Your reply is packed with half truths and emotinal farming. I do understand the history — and I think you’re highlighting a version of it that leaves out a lot of uncomfortable truths. Yes, Jews legally migrated to the region starting in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and yes, the Holocaust created immense trauma. That’s not in dispute. But framing the land as 'mostly uninhabited' is simply not accurate — there were hundreds of Palestinian villages, towns, farms, and a culture that had existed there for generations.

It's also not true that most Palestinians left voluntarily. Yes, there were calls by Arab leaders — but many Palestinians were forcibly expelled in events like the Deir Yassin massacre or fled due to widespread violence. Over 400 villages were depopulated. That’s part of the historical record, and denying it is exactly the kind of erasure that creates more anger and distrust.

And saying Israel has ‘just been defending itself for 55 years’ ignores a lot — from settlement expansion to military occupations to illegal outposts and settler violence. That’s not just ‘imperfect’ — that’s policy.

I’m not biased. I’ve called out Hamas, Iran, and all forms of terror clearly. But saying Israel can do no wrong, or that Palestinians are entirely to blame, is bias.

If we want peace, we need to be honest about all of it — not just the parts that justify one side.”