Who said anything about support for mistreating Palestinians? I haven't seen anything here by anyone that suggests this.
The thread, to which we are responding, not creating, asserted that the writer's experiences as a Jew led her to reject Zionism. Zionism, or the belief that Israel is the Jewish homeland, is a central part of the Jewish religion, culture, and history.
Whether it is comfortable to admit or not, to the overwhelming majority of Jews who believe this, including me, but not on religious grounds, denial of our right to a nation, among all the world's peoples cuts to the heart of who we are and what we have been shaped by for thousands of years. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism includes denial of the right of the Jewish people to have Israel as a homeland, and holding Israel to different standard than other nations. (i.e., the silence on genocides in other places, real genocides, not wars. )
So by many objective standards, being anti-Zionist could be seen as
antisemitic. (As for the extreme ultra-orthodox who reject the modern state because it's not the right time religiously, I just say they are nuts.)
The writer is Jewish, no question, and being anti-Zionist does not change that at all. But it does means she holds a view, I'm sure it is sincere, that most Jews would consider antisemitic.
Israel just offered Hamas the chance to lay down their arms, release the hostages, and their lives will be spared. Instead of accepting, the terrorists doubled down on hate, rocket attacks, and human shields. It's quite simple to see that all of these deaths are on Hamas, who simply won't' act rationally. Another example of how their leadership "never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity."
It could have been the start of a slow transition to a local governing authority that poses no security threat to Israel and will not allow Iran to set foot in Gaza.
I can respect the thought behind your ideal plan, but let me say that there is not a snowball's chance in hell it will even be considered. Jews want their own homeland, not a "Belgian-style confederation." Belgium, by the way, is on the brink of breaking up over language and ethnicity differences, so that's hardly the example I'd ever give.
According to the UN, the war that Hamas started has caused such damage that it will take 350 years to get Gaza back to the sorry state it was in before Hamas launched the pogrom on Oct 7, 2023. So it's not like there's going to be any Palestinian State for a while, as the international definition of statehood requires providing government service we aren't going to see for a while, and control over the area. Israel isn't giving up ultimate control any time soon; even if there's no occupation, they will be the real party in charge there for quite some time because they don't outsource their own security. (Who can blame them?) I see no serious alternative, or anyone else who really has the same interest in keeping Gaza terrorist-free.
That's what Hamas got for the poor people of Gaza.
