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      Do you mean shelling neighbors or democracy ? And again aren’t Palestinians allowed self determination without violence ? To me you seem to have reason to think they aren’t. I’m just trying to figure out what is the reason.

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          Not sure. I’m just asking plain simple question, that is: "Aren’t Palestinians allowed self determination without violence ? "

          Maybe (American Heritage) definition of self determination could help ?

          • Determination of one’s own fate or course of action without compulsion; free will.
          • Freedom of the people of a given area to determine their own political status; independence.
          • Determination by one’s self or itself; determination by one’s own will or powers, without extraneous impulse or influence.
          • Determination by one’s self; or, determination of one’s acts or states without the necessitating force of motives; – applied to the voluntary or activity.
          • The ability or right to make one’s own decisions without interference from others.
          • The political independence of a people.
          • Determination of one’s own fate or course of action without compulsion.
          • Government of a political unit by its own people.

          source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

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                  1 year ago

                  You said following

                  Just like the Jewish people have the right to “self determination”, do Palestinians as a nation have the same right to self determination?

                  I asked this simple question to better understand where you are coming from.

                  Yeah can’t they do it without affecting anyone’s basic human’s rights ?

                  What are you looking for behind it is beyond me. Either they can or they can’t . Some people think nothing stops them, Some people say they made a democratic choice to vote for Hammas others think Israel is totalitarian regime, others think evil west oppresses them.