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There are much more recently established nation states, and newly established borders, that have not caused the levels of conflict we see in Palestine. It's irrelevant which religion was dominant in the region first, or which ethnic group. "Ethnicity" really only refers to a few entirely superficial differences between people. Alot of Israelis and Palestinians are ethnically the same people as has been mentioned upthread. Any state, however recently or long-established its population, can be victim to populist nationalism. People move around all the time, our imagined national borders are always in flux. Certainly the western obsession with imposing borders on other places has made some conflicts worse.
The hatred between Israelis and Palestinians is concocted and stirred up by nationalist leaders to retain power. Both Hamas and Netenyahu's gvt are equally guilty of conditioning their people to hate another group of people. It's brainwashing. Hating the people of either country for being brainwashed won't help. It's horrifying to hear people in the IDF talk in racist overtones. And equally sad to hear Gazan citizens defending, minimising or denying the brutality of Hamas. all of these people are trapped in a cycle of violence. There but for the grace of God etc