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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I hate to disagree with you, but that solution would never work based on the history of this conflict. Whenever Isreal has given up land for piece they've been paid back with more rockets and bombs exploding in thier home land. Its come to the point where the extreme groups aren't talking about getting a homeland for thier people, or negotiating for a settlement, they've talked about destroying Israel, or not recogonizing Jews as human beings.
I think your hearts in the right place Lanny, but honestly Israel is no longer going to want to give up anything, they've been stabbed too often for that to happen.
the finger of shame has to be pointed to the Muslim nations in that area who would prefer to see the Palestines suffer, and die and face an angry Israel because it makes for a powerful political statement. The right thing to do would be for Egypt to offer settlement lands to the Palestines, and for Jordan and Syria and all of the other nations in the region to ante up either land of cash.
Isn't the one of the major tenants of Islam charity?
Seems like these nations aren't following up on this.
The Palestines have been dupped and used on three sides. 1) The UN who did a **** poor job of settling this issues 2) Egypt, Syria and Jordan who could have settled this situation a long time ago, but choose not to 3) Israel, because they over retaliate at times and stupidly allow themselves to be played up as the bad guys.
Just my two cents.
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Some really good comments there Captain. Some food for thought, definitely. I think Israel has to play ball too, and cough up some of the land. After all, it was the Palestinians land that was taken away to create Israel. I think that they have to cough up too to make it work. I also think the UN has to be in the middle of this and play a big active role in peace keeping. They have to be fair and they have lay sanctions down on both sides to make this work, if someone misbehaves. I agree that the Palestinians have been used, but who hasn't at some point? It's time to try and put the past where it belongs (behind us) and start working toward the future.