Reward Terror (Flawed Argument) אשכרה טרור (טיעון פגום)

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"A state NOW is a reward. But it means you had a right to it, which turns 7/10 into a freedom fight; a fight for something they are due."

So now what we've done with this logic is we've turned the massacres of October 7th into a freedom fight. Because they are fighting for something that they are due.

Our next flawed argument is the one that says the Palestinians cannot be rewarded a state. We cannot move forward with a two-state solution now because it rewards terror.

Now, the logic behind this, obviously, is we're setting a moral standard, setting a precedent. It's kind of something we would do with a child.

What's the flaw? The flaw is saying we can't give it to you now out of principle. But it does not say that you don't deserve it. That you don't have a right to it. And once you say that you have a right to it, that means you also had a right to it yesterday. Yesterday being pre-October 7th.

So now what we've done with this logic is we've turned the massacres of October 7th into a freedom fight. Because they are fighting for something that they are due. Land that has been stolen in their minds. So now all of a sudden they are freedom fighters.

And this argument walks right into the idea that anything is justified. Any resistance is justified. Because they have lost what was due to them.

Islamic Extremism is Coming to You Argument

Our next flawed argument is the one that says Islamic extremism is coming to you, West. To you, America. To you, Europe, that our Israeli speakers will use. Now this is one of the worst ones.

Because just imagine the perspective of the listener who is our typical Westerner. Maybe our university student. And they're hearing this. Or they're thinking this.

You, Israel, are killing babies. You, Israel, are attacking civilians. And the Israeli comes on TV and says, yes, but I'm doing it on your behalf. So you should actually thank me. Thank me for doing this. Send me a little piece of chocolate with each bullet.

They think you're racist. They think you're baby killers. And you're telling them that you're doing it on their behalf.

All right, so that's, first of all, the obnoxious, condescending element of that argument. But beyond that, Hamas, Hezbollah, PIJ, other groups, they exist with one goal in mind. And that is to destroy Israel.

So the idea that these groups are spreading out throughout the world, are going to incentivize and motivate others around the world, is not going to fly against the listener.

Moreover, Islamic extremism is not new. And it's not only in Israel. It exists in Russia, as we saw recently, China, the rest of the West. It has existed for many centuries. It peaked with the British in the Middle East, with the Russians in Afghanistan, with ISIS, with Bin Laden against the West. It has come. It has peaked. It has waned. To start to explain that Israel is some savior on their behalf, won't work.

So Mr. Israeli speaker, stick to the basics. You're fighting a war because you were attacked. You're at war. You cannot live successfully or peacefully in your land unless you deal with this enemy. The enemy preaches to kill and has killed for generations because they cannot accept that the war of their grandparents and great-grandparents is over. That's sufficient. Don't be a mercenary.