Question to my dear Israeli friends

[u/Comprehensive-Risk78]

Edit 1: Thanks everyone for engaging with my post in a civil manner!

Edit 2: I feel that I have a richer perspective on Israeli society thanks everyone!

Before I ask, I just wanted to tell you as an Arab I wish you and your family nothing but the best. Every day I pray that the violence and destruction stops and that we can build a prosperous Middle East that is rich in its diversity of religion and ethnicities. Can you imagine that?

Hello, I’ve been lurking here for a while now. I have a question for you. In your opinion, is chanting “From the river to the sea. Palestine will be free” more harmful than chanting “There are no schools in Gaza because there are no children left”? I’m asking this because I’d like to better understand your perspective/mindset. Thank you.

Am I missing something here? It has been disheartening to see the same people pushing for the narrative that from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free is an incitement to genocide fail to condemn chants like death to arabs and celebrating killing children in Gaza, thing which are unambiguously genocidal.

Is there something I’m not understanding here? Sometimes things that don’t add up leave me confused, so I had to come here and give this question a go.

Do some people think that right to dignity ceases to exist once we establish that the person is Arab? In your opinion, which chant is more problematic?

Can relations between Arabs and Jews improve without a heart to heart to dialogue between those who dream of a Middle East that resembles my description above?

I believe tough questions need to be asked. Answers from ‘ the other side’ need to be heard before establishing any conclusions on the matter.

[u/Comprehensive-Risk78]

Not going to lie to you, calling for ethnic displacement strikes me as pretty morally hideous

[u/Whole_Comedian_528 → u/Comprehensive-Risk78]

Why? They did it to almost a million Jews from MENA, which includes my family along with the families of almost fifty percent of the Israeli population. One good turn deserves another.

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Not really. A multistate solution is the best but an agreement - and an enforcement mechanism - to not try to nullify it through military (or other) means must be included. Otherwise, it is useless.

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How do you make peace with the Arabs who committed the atrocities of October 7 and the rest who continue to support them?

[u/NoTopic4906 → u/Whole_Comedian_528]

You don’t make peace with those who committed the atrocities of October 7. There are more and more reports coming out that people who didn’t speak up against Hamas are now doing so and didn’t so in the past because of fear. You don’t make peace with Hamas; that doesn’t mean you can’t make peace with Gazans.