"Interesting question. The USA was established by Europeans who
invaded a continent that did not belong to them, eradicated most of the
indigenous population (the "Red Indians") in a prolonged campaign of
genocide, and exploited the labor of millions of slaves who had been
brutally torn from their lives in Africa. Not to mention what is going
on today. Must a Native-American - or indeed anybody at all - recognize
the right of such a state to exist?
But nobody raises the question. The United States does not give a
damn if anybody recognizes its right to exist or not. It does not demand
this from the countries with which it maintains relations.
Why? Because this is a ridiculous demand to start with.
OK, the United States is older than the State of Israel, as well as
bigger and more powerful. But countries that are not super-powers do not
demand this either. India, for example, is not expected to recognize
Pakistan's "right to exist", in spite of the fact that Pakistan was
established at the same time as Israel, and - like Israel - on an
ethnic/religious basis.
SO WHY is Hamas required to "recognize Israel's right to exist"?"
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