians” have their own place.
Most people agree with this statement. It is called a 2 state solution. But it can't happen until Israel stops occupying so much stolen Palestinian land. 

They can accept it and live in peace or be greedy. Pretty simple.
lol so the people who have been living under an economic blockade are the greedy ones? The people who have been consistently stealing land are somehow innocent? 
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lol so the people who have been living under an economic blockade are the greedy ones? The people who have been consistently stealing land are somehow innocent? 

All I know is if you don’t support the Jews, you’re a Nazi 🤷‍♂️
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But it can't happen until Israel stops occupying so much stolen Palestinian land. 

The land is rightfully Israel’s. Won after the various wars the Muslims waged upon the Jews in their anti-semitic attacks which still exist today and Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar refuse to condemn today.
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All I know is if you don’t support the Jews, you’re a Nazi 🤷‍♂️
lol. So if you don't support thieves, you're a murderer. That's some grade A logic. 


he land is rightfully Israel’s. Won after the various wars the Muslims waged upon the Jews in their anti-semitic attacks which still exist today
I don't deny there are anti-semetic people in the world. But alot of the land Israel is building settlements on is not theirs. They are occupying it illegally. Until that changes, peace will be impossible. 

and Congresswomen Tlaib and Omar refuse to condemn today.
Please find me an example of them supporting antisemitism. They have called out the fact that israeli lobbyists have huge amounts of influence in american politics. But that is not antisemitism, it is accurately describing corruption. 

You can object to what Israel does without hating the jews. I very much support a 2 state solution. That includes a jewish state. I do not support the horrible things that Israel has and continues to do. 
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I think you misunderstand. When asked they’ve refused to condemn it lol. As for settlements I’ve said that they lost the land...
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I think you misunderstand. When asked they’ve refused to condemn it lol.
refused to condemn what? Please provide a reference. 

As for settlements I’ve said that they lost the land...
no. The land has been stolen. No treaty ever granted that land to israel. If Israel ever wants peace they will give it back. Otherwise the current stalemate of terrorism and bombings will continue forever. 

and to be clear I mean the settlements on Palestinian land, I don't mean all of israel. 
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refused to condemn what? Please provide a reference. 
Refused to condemn BDS.
no. The land has been stolen. No treaty ever granted that land to israel. If Israel ever wants peace they will give it back. Otherwise the current stalemate of terrorism and bombings will continue forever. 
They took the land after they were attacked by the Palestinians and Arabs because they wanted to exterminate the Jewish State. That’s the goal no matter how much you deny it. They won’t be content with “their land.” Israel rightfully took the land by invading it in response to national security and keeps it to this day for the exact same reason.



and to be clear I mean the settlements on Palestinian land, I don't mean all of israel. 
They want to get rid of the Jewish State. It’s pretty simple. I don’t know how you support that. There is no such thing as peace until the Jewish State is exterminated. And that’s not me saying it. It’s the Palestinians and groups that support them.


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Refused to condemn BDS.
why would anyone condemn BDS? It is exactly what republicans argue we should do. It is the market reacting to bad behavior. 

BDS is not racist. People have a right to decide whether they want to support Israeli products or specifically products produced on stolen land. Do you want to take away people's rights to decide what to buy?

They took the land after they were attacked by the Palestinians and Arabs because they wanted to exterminate the Jewish State. That’s the goal no matter how much you deny it. They won’t be content with “their land.” Israel rightfully took the land by invading it in response to national security and keeps it to this day for the exact same reason.
lol so when the nazi's took paris, paris became a german city? Just because you take something, doesn't make it yours. No treaty ever gave that land to israel. Therefore it is not theirs. They took it, they are sitting on it, but they do not own it. 

They want to get rid of the Jewish State. It’s pretty simple. I don’t know how you support that. There is no such thing as peace until the Jewish State is exterminated. And that’s not me saying it. It’s the Palestinians and groups that support them.
some of them believe that. I'm not arguing they don't. Some jewish people would love to expel or kill all the palestinians i'm sure. But that is completely irrelevant to the discussion. Peace is impossible while israel continues to refuse to give back the land they have stolen. A 2 state solution is possible, but not if Israel insists on keeping all the land that should be in the palestinian state. 

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Looks like you didn’t bother reading the articles I send you. BDS is clearly anti-semetic. If you bothered to read the article it explains exactly why.
It just doesn’t fit your narrative that these congresswomen support an anti-semitic movement.

lol so when the nazi's took paris, paris became a german city? 
Uh ya. That’s what conquest and invasions do. Annex parts of another nation. How do you think the Roman Empire got to where it was. The argument that they do not “own” it is worthless. They rightfully invaded the land in their defense and need to hold it for national security. 

Some jewish people would love to expel or kill all the palestinians i'm sure
Source? 

Peace is impossible while israel continues to refuse to give back the land they have stolen. 
Peace is impossible in general because the Palestinians want Israel to be exterminated. That’s not me saying that, it’s them. There is no peace until that happens. Dismissing it as only “some people believe that” is inherently false. They’ve made it very clear they are not going to stop till Israel is gone. Occupation of that land prevents a mass genocide from happening.
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Looks like you didn’t bother reading the articles I send you. BDS is clearly anti-semetic. If you bothered to read the article it explains exactly why.
It just doesn’t fit your narrative that these congresswomen support an anti-semitic movement.
nothing in that article convinced me that the BDS movement is anti-semetic. In large part because it is a movement, not a single organization. I am sure there are anti-semetic people who are in the movement. There are lots that aren't. There is nothing anti-semetic about using economic pressure to correct human rights abuse. People will argue that literally anything that anyone does that Israel doesn't like is anti-semetic. 

Uh ya. That’s what conquest and invasions do. Annex parts of another nation. How do you think the Roman Empire got to where it was. The argument that they do not “own” it is worthless. They rightfully invaded the land in their defense and need to hold it for national security. 
lol well paris isn't part of germany is it? The french continued resisting until the germans were forced back into their own land. The palestinians are going to continue fighting until the israeli's are forced back into Israel. Pretending like Israel can keep the stolen land and somehow peace could happen is a bad joke, 

Peace is impossible in general because the Palestinians want Israel to be exterminated. That’s not me saying that, it’s them. There is no peace until that happens. Dismissing it as only “some people believe that” is inherently false.
please prove that every single palestinian wants to destroy israel? Otherwise this is a massive generalization without any supporting evidence. 

They’ve made it very clear they are not going to stop till Israel is gone. Occupation of that land prevents a mass genocide from happening.
this literally makes no sense. How does stealing some land prevent genocide. With or without that land the israeli army is extremely well equipped and capable. The land does not protect israel in any way. It is just stolen property they want to keep. 
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nothing in that article convinced me that the BDS movement is anti-semetic. In large part because it is a movement, not a single organization. I am sure there are anti-semetic people who are in the movement. There are lots that aren't. There is nothing anti-semetic about using economic pressure to correct human rights abuse. People will argue that literally anything that anyone does that Israel doesn't like is anti-semetic. 

Oh so just because you don’t think it’s anti-semitic means it isn’t? Cause Americans overwhelmingly denounced the organization as anti-semitic. They have a direct goal of exterminating the Israeli State. If that’s not anti-Semitic idk what is lol.

lol well paris isn't part of germany is it? The french continued resisting until the germans were forced back into their own land. The palestinians are going to continue fighting until the israeli's are forced back into Israel. Pretending like Israel can keep the stolen land and somehow peace could happen is a bad joke, 
Currently it is not because the Allied forces recaptured it and gave it back to France lol. You fail to denounce the claim that the Palestinians started this conflict. To preserve national security, occupation is required. Simple as that. My point is that peace isn’t going to happen anyways because the Palestinians demand the extermination of the Israeli State.

please prove that every single palestinian wants to destroy israel? Otherwise this is a massive generalization without any supporting evidence. 
I love how you dodge my request for a source and then ask for one yourself. It’s impossible to prove that every Palestinian wants Israel gone. I never said that either. I was talking about Palestinians in general want Israel gone. Stop misrepresenting what I’m saying. A vast majority of Palestinians want Israel gone. You have to prove that a vast majority of Israelis want the Palestinians gone.

this literally makes no sense. How does stealing some land prevent genocide. With or without that land the israeli army is extremely well equipped and capable. The land does not protect israel in any way. It is just stolen property they want to keep. 
Pretty simple. They tried to do it in 1967 by invading Israel. That land was the springing ground for the military operations, which no military commander would give up. Strength of an army means nothing against guerilla tactics. Afghanistan and Vietnam’s proved that. You need to study up on military tactics and strategy. The land belongs to Israel because they rightfully invaded it and took because that was where the attacks on Israel were launched from. A peace plan was presented, but rejected by the Palestinians because they want Israel gone. Plain and simple.
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Oh so just because you don’t think it’s anti-semitic means it isn’t? Cause Americans overwhelmingly denounced the organization as anti-semitic. They have a direct goal of exterminating the Israeli State. If that’s not anti-Semitic idk what is lol.
This doesn't even make sense. People who want to protect israel say any attempt to do anything to control israel's abuses is anti-semetic. Why do you just assume that it is anti-semetic? Your link didn't really provide any evidence it was, just accusations. 


Currently it is not because the Allied forces recaptured it and gave it back to France lol.
and the palestinians will keep fighting until they retake their land. What is your point. 

You fail to denounce the claim that the Palestinians started this conflict.
lol that is extremely debatable and completely besides the point. Even if I accepted they started it, it will never end until the israeli's give them back their land. 

To preserve national security, occupation is required. Simple as that
this makes no sense. Occupying their land and forcing the conflict to continue forever only makes security more of a problem. The only way to preserve national security is to negotiate an end to the conflict. 

My point is that peace isn’t going to happen anyways because the Palestinians demand the extermination of the Israeli State.
you keep repeating this as if it is a fact. Some palestinians demand that. You have not demonstrated that all, or even a majority, of palestinians want that. And even if they did want that, how does stealing their land do anything to improve the situation. this argument makes no sense. 

I love how you dodge my request for a source and then ask for one yourself. It’s impossible to prove that every Palestinian wants Israel gone. I never said that either. I was talking about Palestinians in general want Israel gone. Stop misrepresenting what I’m saying. A vast majority of Palestinians want Israel gone
by all means, please provide evidence of that. 

You have to prove that a vast majority of Israelis want the Palestinians gone.
I never said that. I said i'm sure some do. 

Pretty simple. They tried to do it in 1967 by invading Israel.
you may want to check your history books. Israel started the 6 day war when they attacked Egypt and invaded the Gaza strip.

The land belongs to Israel because they rightfully invaded it and took because that was where the attacks on Israel were launched from.
lol they rightfully took it during a surprise attack without declaring war? Is that the argument you are making?

A peace plan was presented, but rejected by the Palestinians because they want Israel gone. Plain and simple.
Diplomatic negotiations are always difficult. Peace is definitely going to be complicated. But if isreal refuses to give back the land they stole, peace is impossible. 

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Peace can be imposed.

It was imposed on Japan. Germany. Panama. Mexico. Sri Lanka. I could go on.

Since the Palestinians will not accept peace, it should be imposed.

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Peace can be imposed.

It was imposed on Japan. Germany. Panama. Mexico. Sri Lanka. I could go on.

Since the Palestinians will not accept peace, it should be imposed.
You are incorrect. Peace was not imposed on japan or germany. They surrendered. They chose to accept peace. If one side does not accept peace, then peace is impossible. They will continue fighting forever. The only way to bring peace is to convince both sides to accept it, or to exterminate one side. 

If you can't convince the palestinians to accept peace and you aren't a genocidal maniac, then peace will never happen. 
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I cannot stop you, but it is hypocritical to @ me when you have me blocked. Just like a liberal, you want to shout and drown out the voice of others. Cancel culture.

If you don't want me sending posts to you, why are you sending posts to me? Well, your hypocritical block means nothing, not only your voice will be heard, Mine will too.

Please stop posting to me if you don't want me posting to you.

You are incorrect. Peace was not imposed on japan or germany. They surrendered. They chose to accept peace.
No sir. It was imposed. Both Japan and Germany were beaten into submission. Both Adolf and the Emperor did the same thing, they bowed to the inevitable, they could no longer resist the imposition.

If one side does not accept peace, then peace is impossible. They will continue fighting forever.
We know this is untrue because we know wars end. No side in a war is willing to surrender until the other side makes continuing indistinguishable from surrender. No side can continue fighting forever if they do not have an unlimited army. No one fights forever.

The only way to bring peace is to convince both sides to accept it, or to exterminate one side. 
And the Russian soldiers marching into the capital of Germany convinced Hitler, and the mass atomic death in Nagasaki and Hiroshima convinced Japan. Palestine can likewise be convinced.

If you can't convince the palestinians to accept peace and you aren't a genocidal maniac, then peace will never happen. 
Nonsense. There is no reason the Palestinians cannot be convinced. And they are already genocidal maniacs having stated their desire to extinguish Israel from the Earth.

Wars end when there is no one left willing to fight. Removing the people who wish to fight will save the lives of the majority. Israel should make them an offer they cannot refuse, and this problem will vanish in one generation. Just like it did in Japan and Germany.
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Wars end when there is no one left willing to fight. Removing the people who wish to fight will save the lives of the majority. Israel should make them an offer they cannot refuse, and this problem will vanish in one generation. Just like it did in Japan and Germany.

Hamas is such a tiny percentage of Palestine. When we kick Hamas apologists from the crazed ignorant, Hamas Fanclub fringe left to the curb and Hamas along with them, then peace will be possible.
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Correct. The liberal alternative is to have innocents on both sides continue to die for no good reason. That is worse to me.
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I cannot stop you, but it is hypocritical to @ me when you have me blocked. Just like a liberal, you want to shout and drown out the voice of others. Cancel culture.
the reason I had blocked you was you were consistently going for ad hominem attacks and ignoring what I was saying. But you don't seem to be doing that now so I have unblocked you. 

No sir. It was imposed. Both Japan and Germany were beaten into submission. Both Adolf and the Emperor did the same thing, they bowed to the inevitable, they could no longer resist the imposition.
No, they surrendered. They could easily have chosen to carry on. German troops could have resorted to guerrilla style tactics to continue to resist. Japan was in no way beaten when they surrendered. They could easily have carried on fighting. In fact there was an attempted coup by the military to prevent the surrender. 

Those wars ended because 1 side accepted peace, not because peace was somehow imposed on them. 

We know this is untrue because we know wars end. No side in a war is willing to surrender until the other side makes continuing indistinguishable from surrender. No side can continue fighting forever if they do not have an unlimited army. No one fights forever.
incorrect. In vietnam america dropped hundreds of millions of tons of bombs in vietnam. They killed millions of people. the vietnamese never surrendered. They kept fighting against an opponent with vastly superior weapons until that opponent surrendered and went home. If you look at the 2nd punic war, hannibal crushed every roman army he could get his hands on. By the standard of the day, the romans were beaten. They simply refused to surrender and raised a new army every time hannibal slaughtered one. In the end the romans ground them down and won the war. 

A war never ends until one side gives up. 

And the Russian soldiers marching into the capital of Germany convinced Hitler, and the mass atomic death in Nagasaki and Hiroshima convinced Japan. Palestine can likewise be convinced.
The israeli's have already done everything possible to try to force them to give up. They've bombed them, starved them, cut off their access to medical supplies. Short of genocide, it will not be possible to force them to accept peace. You need to make them want peace. The only way to do that is to offer a deal that they want to accept. And if Israel won't accept that they have to give the stolen land back, that isn't going to happen. 

Nonsense. There is no reason the Palestinians cannot be convinced.
of course they can be convinced, if Israel is willing to concede some points, such as the stolen land. If Israel insists that they won't give up anything, then the conflict will continue. 

And they are already genocidal maniacs having stated their desire to extinguish Israel from the Earth.
this is just a wild exaggeration and slander that isn't worthy of discussion. 

Wars end when there is no one left willing to fight. Removing the people who wish to fight will save the lives of the majority. Israel should make them an offer they cannot refuse, and this problem will vanish in one generation. Just like it did in Japan and Germany.
this is a fundamental misunderstanding of human nature. When you corner someone, that is when they fight even harder because they have nothing to lose. Israel has taken everything from the palestinians over the last few decades. They have very little to lose from continuing to fight. Trump's "peace" plan was just insulting on the face of it and gave them no reason to even discuss it. 

The conflict will continue until Israel concedes they can't keep the stolen land. If they won't see reason, the rest of the world should apply pressure to them until they do.
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this is a fundamental misunderstanding of human nature. When you corner someone, that is when they fight even harder because they have nothing to lose.

Literally proven false by every nation that surrendered and signed a peace treaty.

 If nations truly had nothing to lose in a conflict, then the nature of war itself would be meaningless, if not a beneficial thing for all parties.

Obviously Israel is doing something fundamentally wrong if they are unable/unwilling to take from their enemies.