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05-20-2008, 03:16 PM | #1 |
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Palestinian Right of Return
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palesti...ight_of_Return
There will be no peace if this is not addressed by Israel. And Israel knows this. |
05-20-2008, 03:35 PM | #2 | |
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This student has some stories. Frankly, she should have a book deal. I've had her in communications classes. She has mentioned that when the IDF occupied Ramallah in 2002, they took over the television stations and broadcast pornography.
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05-20-2008, 03:39 PM | #3 |
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Liberal academia has become much more sympathetic to the Palestinian plight over the past several years.
I met a Jewish Israeli lady on a plane, and I asked her about this, and she said it deeply pains her. But you have a huge number of Americans who aren't willing to even learn about what the Palestinians are saying. I've wavered and gone back and forth on the issue throughout my lifetime. Finding out that Israel wasn't 100% moral and right was a shock to me as a young man, as I had bought the propangand whole-hog. I'm frustrated with both Israelis and Palestinians. |
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Maybe I'll get her to post here. She's smart and interesting.
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05-20-2008, 05:39 PM | #5 |
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Right of Return as demanded by the Palestinians is never going to happen. It's a complete non-starter and one of (many) reasons why the conflict over there is never going to be resolved.
There are some Palestinians in "exile" who are under the illusion that their pre-1967 land and/or homes still exist and are available to them. It's a dream that doesn't comport with reality, and Palestinian leadership is going to have to come to terms with that if they ever get serious about peace.
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The difficulties for outsiders is truly understanding the current eddies and currents of political and social thought within those communities. How can those local politicians bridge the gaps sufficiently to appease their constituencies in order to remain in power while working outside the box?
There appear within Israeli society some who have very rigid opinions on the issue and the same for the Palestinians. Compounding the problem is the disproportionate population growth on behalf the Palestinians.
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05-20-2008, 07:15 PM | #7 | |
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I would say that not addressing the right of return is a non-starter, and if the Israelis are ever serious about peace they will address it. |
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05-20-2008, 07:18 PM | #9 | |
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They have. They've said no.
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05-20-2008, 07:20 PM | #10 | |
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If Israelis have chosen this, then they have chosen to send their children to die fighting the children of their neighbors, whom will also die. What sympathy should I have for the Israelis, when they choose to make the Palestinian plight even worse? |
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