John Aziz
@aziz0nomics · International correspondents — Israel & region
John Aziz is a British-Palestinian data scientist, journalist, and peace advocate.
God, how I wish we agreed to a 2-state solution in 2000. Not agreeing to a 2-state solution when it was on the table (even if it was imperfect) was just such a massive error. Basically, it is not on the table now. As depressing as that is to process, that is where we are now.
It would be tremendously ironic if we end up with Pakistan going to war against the Islamic republic of Iran, wouldn't it?
The Houthis have been terrible for Yemen and they deserve to fall. I can see why Yemenis are celebrating.
Palestinians, in fact, deserve better than simply a pity case based on being an underdog. Palestinians have a right to self determination, and to live in peace. (And so do Israelis).
Jewish people in America are unhappy with Israel's policies towards Palestinians by a 65-35 margin.
It still needs to be said from time to time: We need peace between Palestine and Israel! I am here to support pro-peace elements for the sake of permanently resolving the conflict! 🇮🇱🕊️🇵🇸
137,000 likes for "Israel did 9/11" This is just a crazy conspiracy theory. There is no evidence linking Israel to 9/11. And such lunatic theories do nothing whatsoever to help Palestinians. https://t.co/gqVkNYylwf
By the way, I disagree with Britain's position that the E1 settlement bloc makes a 2 state solution non viable. Maybe it makes it more difficult, but it does not necessarily doom it.
Even Conservative voters in net support the decision. Only a tiny minority in the UK or other Western countries supports the Israeli settlement project. https://t.co/3oBa8CNlNO
Latest polling shows a vast majority of Palestinians support negotiations with Israel and do not support armed resistance. A big defeat for Hamas.
Netanyahu was warned of an incoming attack by the UAE He did not take the threat seriously.
If Palestinians from the West Bank went into Israel's 1948 borders and started constructing illegal Palestinian settlements there, how do you think the Israeli government would respond?
I don't agree with Russians who believe that Ukraine is part of Russia. I don't agree with Israelis who believe that Palestine is part of Israel. I don't agree with Palestinians who believe that Israel is part of Palestine. This is the only coherent position.
Whatever one thinks of economic sanctions and whether or not they work, I honestly cannot be surprised to see the UK sanctioning the Israeli government that contains people like Ben Gvir and Smotrich who deny the existence of Palestine and the rights of Palestinian people.
Whatever Miliband does could be used by hawkish elements in the Israeli political spectrum to boost their prospects.
The timing of the UK's so-called "reset" with Israel (which is rumoured to include sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank) seems rather strange to me. It may be smarter to wait until after the election, and see what the new government is saying and doing.
Valid criticism of Israel: "I don't agree with with the Israeli government policies, here is what I would do differently" Not valid criticism of Israel: "the Austrian painter was right, I will kill Jewish people"
The Hamas supporters will call any Palestinian who opposes Hamas an Israeli plant. That's all they have left. They know that Hamas have acted maliciously and without due care for the Palestinian people. The problem is that the Hamas supporters are willing to tolerate that.
They are attacking Ahmed Fouad al-Khatib because he is telling the truth about Hamas, and they can't handle the truth.
If you think I have crossed a red line somehow by recognising that Palestine is a country that has a right to self-determination in the Levant—what the hell did you expect? I'm Palestinian. I have hundreds of Palestinian relatives. Do you expect me to deny their identity?
Dude thinks his opponent in the Israeli election is Zohran Mamdani 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"The Zionists broke my chair"
Chart made by Grok showing that there was also support for a two-state from Palestinians in a similar time frame https://t.co/cXFRoxVrIy
I think this chart quite conclusively disproves the argument that "Israel never truly wanted peace" debated at #OxfordUnion Support for a 2-state solution according to the Tel Aviv peace index peaked at 70% in June 2007. It didn't fall below 50% between 2002 and 2015! https://t.co/52KnvsD8v3
This is totally wrong. Palestinians have a right to remain in Gaza and rebuild. It is their home. Israel does not have a right to "remove" people who don't want to leave. I oppose this.
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