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If we are talking about Democracy—which is where I started this—then yes. If occupied peoples don’t have representation in the government occupying them, yes, that’s very obviously less democratic than if they did. Quite literally by definition. This shouldn’t be controversial.

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Prior to October 7th. Gaza was not occupied. Israel left in 2005.

Stop spreading misinformation.

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I’m talking about Gaza and the West Bank. Israel blockading the Gaza is very obviously de facto governance.

If you can’t enter and leave your country freely, you don’t that autonomy.

I’m not even some Palestinian political advocate. We still cannot pretend that Israel isn’t effectively in control of the Palestinian Territories.