Given its wanton aggression, has the state of Israel forfeited its right to exist? My opinion is that there is no right to exist in international affairs, though sovereignty is a normative principle that can be upheld through cooperation and international organizations and law. Because Israel has shown utter contempt toward the views of the international community and its normative standards, along with complete disregard for humanity in general, it does not deserve the protection rightly afforded to good international actors. It is a outlaw state and should be censured.
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