Exactly what the title says. This is probably like my millionth post covering a certain 30,000 square km in the Levant, but this conflict (more specifically, its downright cognitohazardous discourse) has honestly been occupying my mind 24/7 for I don't know how long and I think it's actually beginning to affect my mental health and sleep. It's gotten to the point where my first thought upon meeting a cute girl in a pub is "what is her position on the I-P conflict and what is her personal definition of Zionism/anti-Zionism?" and not something like "is she into 40k?". I even experience this when seeing a pic of a cute female celeb, especially those of my generation like Mckenna Grace or Emma Myers. I think I'm actually losing my mind. So this is a coping mechanism, if you will. Anyways, onto the question:
If you advocate for a two-state solution, why? How do you envision your personal two-state solution (names, political organisation, borders, first-level administrative divisions, national identities, demographics, domestic policy, foreign policy, reparations, fate of settlements in formerly occupied territories, treatment of symbols of the conflict etc.)?
If you advocate for a one-state solution, why? How do you envision your personal one-state solution (name, political organisation, borders, first-level administrative divisions, national identities, demographics, domestic policy, foreign policy, reparations, fate of settlements in formerly occupied territories, treatment of symbols of the conflict etc.)?
I'm curious to see where we socdems (at least those on this sub) stand on this and how they envision a peaceful Levant.
Personally, I'm a two-state solution guy, if only because I look at past examples like the United Arab Republic and Austria-Hungary, and find myself discouraged by their respective breakups (and the factors responsible). At the end of the day, I just want a South Africa-style ending for the conflict and not a Prussia-style ending.
Also, please, for the love of god, keep it civil in here. Try not to make blanket statements about Israeli and/or Palestinian civilians. I already get too many of that in my other social media accounts (and in the rest of this damn site like okaybuddyviltrum)