Almost titled this Iranian Hostage Crisis 2024 edition. The stages of this event are: Yay! The war can end and there can finally be elections in Israel and Palestine. Nothing good was ever going to come from this war. Hold on… the timing of this is very similar to the Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1980-1981… …
Category Archives: Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel is not like Hamas
When people describe the interests in the Israeli-Palestinian War as Israel vs. Hamas as what Israel wants vs. what Hamas wants, they are equivocating Israel with Hamas, and the two are very different. Israel is a country with multiple interest groups, and Hamas is a totalitarian terrorist organization. They are not the same. If there …
Ukraine is not Israel
It’s 1938 Czechoslovakia. Here’s why. UN status Russia and Ukraine are both UN member states. Israel is a UN member state, but Palestine is not. Civilian deaths Over 30,000 civilians have been killed in the ongoing war in Gaza, almost all by Israel. Around 10,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine, basically only by Russia. …
Refugee camps are necessary
If Hamas survives, there will be more attacks on Jews in Israel. Anything short of supporting the complete eradication of Hamas for this reason is anti-Semitic. I believe the only way Hamas can be eliminated is to ensure there is safe passage for refugees into safe refugee camps in Israeli territory outside of Gaza. Every …
How the wars can end
When it comes to Ukraine, there are two solutions, either Ukraine wins or Russia wins. But the reality is Russia cannot win. Ukraine has military support from the West and despite having a significantly smaller population than Russia, Ukraine has successfully managed to prevent Russia from taking over their country. When NATO increases the amount …
Pull All Aid from Israel
I have a bachelor’s degree in political economy, which included multiple classes on foreign relations. Israel knew of Hamas’ attack a year before it happened. Netanyahu ignored the information in a manner very similar to how the Bush administration granted visas to the 9/11 attackers. The response has been disproportionate, has focused on non-military targets, …