Israel vs. Palestine
I’ve been to both Israel and Palestine. I’m educated on the topic and thought it would be worthwhile to publish my opinion and the important facts I use to form that opinion.
Opinion 1: War is always evil.
Supporting fact: People kill each other during war.
Wars are started by governments and they kill young people. Simply put: If there is a war, it’s the government’s fault. Instead of sending citizens into enemy territory to destroy everything like savage animals, a better way would be to lock all government officials in a room together and let them fight to the death. I believe this would prevent a lot of wars.
Obviously this would never happen — this simple reality is a testament to the tyranny of government.
Opinion 2: Fault mostly lies with the UK and Gaza.
Supporting fact: “In 1923, an agreement between the United Kingdom and France, known as the Paulet–Newcombe Agreement, established the border between the soon-to-be formalized territories covered by the British Mandate for Palestine and the French Mandate for Syria.” Citation
The UK essentially created the state of Palestine and divided it from Israel, creating religious ethno-states.
The citizens of Palestinian Gaza later elected Hamas as their government; an anti-Jew Islamic terror organization.
The US had to build Israel an “Iron Dome” missile defense system because of the constant barrage of rockets coming from Palestinian Gaza to Israel. Hamas mostly launched rockets from civilian-shield locations such as residential backyards, schools, or hospitals.
“Empire” governments such as the UK meddled with the national borders of the middle east in a way that had no other path than to increased tension to the breaking point of war.
My opinion is that this was on purpose, but obviously we can’t know the secret conversations or intentions of anyone involved.
If anyone needs to step in and clean up the tension in the middle east, it’s the UK, but they’re too busy with golden palaces, knife crime, and generational poverty. Way to go, “Great” Britain.
Opinion 3: The Middle East is violently racist.
Supporting fact: Their recorded history and crime stats are enough to prove this. The histories of the Arabs, Islamists, Jews, and other groups in the area are riddled with both criminals and victims of race-motivated violence of all kind.
It is completely unacceptable in the modern world to accept ethnic national identities or ethnic claims on land ownership. This is a base form of racism and the consequences are obvious.
It shouldn’t be America’s responsibility to save people from their own racism.
Opinion 4: Abrahamic religions are racist & violent.
Supporting fact: Judaism and Islam both teach their religious followers that their lineage is sacred, special, and god’s favorite “chosen” lineage. They also teach that god has given them ownership of the land of Israel and Jerusalem specifically. Christianity also has it’s own version of this teaching with a little more mental gymnastics involving lineage adoption and the “flock of Jesus.“
Covenant with Abraham (circa 2000 BCE):
In Judaism, the Covenant with Abraham is a foundational event where God promises the land of Canaan (modern-day Israel) to Abraham and his descendants.
Conquest of Canaan (circa 1200 BCE):
The Israelites, led by Joshua, are believed to have conquered the land of Canaan as part of their divine mandate.
Islamic Conquest (7th-8th centuries CE):
With the rise of Islam, Muslim armies conquered large parts of the Middle East, including Jerusalem, establishing Islamic rule over the region.
Crusades (1096-1291 CE):
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated by European Christians to reclaim the Holy Land, particularly Jerusalem, from Muslim rule.
Reconquista (8th-15th centuries CE):
In the Iberian Peninsula, Christian kingdoms sought to reclaim territories from Muslim rule, culminating in the fall of Granada in 1492.
Balfour Declaration (1917):
The Balfour Declaration was a statement by the British government expressing support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
Partition Plan (1947):
The United Nations proposed a plan to partition Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states, leading to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.
Six-Day War (1967):
Israel's victory in the Six-Day War led to the occupation of territories including the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, further entrenching religious and territorial disputes.
Oslo Accords (1993):
The Oslo Accords were a series of agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) aimed at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Various Conflicts and Settlement Activity (ongoing):
Ongoing conflicts, settlements, and territorial disputes continue to be influenced by religious beliefs, especially regarding control of Jerusalem and other historically significant sites.
These racist and supremacist ideologies have no place in modern society and while I believe people should be able to believe whatever they want, there should be no legal protection nor recognition of any religion, especially one based on principles of supremacy such as the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.
Opinion 5: Let them fight.
Supporting fact: I’m an American. I visited Jerusalem in September of 2022 and I work in political media. Those are some of my credentials.
America has the image of being the big brother of the world, policing its wars and conflicts especially if it benefits the American economy to do so. That being said, the US is already funding Ukraine’s un-winnable war with Russia. The US is most likely going to support Taiwan’s fight against China. Money is not infinite and neither is military equipment. War never benefits the middle class as much as it benefits the very small population of the ruling elite class. There is no benefit to war other than increasing tyranny.
The hard truth is that the Jews and Arabs have been living very close to each other for thousands of years. If they hate each other enough to support killing each other, perhaps it’s time the world saw how that unfolds in modern society.
If Israel can destroy Gaza entirely so it’s nothing more than a smoldering parking lot, that’s a tragic loss of life, but it will be remembered. Building race into government in any way, to benefit or to hold back, is evil based simply on it’s inevitable consequence of a lot of people dying.
Opinion 6: It won’t come to America
Supporting fact: Geographically, America is too large to attack. Bombing a city might happen, but it will be a symbolic gesture, not war. Like after 9/11, America will be able to choose to go to the foreign country and destroy it from the inside like we did to Afghanistan. I just don’t see any reason why this would happen unless there’s a conspiracy involving the US government wanting to send troops to Israel. I wouldn’t be surprised by this, but I don’t count on this theory.
The governing elites make money from Lockheed and Raytheon, two military contracts that are notorious for dirty money. They might want us to go to war simply so those companies get money. This is a heartbreaking possibility.
If America gets involved in the war directly, it will most likely be sending troops to Israel. This wouldn’t happen before America sends troops to Ukraine. America also won’t be sending troops to Ukraine because that will be a declaration of war against Russia, who has recently made a deal with China and the BRICS nations.
Opinion 7: The BRICS Nations will conquer the United States.
While the US endures the Biden vs Trump saga, and spends all its military resources on Ukraine, Israel, and soon Taiwan, we are becoming weak and unprepared for any military surprises.
Several nations including Russia and China have formed the BRICS nations and are launching their own centralized currency that they will use for international trade including replacing the US dollar as the official trade currency of oil.
BRICS
Why does this matter?
US inflation is on the rise, foreign aid spending is a runaway train, and we are about to enter 2024, which will probably be the most politically charged year in human history.
Russia has allied with China. The US will lose its international economic footing, resulting in runaway hyper-inflation. The US dollar has literally no value anymore. It used to be based on gold, but we did away with that. It has been wrapped up in oil until now, when BRICS are about to force it out.
The US dollar will become less valuable every day, sending the US into an economic frenzy during wartime while Russia and China, our mortal enemies, are getting angrier, bolder, and stronger.
My prophecy is that a World War will happen and the US states will be broken up into foreign territories. Imagine the states as they are now, but group them into new groups. Call the groups “United States of China,” “United States of Russia,” “United States of India,” and the “United States of Brazil.” That’s my prediction.
Opinion 8: Any remaining American states will use digital, biometric currency.
Supporting fact: The US government is already proposing CBDC and biometric digital commerce is already happening at scale.
Citation: Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Citation: Biometric Commerce
It’s hard to say when this will happen. I believe that this will be offered to American citizens very soon and possibly mandated depending on the timeline and tension of international war. If war doesn’t give the government a good enough reason to mandate it, another catastrophe will be leveraged, such as a follow-up pandemic or economic collapse.
Why does this matter?
The government will be able to allow or disallow individuals or businesses from using currency. Imagine being a business owner who doesn’t want to comply with new social distancing laws and the consequence is the government disables the payment processors in your business, halts your payroll, freezes the accounts of the ownership and management staff. This is so easy to implement that it seems more likely to happen than to not happen.
Opinion 9: We should all focus on being as healthy and self-reliant as possible.
Supporting fact: Even if the world continues on peacefully forever, this is a good idea. If the world falls apart, it will be the deciding factor of who survives or not.
Do you have food storage? Do you have enough guns and ammo and know how to use them? Do you know how to defend yourself? How far can you run? Are you in debt?
Addressing all those questions in a responsible way is a good way to live in general, but if the world continues on the path its on now, those issues will move abruptly into the forefront of the human condition.
Opinion 10: This is all quite obvious when you set your beliefs and feelings aside.
In the activist conversations, I've observed that much of the conversation revolves around religion and history. There are relatively few who have delved deeply into the intricacy of the historical context. Moreover, religion definitely plays a central role, contributing to the complexities.
Consider the notion of divine bequest – the belief that a higher power designates land ownership and sanctions the use of force against those who contest it.
Ponder the challenges of governing a nation with fluid borders, attempting to navigate rules that may discriminate based on ethnicity or religious creed.
Envision the rift between an Arab and a Jew, divided not by personal animosity, but by the chasm of racist heritage.
Reflect on the disheartening discord between adherents of Islam and Judaism, torn apart solely by the fervor of their religious convictions.
Contemplate a world where we find ourselves supporting either side in this insane conflict.
I advocate for a collective evolution, particularly among us, as Americans. To transcend these entrenched patterns of behavior is a formidable task, but one that holds the promise of a more harmonious future.
Yet, I have reservations. It appears that humanity, in its collective nature, tends towards patterns of violence, anxiety, and susceptibility to manipulation.
Within this labyrinth of complexities, there exists a glimmer of hope. Each of us, as individual humans, holds the power of choice. Navigate the path of life with discernment, for ultimately, it is the sum of your personal decisions that shapes your narrative and dictate your life story.
Know that, in the grand tapestry of existence, death awaits us all. Could be through the harsh conflict of war, but more likely through the quieter, inexorable rhythms of mortality, as we succumb to the age-old adversaries of heart diesease and auto-accidents.
