The people of the west bank (and Gaza) absolutely have the right to fight back right now. I wouldn’t recommend it as an outsider, because they’re going to lose, but I’d do it if I was there, because I’m an idiot.
They didn’t have the (internationally recognized) right to engage in hostilities, prior to the 10/7 terrorist attacks.
Worth noting this land is already Israeli land within the West Bank. They are outposts similar to US military bases.
You and I can disagree with Israel on the morality of that, but the international community absolutely recognizes this land as Israeli (outside the Muslim block of the UN, which doesn’t really recognize Israel as a state still.
This is why Hamas attacked Israel in October, to try to disrupt that normalization, because Israel’s “aggressive” strategies are as predictable as the tides.
The people of the west bank (and Gaza) absolutely have the right to fight back right now. I wouldn’t recommend it as an outsider, because they’re going to lose, but I’d do it if I was there, because I’m an idiot.
They didn’t have the (internationally recognized) right to engage in hostilities, prior to the 10/7 terrorist attacks.
Worth noting this land is already Israeli land within the West Bank. They are outposts similar to US military bases.
You and I can disagree with Israel on the morality of that, but the international community absolutely recognizes this land as Israeli (outside the Muslim block of the UN, which doesn’t really recognize Israel as a state still.
Even Saudi Arabia is considering to normalize relationship with Israel.
This is why Hamas attacked Israel in October, to try to disrupt that normalization, because Israel’s “aggressive” strategies are as predictable as the tides.
Thank you for your reasonable voice. Reading comments here about this topic can be very frustrating.