Israel won't listen to the US because it can point to Afghanistan and Iraq and say "How is what we are doing any different?"
What about carpet bombing densely populated civilian areas?
No one is saying that the Palestinians were not in an awful position. The world had largely abandoned them. It's tragic, it sucks. But that does not immediately translate into the 'only option' being what Hamas did on October 7th, and the clear next few dominoes that would fall after that.
Looking for logic from a poster who recommended ethnic cleansing of Palestinians as a harsh but necessary solution for everlasting peace
I agree with you, but when I say 'it is what it is' - I mean the Israeli state are locked into a response because of the success of 10/7. Regardless of the root causes, that's how they were always going to respond to an attack of that magnitude. (And see above; I've said there's no justification for the brutality of it) - So essentially it's two things: One is an event a state is locked into, forced into by an external factor (That they were largely/partly to blame for that external factor is irrelevant to the fact that it's simply their response, and there's no stopping it. The other is low level terrorism encouraged by a cadre of far right extremists that the moronic prime minister invited into government so he could cling to power. There's no military justification for it, its terrorism for the sake of being assholes and trying to scare them off their land. As far as I'm concerned, if the Palestinians shot them for it, good riddance. (Not actually, because the army would then murder them but you see what I mean.) - In the past before these lunatics were in the government, the police would have prevented this most of the time.
So yes, although the settler terrorism is causation for palestinian terrorism, it's a mistake to lump the response [to something which was beyond the pale and could only really elicit that response if you know anything about israel] to terrorist settlers who are having their jollies terrorising innocents and have been for years. Settlers are a divisive issue. This was in 2016, but I doubt so much has changed.
If you asked about settlers who are terrorising others, I'm sure it'd be even more divisive. Though the right and religious right are gaining ground there. If you asked about Israeli support for this Gaza invasion, it's probably at about 90%+ and even 60%+ in the Bedouin etc communities.
"Go to a person suffering from unbearable, untreatable pain and say here is a drink laced with poison. Drink it and you will feel better."
All of your suggestions are on what Palestinians, or neighbours should do. You're obviously ignoring the very fecking large elephant in the room time and time again on what Israel should do.
Again, if you were King you'd 'let' the Palestinians leave their lands and home? You wouldn't push for a viable two state solution? Or remove the illegal settlements from the WB? End the occupation? I mean, you are King after all and your solution is ethnic cleansing.
Here are two options that were available to Hamas on the morning of October 6th:
Who controls Gazan water?
People may not, but he definitely does.
My apologies, as you eruditely suggest, I have missed your point. Why I would answer a question about what Gazan Palestinians should do with actions their government took is, perhaps, not clear. So fine.
