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Summary

Israeli settlers in the West Bank, emboldened by Trump’s return and a far-right Israeli government, are pushing for formal sovereignty over the territory.

Settlement activity has surged to record levels under Prime Minister Netanyahu, with nearly 6,000 acres designated as state land in 2024 and dozens of new outposts established.

While settlers see this as fulfilling Biblical claims, Palestinians view it as erasing hopes for a future state.

Critics warn annexation could jeopardize regional stability and U.S.-brokered normalization efforts, such as those with Saudi Arabia.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
    44·
    5 days ago

    You got your wish and it will be Trump instead of Harris. Weird that you don’t seem happy about it.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        53·
        5 days ago

        It’s a two party system. It was going to be either Harris or Trump. That’s just a hard fact. You didn’t want Harris. There was only one other outcome. So you got your wish.

        • EmpireInDecay@lemmy.mlEnglish
          25·
          5 days ago

          And voters keep it a two-party system. And it’ll never get better if people don’t start holding their politicians accountable, which means that if they don’t work for the benefit of the worldwide public they don’t get reelected.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
            22·
            4 days ago

            Yes they do. And because of that, the choices were Harris or Trump. There was no imaginary third option in 2024.

            Again, you didn’t want Harris, so you got your wish.

            • EmpireInDecay@lemmy.mlEnglish
              1·
              4 days ago

              You are struggling so hard to understand it’s not a specific person I didn’t want, it’s an ideology I don’t want.

              But if you wanted a replacement for right wing authoritarianism posing as progressive she would have been the perfect person for you.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
                11·
                3 days ago

                Specific people become president, not ideologies. You don’t vote for ideologies, you vote for people.

                But if you wanted a replacement for right wing authoritarianism posing as progressive she would have been the perfect person for you.

                Like I said, you got what you wanted and you’re complaining about it.

                • EmpireInDecay@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  1·
                  2 days ago

                  You don’t vote for ideologies

                  The VBNMW crowd says different

                  I’m not complaining, the job is only half done

                  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
                    1·
                    2 days ago

                    Okay, I’m not part of whatever crowd you’re talking about so I’m not sure why you’re telling me that.

                    The reality in the world where we live is that there were only two people who had a chance of being president in January- Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

                    You clearly didn’t want Harris. She lost. You got what you wanted.