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Submitted by Donald W. Bales (United States), Oct 10, 2007 at 16:29

Why do people keep thinking that there can be a peace process?

Every effort (each one has been Israel making concessions with the result that they are rejected or if accepted, the Palestinian Arabs did not keep any of the agreements) has ended in losses of territory by the Israelis and increased or resumed violence by the Paletinian Arabs.
Until the Palestinian Arabs give up the violence, there will be no peace.Rewarding someone for bad behavior just ensures that there will be more of it.. The pain pleasure principle works in the lab on mice and rats and will work on humans, even stubborn and foolish ones if applied.

Do bad get punished. Do good get rewarded. The other approaches haven't worked. Trying a new one or reapplying an old one can fail no worse than what is being done now.

Examples, Northern Ireland the people finally got tired of the violence and realized it wasn't going to work. Perhaps, Iraq: The Sunnis learned that al Qaeda didn't really care about the Iraqi people and they have turned on the radicals. It took time for the lesson to sink in.

Donald W. Bales, Kingsport, Tn.

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Misnomer [91 words]Stuart teichOct 18, 2007 07:06111783
Abbas again "playing around"...... [46 words]YnnatchkahOct 17, 2007 13:13111699
Arab Muslims Do Not Want Peace With Israel [166 words]clarence paul puckettOct 10, 2007 22:47111054
1many muslims want peace [211 words]maryamMay 25, 2009 05:39111054
Many Muslims Want Peace ? [421 words]clarence paul puckettMay 26, 2009 01:03111054
What Tommyrot. [97 words]hyman peskinOct 10, 2007 22:06111052
Agreed: there will be peace only when the "Peace 'process'" is dead [68 words]Abu NudnikOct 10, 2007 18:49111026
Suicidal Peace. [306 words]Maura CollinsOct 11, 2007 09:21111026
Dont get mad, get organized [23 words]yuval Brandstetter MDOct 12, 2007 04:47111026
london [53 words]surjOct 10, 2007 18:40111023
What can be done? [56 words]EileenOct 10, 2007 17:33111015
"Peace" process [194 words]Donald W. BalesOct 10, 2007 16:29111014
No Control. [193 words]YnnatchkahOct 10, 2007 15:25111012
Been there, done that, for the ten thousandth time! [279 words]Ken BesigOct 10, 2007 14:55111009
1Israel: the only country that consistenly rewards those who wish to destroy her. [647 words]Dr RJPOct 10, 2007 14:20111005
Positing A Notion: Israel As A "Protectorate;" For Their Own Good, Of Course. "A Good Thing" [842 words]marianaOct 11, 2007 12:10111005
An interesting questionnaire for Palestinian Advocates [283 words]YJ DraimanJan 2, 2011 07:56111005
A QUESTION [20 words]BradCarterNov 20, 2014 14:29111005
An Answer for BradCarter et al: Yes, I do. [406 words]marianaNov 26, 2014 16:42111005
To YJDraiman,,,,You're doing just fine so far... now, please finish your sentence and thought. [31 words]marianaNov 28, 2014 10:48111005
Greater Israel belongs to the Jewish people under International Law! [600 words]YJ DraimanDec 28, 2014 01:28111005
Wake-up world to the real Muslim mission. [447 words]YJ DraimanDec 30, 2014 02:15111005
And here is the least sarcastic question of all: If the people you mistakenly call "Palestinians" [67 words]YJ DraimanJan 6, 2017 03:47111005

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