Israel/Hamas War Superthread

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(05-09-2024, 11:36 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Tell you what, I'm going to pose the same question to you that I did to Bel.  You are given ultimate authority to impose a settlement on the situation in question.  You can move people freely and without violence and redraw the map as you see fit.  The only thing you cannot do is change hearts and minds.  Given those criteria, what would be your solution that would end this conflict?  I am honestly interested in knowing. 

Kudos for a great thought experiment, which I'd like to explore,
including the question of whether that is the right question, 

and how "end this conflict" is  to be defined--no more violence, a general peace with a few disrupters on each side,
a reduction of violence over time (a decade, two decades?) to almost none?

It forces me to look at all sides from a different angle. 

Do I FORCE people to move first, or to sit at the table together first? 

 Give me a day or so to work something up.

In the interim: How long does my authority last? The answer to that will determine a lot.

And if I can "move people freely without violence"--that means my authority is such they won't fight back?
If this is like magic, people's minds are blanked and then suddenly they wake up in a new place, like
Israel West Bank settlers suddenly Scotty-beamed into new homes in Tel Aviv, then I foresee an impossible test.