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Palestine has been under illegal military occupation for 58 years [1], it is not exactly an independent government in control of its territory.

It is the duty of the occupying power to ensure the safety of the civilians within the territory it has occupied. A duty Israel, with its use of starvation as a weapon of war and habit of shooting medics in the back of the head, is obviously not fulfilling.

[1] https://www.icj-cij.org/case/186



The PLO hasn't even run elections for a couple decades. It is notoriously corrupt. I don't really see how ignoring that out of "solidarity" is supposed to practically help the palestinians.




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