Yeah, he was way better than Hamas. I can’t condone the attack on Khartoum, but Arafat turned it around and denounced terrorism, recognized Israel’s right to exist, and sought peace.
Here’s what I’d like to see:
UN pressure Israel to give the West Bank more autonomy - they’re currently doing the opposite
Israel open a corridor for Palestinians to evacuate to the West Bank, in coordination with the West Bank (i.e. West Bank helps in screening and sets limits)
move toward recognition of the West Bank as Palestine, with internationally recognized claims to Gaza
But I doubt that’s going to happen, at least right now with Israel.
Abuse of Native Americans was happening through the 80s (!!!)
Yes, and that’s what discussions should be around: actual harms experienced by living people today.
Yet the conversion tends to be muddied by things that happened a long time ago. So it’s often punishing the current generation for things their ancestors (or people completely unrelated to them) did. The same goes for other minorities, though those have very different claims compared to native tribes.
I have opinions on how to move forward here, but it’s very different from what to do about what’s happening to Palestinians today.