This is the basic Israeli position:
It is illegal to change the demographics of an area under occupation. The settlements are illegal and they will stay illegal until they are removed.
And my position is, if Israel won't voluntarily obey international law, then they should be forced to.āThe logic goes as follows:
Israel has the right to occupy Palestinian land, lay siege to (its) populations in Bantustans surrounded by an apartheid wall, starve the population, cut them off from fuel and electricity (and all else), uproot their trees and crops, and launch periodic raids and targeted assassinations against them and their elected leadership, and if (resistance is encountered, Israel is entitled to slaughter) them en masse (because itās just) ādefendingā itself as it must and should.ā
Naked aggression is called self-defense. Civilians are legitimate targets. Heroic freedom fighters are āterrorists,ā and if Arabs donāt understand, the process is repeated until they do. Further, international humanitarian and other laws donāt apply. Victims arenāt entitled to the same rights as Jews because Arabs are inferior and donāt warrant them.
In addition:
āIsrael has the right to oppress the Palestinians and does so to defend itself (its right to exist), but were the Palestinians to defend themselves against Israelās oppression, (to which it has no right, then) Israel will have the right to defend itself against their legitimate defenseā without restraint or regard for the laws of war or humanitarian considerations.
Negotiating with Israel is futile because Tel Aviv demands and doesnāt yield. It takes and doesnāt give. Peace process hypocrisy offers nothing, and all Palestinians have to show for it is continued occupation, death, destruction, oppression, immiseration, and loss of their land and freedom.
It is illegal to change the demographics of an area under occupation. The settlements are illegal and they will stay illegal until they are removed.