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The above is debate as to whether the Israeli settlement building policy in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is destroying the state of Israel itself. There are two speakers making the debate , two for the notion and two against ( sadly no Palestinian representaion but to be fair this is acknowledged ). At the end of the discussion the audience was asked to vote on whether or not the settlements actually have a hugely negative impact on Israel itself. For people who have no intention of watching the video or commenting on the points it raises the voting was a pretty clear " yes" it is destroying Israel
One of the panel in particular , Caroline Glick, comes across as pretty unstable imo. She is highly critical of a member of the audience for claiming that some of the actions being carried out in the OPTs are similar to the worst discriminations and actions against Jews in 1930'-40's Germany but seems to be self unaware of her own inferences about some on the Palestinian side of which she does the exact same. She is also the master at propagandistic diatribes that any with some knowledge will readily see through.
So, is Israel destroying itself with the settlement policy in the Occupied Palestinian Territories ?