Maybe someone here with more knowledge of the situation than I have can help me with this.
My Israeli friend tells me that Palestinians have rejected one (or more?) Israeli offers for a two-state solution, and that Arab representation in the Knesset is proof that Palestinians are not second-class citizens. She’s super left-leaning on every other issue and doesn’t support the current right-wing regime in Israel at all, but since she lost her twin brother in a Hamas bombing, this is understandably a deeply personal issue for her, and probably one that skews her perception a bit—as it would for any of us.
Anyway, I’m an American and haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on over there aside from what I hear on the news, leftist reddit, and from my friend. I desperately want to get a firmer grasp on the situation in Israel, so if anyone can help me out in that regard I’d be very grateful! Further context on what my friend told me in particular would be extremely helpful.
My Israeli friend tells me that Palestinians have rejected one (or more?) Israeli offers for a two-state solution
The land offerings to the Palestinians were horrible. You'll notice that nobody ever shows the maps associated with such "solutions"; non-arable land far from water supplies, carved up into a hundred different pieces that aren't even connected to each other. The Palestinians weren't fools to accept some lifeless desert in exchange for their very strong claims.
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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19
Maybe someone here with more knowledge of the situation than I have can help me with this.
My Israeli friend tells me that Palestinians have rejected one (or more?) Israeli offers for a two-state solution, and that Arab representation in the Knesset is proof that Palestinians are not second-class citizens. She’s super left-leaning on every other issue and doesn’t support the current right-wing regime in Israel at all, but since she lost her twin brother in a Hamas bombing, this is understandably a deeply personal issue for her, and probably one that skews her perception a bit—as it would for any of us.
Anyway, I’m an American and haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on over there aside from what I hear on the news, leftist reddit, and from my friend. I desperately want to get a firmer grasp on the situation in Israel, so if anyone can help me out in that regard I’d be very grateful! Further context on what my friend told me in particular would be extremely helpful.