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Originally posted by russotto
If Israel were to pull back all troops and all settlers to its 1967 boundaries would the Arab world
a) Accept that Israel had a right to exist and leave them in peace if not harmony or
b) Use their now-stronger tactical position to continue launching both terroristic and conventional attacks against Israel?
Hint: anyone that believes a) probably also believes in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
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Seeing how 'a' was the whole point of the Saudi peace plan proposed by the Arab League a few weeks ago - which was ridiculed and flat out rejected without discussion by Israel - you just proved the point.
You can of course sit there and continue to claim that Israel needs to butcher people to ensure its security. That's fine. That's the attitude that is condemning the Middle East to permanent warfare and murder.
After all, that's exactly how to protect yourself from having your enemies hate you and intensify their war against you: fight as viciously as you can.
No offense, but this is fallacious. There is a sizeable (VERY sizeable) majority in the Arab world that is VERY keen on a peaceful return to the 1967 borders. Sure, many of them do want to see Israel and the Jews destroyed - but only because they are occupying the lands the Palestinians see as rightfully theirs. Without the USSR fighting an ideological war, supplying the Arabs with weapons and intelligence data, the Arabs are ludicrously outclassed in terms of military ability; everybody knows this. Once the major issue is settled, there are many different ways to ensure security, first and foremost being the stationing of UN troops in the area, second being that of a heavily secured border, many other alternatives coming to mind. The problem is that Conservative Israelis refuse to give up what they believe is rightfully their ancestral holy homeland, including Jerusalem. That's why this is going on: the more they aggravate the Palestinians, the more radical the Palestinians will get (out of sheer desperation), and the more publicity Israel will get as the US media publishes images of the horrific 'homicide bombings' every day.
When Israel launches a major 'anti-terrorist' offensive, and refuses to allow the press to see what's actually going on, the people who had to see the images of the 'homicide bombings' will nod and say 'Good for them. The Israelis aren't putting up with this violent Muslim shit anymore. First the Romans, then the Nazis, then the Muslims. Enough is enough!'
This is so absurd.
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