No, pro Palestinian leftists, Israel is not committing genocide

[Martin Eden]

7. It's ethnic cleansing, not genocide

Netanyahu has flatly rejected any two state solution. It is clear the hardline Zionists are playing the long game for a single state encompassing all the land.

Decades of murderous conflict have convinced them there is no place for a large Palestinian population as citizens with equal rights within Israel. Demographics and birth rates could result in a few generations with Palestianians growing from a large minority to a potential majority, at which point the Jewish State as such would cease to exist.

At this point the two sides are irreconcilable. The bombing campaign in Gaza is likely creating far more future terrorists than killing current Hamas. None of us can imagine what it's like to be forced out of your home, forced to move multiple times to "safe" areas, then be bombed there and see the mangled corpses of your parents, sisters, brothers. I'm trying to describe it, but I really can't imagine it or what it would do to me; I'd probably dedicate my life to revenge.

Israel has a Palestinian problem. There are far too many of them, and they pose too great a danger. Oct 7 was an unspeakable atrocity, and Israel has every right to defend itself. War is a crisis which has elements of danger and opportunity. This war provided an opportunity for the Netanyahu government to rid their country of as many Palestinians as possible. They can't bomb the Palestian people into submission, but they can reduce their numbers and perhaps convince others to leave.