To NZ First, Winston, this letter....

As an NZ First first time voter last election, usually Green voter, I have been happy with your work this current term. Coming and speaking with the COVID protesters was genius and had a big influence on my view of NZ First. All except your statement at the UN about Palestine-Israel. (not recognising Palestine? where else they from?)

Thinking of switching back to GREENS due to their wealth tax and stance on multi-nationals especially silicon valley. But I like your energy policy and business stance better. Software is eating the world and it is fast.. Convince me to stick with NZ First by explaining or changing your stance on Palestine please? Why is their not more pressure put on USA/Israel to make a big change?

Also you should bring back 24 hour liquor license for live music venues. The 2014 liquor law change was a disaster for a small niche music industry in very late night clubs and music events.

Surely all people - e.g. Palestinians - should be able to vote and have a country they can call home? All from the 1947 thing. Yeah I get that your "not recognise" position was politically prudent (designed to not inflame matters) but aren't they like black people in South Africa and should be recognised as people with a right to vote? and why isn't democracy promoted as THE Palestine solution in a 1 state election? Yeah I get the reasons it "wouldn't work" but I don't believe them. Why wouldn't it work? South Africa did it. The main issues I see would be the imposition of some kind of forcefull UN peacekeeper type military force democratic overseer. Yeah that would suck. But its only 1 thing. It would have a great long term result no? In South Africa, pressure to free Mandela led to the lifting of bans on resistance groups, the release of political prisoners, and the country's first multiracial democratic elections in 1994.

So Israel should be pressured like in South Africa to release prisoners like the doctor jailed for no obvious reason, apologise for murdering journalists but really also just everyone; Have Hamas apologise too, but lift the ban on Hamas promote it and Al Aqsa if needed temporary converted into a transitional security force used among other things to implement elections.Force Israel to pay for it all, including citizenship for all displaced people. Legal protection and voting rights. Call it "Palestine-Israel" in the 1 state version. Gradually disolve the borders and walls. Rebuild Gaza and all that. Do an MMP setup. Do a truth and reconciliation part. Then write a new constitution, a nice one. Voters and future governments can then sort the hard stuff (settlements, borders, barriers, land ownership) through democracy. Could be a good time to break out direct democracy meaning allow everybody to vote everytime if they want, if they don't their nominated party PLO/Hamas/whatever party gets their vote proxy to control (like normal representative democracy).

Water and control of it is what magnified this and led to Oct 7.

For year Israel was fucking with Palestinians water. Among other issues.

International apathy and lack of international law the final trigger.

THANKS IN ADVANCE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY SORRY FOR THE LONG EMAILSurely all people - e.g. Palestinian