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And then also bombs you in the designated safe zones, so really it's nothing alike and minimizing civilian casualties is the correct way to prosecute a war, right?
If it's wrong when the IDF does it (to tell people to evacuate and clear their responsibility for any civilian casualties), then why isn't it wrong if Hezbollah does it? They can both be wrong.
If it is wrong when the union troops kill natives, then it has to be wrong when the natives kill settlers! /s
Please read about settler colonialism, this isn't a symmetrical situation.
I've read plenty. In fact, growing up in the middle east and doing a literature degree meant there was a post colonial reading of everything. Still doesn't justify further displacement of more communities. Palestinians can have their lands restored in fair ways and also allow Jewish people to stay (I am excluding illegal settler communities here). Both things can happen at the same time. Palestinians don't want people's apartments! They want to be able to get permits and move where they want without prejudice, and in some cases even restore ownership of their family move (if any of it is standing) and be compensated fairly and be given opportunities to resettle without having to make the current inhabitants leave. Those in diaspora don't want someone's garden! They want the ability to get a nationality and be able to settle there if they want. The fight is more about freedom than land. There is plenty to do to make it right to Palestinians but forced displacement of an ethnic group isn't one of them.
Israel isn't, you fucking idiot. There can be no removal of settlers unless we have the destruction of the state of Israel. That doesn't mean pushing Jews into the sea, that means the former Israelis who don't flee (as many will) are now living in a restored, non-ethnonational Palestine.
Broadly speaking, assuming they don't need to live under siege conditions, they want their land back. That's what movements like the March of Return were about. If it was your family's house, then whatever mockery of the human condition was built on it by settlers is logically also yours. Talking about stealing gardens is especially goofy since it's materially just a pile of fertilizer and dirt.
This is such a convenient story because it lets you ignore all the historical injustice and Israel's role as a settler-colonizer and look only at what is happening right now -- Palestinians being penned in and bombed, where of course their first concern is not being bombed -- and make that the whole issue. Remove siege conditions and suddenly they aren't as concerned with their ability to migrate to Egypt, what a funny thing!
Sorry, I find it hard to discuss things with people who call me an idiot. Hence I won't really engage you. Have a nice day/evening.
So long as you have an excuse not to read, any pretext is fine
My comment was entirely drawing a line of distinction between the two. I don't know how I can make it more clear.