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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

You would have to ask those who voted for Netanyahu that question.

Why Iran is to blame for settlers killing and evicting Palestinians in the West Bank is something you need to work harder on to convince.me.

Your points are tangential to the question. I cannot imagine why you use the Iran case to deplore Israel's atrocious behaviour in the West Bank.

It's really quite simple (and on more than one front):

1. Iran has vowed to destroy Israel.

2. Hamas and Hezbollah are Iran's proxies and have murdered hundreds of Israelis.

3. In this atmosphere, Jews and Muslims in that region violently oppose it each to the extent of mutual hatred.

4. It follows, especially in the light of the Gaza business, that West Bank Palestinians would vote for Hamas or Hamas in disguise at the next election (which is well overdue).

5. The October 7th atrocity triggered Israel into what we've seen. It hasn't helped that Israel has deliberately (it seems) made life impossible for the 2 million Gazans. It also hasn't helped that Hamas haven't released all the hostages, thus prolonging the agony for the Gazans.

6. All of the above amount to madness should Palestine become a fully independent state. Indeed, the settlements that Israel is (brutally in some instances) laying down in the West Bank make an independent Palestine an impossibility.

If Netanhayu is displaced in the 2026 elections, the new government will have to face the facts, particularly as regards Iran - which is why Israel has reasonable relations with the UAE, Jordan, Egypt and (almost) Saudi Arabia.