#59 - "so the Palestinians should pack up and leave THEIR land and goto Jordan?"
Let me preface this by saying that I have sympathy for both Israel and for the Palestinians... BUT:
To say it's "THEIR" land is to pick a very proximate time span. Jews WERE Palestinians before they were forced out by persecution by both the Romans and, eventually, the Christians.
So, in a very real sense, they are returning to "THEIR" land.
The fact is, the only reason these people can't live together is because of the "my God is better than your god" crap... they are able to segregate their societies via religion, and through this they are able to focus hate.
Think about it... what is special about that very small piece of land that was giving by the UN to the Jews? It isn't more fertile. It isn't any different geographically. It's not like there isn't enough room over there. The ONLY difference is the fact that there are irrational symbols of irrational beliefs there...
Anyway, there are points on both sides of the argument... but, to tell you the truth, the points don't matter. These people hate each other... the "arguments" they offer are simply to make believe it's some kind of rational debate.
It's not a rational debate, and it can therefore not be solved through talks, or deals, or anything like that. These people have been brainwashed through many decades of hatred, and there isn't a whole lot we can do about it.
(Maybe we should irradiate the whole area so NOBODY can have it. Of course, that might be a PR problem.)
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