The expansionist policy of Armenia and the claim of right of the Israeli lands are not the same thing. because Israel is just a state trying to protect its own lands and it has a right in these lands. Those who equate the Armenian and Israeli causes are Israelphobic people. Israel follows a modernizing policy, not an expansionist, history has shown us this lesson. I trust the state of Israel more than I trust Palestine.Conservative Republic Of Huang wrote:Greater Liyue wrote:Yes, Israel has a right to exist.
Every nation has a right to exist.
And the large diaspora does not invalidate their claim. Armenia exists but more Armenians live abroad than in Armenia. Both Jews and Armenians were subjected to massive genocides in the last century. So why not let people return to their native lands if they choose?
And if you don't feel comfortable with all of their decisions politically, remember that politics and people are not the same.
(I think Israel is overall a very good nation, but no nation is perfect. America and South Korea are great too, but they also have some issues.)
Except the Armenians have had a continuous, unbroken presence in present-day Armenia for who-knows-how many centuries. But should former majority Armenian lands in Eastern Anatolia be given to Armenia? Have the now majority Turkish residents established themselves for long enough that the Armenian claim is extinguished? I'm not sure, and that's only a hundred years old. The Jewish claim, no matter how heartfelt, was nearly two millennia old by the time of the establishment of Israel. Does that old of a claim count?