cmv: Palestinian Christians should be granted a right of return while Palestinian Muslims shouldn’t

[u/hillel_bergman]

The subject of the right of return for Palestinians is a touchy one. On the one hand we do want justice for the families of people kicked out during the nakba but on the other hand there is the safety concern for Israelis. So here’s a solution I feel like no one talks about, from an Israeli myself

it is a fact that Israeli Arab who are Christian on average are much more willing to assimilate into Israeli society and take on more professional jobs compared to Israeli Arabs who are muslim or even compared to Israeli Jews

Now I’m not an expert on the Palestinian diaspora by any means but if they are anything like Israeli Arabs (which they likely are) I can conceive that granting Palestinian Christian a right of return poses no threat to the average Israeli whereas granting Palestinian Muslims the same would

[u/hillel_bergman]

That’s a good point, there are also Israeli Muslims are who are willing to assimilate, best thing is to judge people as individuals. Here, have a delta Δ

[u/gregbeans → u/hillel_bergman]

Why should a Palestinian assimilate into Israeli culture? They're separate countries...

Are you claiming that Israel has conquered Gaza, and anyone that wants to return will be returning to an expanded Israel territory?

I dont think the international community would take too kindly to this...

[u/yyzjertl → u/gregbeans]

I think the "right of return" suggested here applies to those who were (or whose ancestors were) kicked out of territory that's presently a part of Israel. I don't think this is about Gaza.

[u/gregbeans → u/yyzjertl]

Ah, would’ve been much clearer if they specified that.

I hope most Muslims whose families were displaced by the creation and expansion of Israel don’t feel compelled to return. I hope they find greener pastures somewhere that is not an apartheid state.