It's naive to suggest that a dramatic show of force like killing a bunch of people isn't required at times. In certain cases it saves lives long term by demonstrating the state's willingness to be ruthless
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However what's immoral about what Israel is doing is combining such shows of force with a mindless expansionism into land which it has no intention or capability of ever integrating or stably governing
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I guess one can argue that the status quo is sustainable long term as a sort of permanent colonial status but I don't see how it is given the right keeps expanding settlements
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It doesn't seem possible to stably govern a hostile population when your right flank keeps treating it as a settler colony.
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I guess the less deranged elements on the right see the settlements as leverage for an eventual population/land transfer
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