2026-10-12 11:15 UTC
I keep pointing out to the people who demand I agree that Israel has a right to exist, that no state has a right to exist under international law. Here, Jonathan Cook explains this clearly, with particular reference to Israel and Palestine.
#States #Politics #InternationalLaw #Israel #Palestine
No state has a ‘right’ to exist – least of all an apartheid, genocidal state like Israel
https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/no-state-has-a-right-to-exist-least
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@JimmyB@mas.to 2026-10-12 11:28
@junesim63@mstdn.social It's a deep seated point this, the aggressive "do you agree Israel has a right to exist?". I always ask - what kind of right? Coz if it's a legal right they mean, then ask a lawyer. I've no idea. But if it's a moral right, then no - they've burned that with their racism, fascism and genocide. Such people have very few moral rights left.
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@woozle@toot.cat 2026-10-12 17:57
@junesim63@mstdn.social I lost a user when I made the same point but in a larger philosophical sense (nations don't have a right to exist; people do (or should)) -- they didn't feel safe staying here because I said that. I wonder if they still feel the same way.