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Originally Posted by blankall
Canada is a multicultural new world state. Totally different from what we're discussing. Also, Belgium, Switerland? What makes them so different? It's peolpe of the same religion and ethnicity. They speak a slightly different language. Hardly comparable to the Palestinian/Israeli situation.
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I'm not really disagreeing with your overall point, but there was a time in Europe that I don't think anyone thought that French and Germans could ever get along, let alone in small countries like Switzerland and Belgium. Add to the mix that both are almost equal mixes of Catholics and Protestants, which nowadays doesn't mean much, but 160 years ago, it was a bigger deal.
I really don't know if that is the solution for Israel or not, but one thing is for sure, the solution will be one built over generations (like the Swiss model). It is also a model being used for Bosnia. I don't think that anyone is expecting everything to be peachy from the getgo, but hopefully one day.