For me the solution is simple, but probably impossible given current circumstances. It's a single non-ethnic state. Zionism is the root problem. You declare that this land belongs to a certain ethnic group, and suddenly everyone in the land who is not of that ethnic group becomes an enemy of the state. I have very little sympathy for the nation of Israel. They created a nation de novo by mass immigration, bribes, and violence. Then they get upset their nation forged in the blood of the native Arabs isn't peaceful and calm. It shouldn't be a surprise, especially when you keep most of the natives in the equivalent of giant open air prisons.
Also, if you want the Palestinians to leave the Holy Land, how? They are literally fenced in. They can't leave even if they wanted to. They don't have passports and can't legally travel to other countries. They have to get Israeli government permission to leave their reservation. I'm sure many would like to leave Gaza or the West Bank, but they really can't.
The big, legit problem in the mind of the Israelis is the long cultural memory of anti-semitism. They want more than anything in the world to have a country where they are not the minority. Somewhere where they can't be oppressed or suddenly attacked. They have their nation and their majority, but it didn't solve the problem. They are still constantly under attack. I guess they'd rather be the majority with a military than a minority in a ghetto. So maybe they think it did solve the problem. But you lose me when you use bribes, violence, and frankly evil means to accomplish that goal as has happened with the nation of Israel. Especially when you have to keep using extreme violence to maintain any semblence of order and peace.
If you want my bonafides and biases, I've never been to Israel or Palestine. But I'm a Torah following Christian that has attended Messianic synagogues in Texas and NYC, and I've celebrated the High Holy Days with Jews of all varieties I'm as sympathetic towards the Jewish people as you can be without actually being one. However, I've also had deep friendships with people whose family one generation back was born in Palestine and displaced. They did nothing wrong but got evicted to Jordan or Lebanon and had no legal status there. They eventually ended up in the US and still have family in the area.
Again, none of this should be taken as a defense of Hamas and their actions. They are horrible and inexcusable. I try to keep my mind on Christian love and peace, but Hamas and their recent actions make that very, very difficult.
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