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Flame of the West
SubjectRe: Republicanism still an offence in England? (wasRe: Queen mother
FromFlame of the West
Date2002-05-14 07:52 (2002-05-14 01:52)
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"?jevind L?ng" wrote:

?jevind L?ng
I think the only way to create peace in that part of the world is to let the Palestinians get the West Bank and Gaza as a country of their own; that was what the UN resolution in 1947 that created Israel stipulated. Israel should abandon all those illegal settlements on the West Bank instead of building *more* of them.

OK, that's what Israel gives up. What do the Arabs give up in return?

How about the Arab countries making genuine peace with Israel and the Palestinians foreswearing forever their claims inside Israel proper? And what about the demilitarization of the West Bank? Giving up the West Bank for anything less would put Israel in deadly danger, but I'm not sure the Arab side will buy it. They've been making noises again about a Palestinian "right of return." Anyone advocating such a thing is just not serious about Israel's right to exist.

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