The video makes a good point. But to keep things balanced it should also be kept in mind that Israel is maybe the only country in the world with a large a large population under its jurisdiction officially deprived of equal rights - the Palestinians of the West Bank. It is also perhaps the only country in the world building on captured territories. Notwithstanding the Levi report, most of the world regards this as illegal.
Most countries of the world have their entire population without any rights.The West Bank and Gaza before Oslo were better places to live in than most of the world's population can ever dream of in terms of legal rights, education, health, personal security etc.
A leader mistreating his citizens is not the same as a country mistreating foreign citizens it has under its jurisdiction. Giving them education, health, etc., doesn't change that. I am not saying Israel is totally wrong. Just pointing out that there are usually two sides to a story.
The video makes a good point. But to keep things balanced it should also be kept in mind that Israel is maybe the only country in the world with a large a large population under its jurisdiction officially deprived of equal rights - the Palestinians of the West Bank. It is also perhaps the only country in the world building on captured territories. Notwithstanding the Levi report, most of the world regards this as illegal.
ReplyDeleteMost countries of the world have their entire population without any rights.The West Bank and Gaza before Oslo were better places to live in than most of the world's population can ever dream of in terms of legal rights, education, health, personal security etc.
ReplyDeleteA leader mistreating his citizens is not the same as a country mistreating foreign citizens it has under its jurisdiction. Giving them education, health, etc., doesn't change that. I am not saying Israel is totally wrong. Just pointing out that there are usually two sides to a story.
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