OK what am I missing here? These people INDEED have self-determination. That is the destruction of Israel. Perhaps some of the people want peace and their own state, but the leadership DOESN’T. For that matter, the majority of the people must also share this self-determination because they voted in Hamas who has stated they will NEVER recognize Israel’s right to exist.
“OK what am I missing here?”
Things remaining as they are is not an option.
Driving the Palestinians into the sea is not an option.
The only possible solution is a two-state solution.
Contrary to popular opinion on FR, not all Palestinians are terrorists and some of them are Christians who’ve been there dating all the way back to Pentecost. I believe we should be trying to befriend the moderates rather than pouring more fuel on the fire to encourage more recruits to Hamas.