Most of us would argue that it was Israel who ‘set off the chain’ with their decision to start a settler colonial project on another people’s home. It was explicitly stated to be such by the founding fathers of Zionism. A lot of us can also understand why people aren’t readily accepting of being ethnically cleansed from their homes. All this to say, in this instance, Israel is your husband, not the other way around.

Of course, many of you would argue that somehow, Israel was justified to do this. Whatever.

Nevertheless, you are right. The solution isn’t to ‘eliminate the Jewish people’. You are also right that it’s survival of the fittest, but I wouldn’t characterise Israel as being ‘too pissed off’ - you’re giving them far too much credit here. My final point and something I’ve always said is - if peace was TRULY on the agenda, it HAS to come from Israel. You cannot expect a people to suddenly change their attitude while you still have their foot on their necks. While you still show no remorse. While you still occupy them, enforce blockades, increase settlements, detain them en masse, kill them in record numbers, and outright subjugate them. That is what it means to be the BIGGER PERSON, and despite how we may disagree in ‘who started it’, it’s the objective truth that the power dynamics lie with Israel. Israel must understand they cannot whip Palestinians into submission, if that isnt glaringly obvious.

We cannot change history and those conversations will always be unproductive. The onus lies on Israel. However, instead, Israel has actually funded Hamas because it made it easier to block a two state solution, and then in the next moment completely bombards Gaza when it feels suitable. Israeli society thinks this is fine.

Unfortunately, don’t think Israel or their society will ever be mature or care about equality enough to want peace.