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An Answer for BradCarter et al: Yes, I do.

Reader comment on item: Will Annapolis Renew the "Peace Process"?
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Submitted by mariana (United States), Nov 26, 2014 at 16:42

Thank you for discovering and responding to this post; I'd long ago forgotten it and am quite happy to revisit it today, particularly with this "... Third verse, same as the First, a little bit louder a little bit worse..." going on. The answer to your question is Yes, I do.

I believe the only viable solution for Israeli Jews and Israeli and "Palestinian" arabs is one nation state - Israel - from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, maintaining Golan Heights, etc. with an undivided Jerusalem as its capitol. Any other "solution" is nothing more than a chimerical illusionary 'way station' in between eternal bouts of conflict.

From what I've seen, "Palestinians" in Gaza live lives lower than dogs in most civilized countries. No sewage, no garbage pick up, no water, no electricity, no jobs, no security, no, no, no, no.... nothing except filthy thugs with automatic weapons strutting around intimidating and extorting and threatening and forceably using them and their children as hostages; and their "schools" and many of their own homes to store and/or shoot off rockets at Israel. This is the reality of Gazastan [i.e.: The Palestinian State] and so long as they're happy with it, I'm cool with it.

Palestinian arabs who wish to live civilized lives in a viable economy where they actually get to have jobs and send their kids to real schools which will teach them literacy and life skills - as opposed to "schools" which forceably indoctrinate them into a nihilistic Cult of Death; a country where they actually get to vote for dcmocratic representation and live under the same system of Laws as their neighbor, and where they might worship as they choose freely and without coersion - -- it seems to me this would be several levels above Abbasabad, Fatahland. Dare I even mention the differences that would accrue to lives of girl children and women ?????

I think the extremely generous and practical offer by Egyptian Pres. al-Sisi to give to the "Palestinians" a large portion of Sinai - adjacent to Gazastan and 5x the size, is the most rational solution I've heard in years.. Of course, this would thwart those whose "dog in the manger" mentality [including Obama, Kerry & Rice, Hamas, Fatah & Iran] deem taking something away from Jews far more important than giving something good to Palestinian arabs, but some things will never change.

I pray, I pray. mariana

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Title Commenter Date Thread
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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