Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: “What must be said” by Günter Grass [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)But the irony is that your position on refugees is really no different than that of any radical Arab regime in the mideast, from Syria and Libya to Saudi Arabia.
They will keep the refugees in camps for as long as it takes. For many more generations. They've made it perfectly clear why they're doing it (to demographically bomb Israel).
As a 'supporter' of Palestinians, it is you who should be advocating for their right to choose whether they want to be full citizens in those countries or not.
When you see the situation only as a stick to beat Israel with - and you agree with it - you're actually showing your disdain for Palestinians. I'm not sure the average Israeli right-winger loathes Palestinian refugees as much as you do - to the point of wishing they'd stay in camps for more generations in order to "get Israel".
There are hardly any Palestinian supporters advocating for the right of refugees to choose whether they want citizenship in their host countries. That's one of the many reasons these "supporters" are nothing of the sort (just Israel haters who'd gladly use generations of refugees as political pawns).
It's perverted (to use Pelsar's language).