> how is it absurd?

Humans build identities around their homes. It’s why any plan that involves relocation implicitly or explicitly requires violence.

It’s absurd to suggest Israelis should effectively “self deport” from their homes. It’s unrealistic to the point that it’s effectively dismissing the problem instead of honestly engaging it.

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barbazoo 21 hours ago | parent [-]

Look up Zionism and settler violence. Israel is systematically taking land away, not the other way around.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Israel is systematically taking land away Sure. Not great. But also not relevant to charging individuals. If we’re to learn from Sykes and Picot, a good place to start would be in acknowledging the primacy of the living over the dead, and those on the ground over ideals from abroad. One conclusion from that is we shouldn’t be condemning men we’ve never met for actions they are only affiliated with.