PERRY, you responded to realist thus:
Realist said:
how about the israelis finally keep their word and get the hell out of the occupied territories? isn't that what the Us and the rest of the world would demand from any other state who occupied a foreign territory?
Your reasoning might have some merit if you could demonstrate that the "Palestinian" people had ever even been a nation or even a people even once.
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I dont get this "there never was a Palestinian state" argument. I just dont get it. Isn't it irrelevant.
As far as I know back in the 1940's the UN divided up Palestine -thats what the land was called under the British. They gave some to the Jews and some to the Arabs. Neither group has totally happy. Lots of fighting ensues. Israel expands its borders.
Later, Israel lauches a so called pre-emptive strike against Arab forces in 1967 and occuppies more land. UN 242 called for the Israelis to withdraw from what is called 'the occuppied territories', which is Gaza and the West bank, in return for peace with Israel. Lots more bullshit happens and they are still in a mess.
I think the solution is obvious. Something like what with Egypt and the Sinai has got to happen. Israelis get out of the occuppied territories in return for Arab aknowledge for Israels right to now exist and an end to hostilities. Is there any other solution possible. Its all seems cut and dry to me. Unfortunalty it wont happen. Both sides have their own demonology of the other side and continue to play the blame game. Neither side can see its own faults and is too busy pointing the finger.