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| It's Time to Tell the Truth About the 'Peace Process' |
| 2013-07-01 |
| by Barry Rubin It's time for the absurd paradigm governing the Israel-Palestinian and Arab-Israeli conflict -- as well as the "peace process" -- to be abandoned or challenged. This narrative has become increasingly ridiculous. The following is close to being the official version: The Palestinians desperately want an independent state and are ready to compromise to obtain that goal. They will then live peacefully alongside Israel in a two-state solution. Unfortunately, this is blocked either by a) misunderstanding on both sides, or b), per the recent words of the Huffington Post, "the hard-line opponents who dominate Israel's ruling coalition." Israel is behaving foolishly, not seeing that -- as former President Bill Clinton recently said -- Israel needs peace in order to survive. One reason, perhaps a leading one, why Israel desperately needs peace is because of Arab demographic growth. Also, the main barrier to peace is the Jewish settlements. This interpretation has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with reality. People on both sides know this, even if they rarely say so publicly. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 My bad, I failed to include "professional sports" ie, NFL and NBA. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-07-01 08:56 |
| #4 But, but, but what about reverse mortgages, the Electoral College, PCmatic, Erectile Dysfunction, Made in China, Labor Unions, Wymn's Choice, Eminent Domain, Public Education, Gaye Rights, Affirmative Action, Social Security, Fuel Café Standards, Green Energy, Wymn in Combat, Carbon Emissions and Global Warming? Shovel Ready gov't projects, Is it "Time to Tell The Truth About" these as well ? A rhetorical question of course. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-07-01 08:08 |
| #3 People on both sides know this, even if they rarely say so publicly. Every age has it's taboos. Victorians pretended that there is no sex. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-07-01 05:50 |
| #2 Arrogant Fascist Male Brute America = Amerika MUST be restrained or controlled ... America is "too free"... Just remindin'. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-07-01 01:32 |
| #1 Peace is "War by Other Means"??? D *** NG, I KNEW IT! It depends on what "it" is or means, as ex-POTUS Bill Clinton would say - correct??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-07-01 01:30 |