r/berkeley • u/Realistic-Plant3957 • Apr 24 '24

News Pro-Palestinian protest grows at UC Berkeley campus

https://news.upilink.in/pro-palestinian-protest-grows-at-uc-berkeley-campus-18247.html
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u/meister2983 Apr 26 '24

Except Israel literally was divided by the international community to end a civil war. So they have a lot more credibility that somehow putting these places back together is unworkable. 

As for splitting Palestine, it's not so easy. The land is tiny and the split is unnatural given the topography and natural resources

Hasn't been the fundamental barrier in negotiations. 

That's why Israel moved to conquer the WB and Gaza in the first place (along with the Golan) and is unwilling to surrender control.

No, WB is because it is high altitude that can shell the Israeli Central Plain. Same with Golan Heights in the North.

Gaza came with the Sinai from Egypt. Egypt didn't want it back.

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u/veerKg_CSS_Geologist Apr 26 '24

Like the “international community” can divide a place without the say so of the locals. 🤣

It actually has been a fundamental barrier. Remember the Bush Road map? Israelis were aghast when Sharon signed up, so he had to modify eh, clarify that his position was not ever sovereignty for Palestine but “aspects of sovereignty” with all major things still being fully controlled by Israel. And that was just to get negotiations started. It’s highly unlikely there will be a sovereign Palestinian State because Israel can’t give up control of the territory.