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Manhattanboy · 05-12-2021, 04:25 PM

I have often wondered two things:

1. Was Arafat really ever honest/sincere about permanent peace with Israel? Was he really willing to accept a two state solution?
2. Where would the region be today if Yitzhak Rabin had not been assassinated? I do believe the old IDF general Rabin and Shimon Peres really did want peace and were willing to live side by side with an independent Palestine. I recall they had grand plans for a free trade zone between Israel and Palestine that included the construction of an elevated freeway across the Negev Desert that would connect the West Bank and Gaza.

05-12-2021, 04:25 PM	#32
Manhattanboy Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Exp:	I have often wondered two things: 1. Was Arafat really ever honest/sincere about permanent peace with Israel? Was he really willing to accept a two state solution? 2. Where would the region be today if Yitzhak Rabin had not been assassinated? I do believe the old IDF general Rabin and Shimon Peres really did want peace and were willing to live side by side with an independent Palestine. I recall they had grand plans for a free trade zone between Israel and Palestine that included the construction of an elevated freeway across the Negev Desert that would connect the West Bank and Gaza.