Realistically, Israel and the west already have their plans laid and aren’t going to change them. In that sense, there are no options.
Unrealistically, Israel should relocate. To Moldova, specifically. As for the Moldovans, buy them out. Offer up enough money and choices for new citizenship that the vast majority accept and leave and Israel can accept the remainder as full citizens without having to worry about cultural dilution/losing democratic elections/etc.
In a even more unrealistically reasonable world, middle eastern countries would be willing to fund this, as they’re the main beneficiaries.
In a world where Jews have so little cultural identity that they’re happy to relocate Israel to Moldova, Palestinians and Israelis might as well have so little national identity that they’re happy to live together in a one state solution.
I don’t know about Moldova, but it seems obvious that the creation of modern Israel depended on the idea that the Palestinians could be managed and equally obvious that it hasn’t worked out that way. The only real endgames are genocide or leaving and personally I’d vote for leaving.
Moldova isn’t the only plausible option or anything, my reasoning is just, it has good land, the population is low enough that they could be bought out a price that isn’t too absurd, they’re relatively poor and could use the money, it’s a relatively new country with a culture similar to a number of other countries and it’s squarely in western territory and thus shouldn’t be much of a source of conflict.
Realistically, Israel and the west already have their plans laid and aren’t going to change them. In that sense, there are no options.
Unrealistically, Israel should relocate. To Moldova, specifically. As for the Moldovans, buy them out. Offer up enough money and choices for new citizenship that the vast majority accept and leave and Israel can accept the remainder as full citizens without having to worry about cultural dilution/losing democratic elections/etc.
In a even more unrealistically reasonable world, middle eastern countries would be willing to fund this, as they’re the main beneficiaries.
On that note, Taiwan should relocate next.
In a world where Jews have so little cultural identity that they’re happy to relocate Israel to Moldova, Palestinians and Israelis might as well have so little national identity that they’re happy to live together in a one state solution.
Cultural identity, in any reasonable world, is about the people around you and your way of life, not where you are on a map.
I don’t know about Moldova, but it seems obvious that the creation of modern Israel depended on the idea that the Palestinians could be managed and equally obvious that it hasn’t worked out that way. The only real endgames are genocide or leaving and personally I’d vote for leaving.
Moldova isn’t the only plausible option or anything, my reasoning is just, it has good land, the population is low enough that they could be bought out a price that isn’t too absurd, they’re relatively poor and could use the money, it’s a relatively new country with a culture similar to a number of other countries and it’s squarely in western territory and thus shouldn’t be much of a source of conflict.