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“Dost thou not know, that the greatest part of Asia is subject to our arms and our laws? that our invincible forces extend from one sea to the other? that the potentates of the earth form a line before our gate? and that we have compelled Fortune herself to watch over the prosperity of our empire. What is the foundation of thy insolence and folly? Thou hast fought some battles in the woods of Anatolia; contemptible trophies! Thou hast...

Sorry. bit it's totally ridiculous for even a hardline RW govt like that to think that continuing to expand settlements isn't a huge impediment. And good on the Palestinians for making that a precondition, especially after Israel has repeatedly come up with preconditions galore themselves in the past....

Ilana has been living a double life in Israel. Though her first visit was as a Catholic, she ultimately decided to convert to Judaism, and following her conversion in Italy in 2006, she moved to Israel. Incredibly, despite the fact that the (Orthodox) Chief Rabbinate certifies her conversion, the civil organs of the State of Israel continue to deny her basic rights as a citizen. Scandalously, Ilana lives without medical insurance, is unable...

Would you say that 16 and 17 year old males who were killed in Operation Cast Lead ought to be identified as children?

Edited on Sun Nov-08-09 02:44 AM by pelsar as the US/NATO have now been seen using preditor and manned strikes....we are also seeing a rise in their mistakes and civilian casualties as a result.....as they continue to use them, continue to kill non combatants...at one point, if not already, they will surpass the israeli IDF civilian death count...well actually they surpassed it long ago, if we count in bosnia, iraq and afganistan, but we will...

It would be more than enough to have the pre-1967 lands. There was never anything legitimate, progressive, or positive about the settlements. And it goes without saying that a Palestinian state without all the West Bank would have to fail. The compromise is accepting Israel's existence(as Palestinians did, once and for all, in 1994). There's no reason for anyone to act like that didn't count.

< snip > "Concerns are growing in Israel's government over the possibility of a unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence within the 1967 borders, a move which could potentially be recognized by the United Nations Security Council. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently asked the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama to veto any such proposal, after reports reached Jerusalem of support for such a...