The UN Security Council, International Court of Justice (ICJ), and every major human rights organization—including Israel’s own legal experts—agree settlements violate the Fourth Geneva Convention (Article 49), which prohibits occupying powers from transferring civilians into seized land. Even Reagan called them ‘illegal’ in 1982.
Are you claiming the entire world is wrong except Israel’s far-right government?
The 1948 war didn’t nullify Palestinian land rights—otherwise, by that logic, Israel would have to return all land lost in the 1973 war. The West Bank was seized in 1967, where no Arab state ruled (it was Jordanian-occupied). Do you believe might makes right? If so, should China keep Tibet forever? Should Russia annex Crimea and Ukraine?
Israeli Arabs face systemic discrimination:
- Land: 93% of Israel’s land is controlled by the Jewish National Fund, which bars sales to non-Jews.
- Citizenship: Israel’s Nation-State Law (2018) enshrines Jewish supremacy, demoting Arabic and prioritizing ‘Jewish settlement.’
- Volence: Lynch mobs of Jews attacked Arabs in Lod and Acre in 2021 while police stood by.
This is textbook apartheid—separate rights based on ethnicity. Even Mandela said Israel’s system is worse than South Africa’s.
Was Nelson Mandela wrong?
Israel’s own intelligence leaked the ‘Dahiya Doctrine’—deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure to inflict ‘pain’ (e.g., Gaza’s power plants, hospitals). Here’s verifiable evidence:
- 2023 Gaza War: Over 70% of casualties are women/children (UN).
- Journalist Deaths: 100+ killed (CPJ)—more than any modern conflict. Combined.
- AI Targeting: ‘Lavender’ system marked 37,000 Gazans as ‘Hamas suspects’ with 90% error rates (+972 Magazine).
If this isn’t systematic, why did Netanyahu quote Amalek (a biblical call for annihilation)?
If Israel’s actions are justified, why do Holocaust survivors like Gabor Maté and institutions like Yad Vashem warn it’s mirroring fascism?
Why did Mossad’s founder (Haim Shimoni) say settlements are ‘a cancer’?
What, if any, of Israel's actions do you condemn?
At what point does Zionism become indistinguishable from colonialism?
