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      A 1-state solution in Ukraine would leave the Ukrainians a minority within an oppressive regime, you’d have an insurgency forever, even if the US stopped sending weapons.

      The only solution that is feasible at this time is for the Russian speaking parts of Ukraine to split off, the Ukrainian parts to remain, the fascists purged, and Russia to pay for rebuilding/reeducating Ukraine. Do I think Russia will do the last two? Probably not.

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        Why advocate for the dissolution of Israel but not of Russia? What were you intending to do with the Israeli people? Why not split Israel and Gaza along linguistic lines as you propose to split Ukraine? Your solution in Gaza/Israel is the complete capitulation and dissolution of Israel, the invader, reversing the situation as it is, whereas your solution in Ukraine is a two state carving up of Ukraine, the invaded, and no negative consequences for Russia, the invader. Why the discrepancy?

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          Why advocate for the dissolution of Israel but not of Russia

          If we dissolved Russia tomorrow and created a new state including all Russian and Ukrainian territory, you’d have the Ukrainian areas immediately fighting to secede, and the Russian-speaking areas of Ukraine probably vote to remain.

          What were you intending to do with the Israeli people

          Give them equal rights to the Palestinians, with minority protections/representation after giving the Palestinian people their homes back and allowing the ones who fled to Egypt and surrounding countries to return home.

          Why not split Israel and Gaza along linguistic lines as you propose to split Ukraine?

          Russia and Israel are fundamentally different entities; the Israeli settler-colonial project requires the continued ethnic cleansing of its claimed territory and it’s status as an American outpost requires it take hostile action against anyone America wants to fuck with, currently Iran and Syria; meanwhile Russia did a simple calculus:

          Option 1: Don’t invade Expected result: hostile, NATO-backed state 50 miles from Moscow who can act with impunity and we can’t respond

          Option 2: Spend 3 days driving to Kiev, replace government Expected result: Pre-2014 status quo of Ukrainian buffer state.