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Some Aspects of Israel, Refugees and UN Bias

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Israel occupies   0.1% of the landmass of the Middle East and it is the only Jewish state, not only in this region, but in the world, and surrounded by 22 Arab states.  This tiny piece of land was offered by United Nations to Jews after Holocaust has been “powder keg” since then.  The persecution  of Jews has been a major event in Jewish history, prompting shifting waves of refugees and the formation of diaspora communities. As early as 605 BCE, Jews who lived in the Neo-Babylonian Empire were persecuted and deported. Antisemitism was also practiced by the governments of many different empires (Roman empire) and the adherents of many different religions (Christianity), and it was also widespread in many different regions of the world (Middle East and Islamic). According Wikipedia  antisemitism consists of expressions of hatred or discrimination against individual Jews, and may or may not be accompanied by violence. On the most extreme end, it consists of pogroms or g...

Humanitarian Camp for Gazan Civilians?

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To destroy Hamas’s military power in Gaza – with the job now only halfway done – a continuation of the ground offensive into southern Gaza is needed. A serious challenge in carrying out this offensive is that most of the population is now in the south, after being evacuated from northern Gaza, effectively doubling the population of the area. In order to deprive Hamas of its last means of defense against the IDF, Israel must move the population of Gaza away from future combat zones. Gazans can basically go to three areas: Gazans can move through the IDF-controlled corridor to return to IDF-controlled northern Gaza. The problem is that most of the buildings and infrastructure in the area have been destroyed. Gazans can be placed in designated protected areas in southern Gaza, where the IDF will not operate unless attacked. The downside is that Hamas would likely exploit it to protect its fighters. Gazans can temporarily move to Sinai. At the moment, Egypt strongly opposes the idea. Theor...

A Day After the Gaza War -Plan by Ariel Rusila

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Hamas' unprecedentedly powerful and brutal attack on Israel has 7/10 also led to an unprecedentedly powerful Israeli counter-operation in Gaza, resulting in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis for the civilian population of Gaza. Based on this, the international community has demanded an immediate ceasefire, which is not happening, however, because Hamas has refused to release its hostages and lay down its weapons, and because Israel wants to eliminate Hamas' military power and release the hostages. According to Israel, the military operation against Hamas may take several more months, and therefore there is no quick help for the humanitarian crisis. In order to solve the humanitarian crisis of the Gazans immediately, to rebuild the destroyed Palestinian territory in the medium term and to implement the Two-State solution in the long term, there is a pragmatic and feasible plan in which the primary winners would be the Gazans and Israel, the secondary beneficiaries would be Eg...